Boris Johnson Wins Clear Victory in West Central
Conservative candidate Kit Malthouse wins London Assembly Seat
Boris Johnson won more than half of the votes cast for London mayor in the West Central constituency, gaining almost 55% in last week’s local elections.
Ken Livingstone came a poor second with just over 28.5% of the vote while the Liberal Democrat candidate, Brian Paddick, won 8.29%.
The Conservative Party candidate, Kit Malthouse, meanwhile, won the West Central London Assembly seat, also taking just over 50% of the vote.
Labour’s Murad Qureshi came second with just over 21% while the Green Party candidate, Julia Stephenson, took third place with 10.14%. The Liberal Democrat candidate, Merlene Emerson, was fourth with 9.58%.
Malthouse and Johnson won in what was a generally successful night for the Conservative Party across the country.
Despite losing the West Central seat, Murad Qureshi was re-elected as a Londonwide Assembly member.
Just over 48% of the electorate turned up to vote in West Central – 13% higher than the number who voted in 2004.
Since the creation of the constituency in 2000, the seat has been held by Angie Bray, also a Conservative.
West Central comprises Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and the City of Westminster.
Mayor results for West Central
Candidate name |
Party |
1st choice votes |
1st choice % |
2nd choice votes |
| Boris Johnson | Conservative Party | 91,515 | 54.83% | 16,068 |
| Ken Livingstone | The Labour Party | 47,705 | 28.58% | 16,889 |
| Brian Paddick | Liberal Democrats | 13,829 | 8.29% | 46,700 |
| Siân Berry | Green Party | 5,438 | 3.26% | 25,199 |
| Richard Barnbrook | British National Party | 1,883 | 1.13% | 5,128 |
| Alan Craig | Christian Peoples Alliance and Christian Party | 1,591 | 0.95% | 4,687 |
| Gerard Batten | UK Independence Party | 912 | 0.55% | 7,018 |
| Lindsey German | Left List | 900 | 0.54% | 2,111 |
| Matt O'Connor | English Democrats | 426 | 0.26% | 4,403 |
| Winston McKenzie | Independent | 260 | 0.16% | 3,007 |
London Assembly results for West Central - Constituency assembly members
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Votes % | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Malthouse | Conservative Party | 86,651 | 52.08% | 51,381 |
| Murad Qureshi | The Labour Party | 35,270 | 21.20% | - |
| Julia Stephenson | Green Party | 16,874 | 10.14% | - |
| Merlene Emerson | Liberal Democrats | 15,934 | 9.58% | - |
| Paul Wiffen | UK Independence Party | 3,060 | 1.84% | - |
| Alex Vaughan | English Democrats | 1,858 | 1.12% | - |
| Explo Nani-Kofi | Left List | 1,630 | 0.98% | - |
| Abby Dharamsey | Independent | 962 | 0.58% |
May 2000 - Voting in the constituency for Mayor
| Name | Party | 1st Pref | % | 2nd Pref * | % |
| Steve Norris | Con | 44,954 | 38.8 | 13,256 | 14.1 |
| Ken Livingstone | Ind | 40,176 | 34.7 | 10,741 | 11.4 |
| Susan Kramer | LD | 11,609 | 10.0 | 27,937 | 29.7 |
| Frank Dobson | Lab | 11.070 | 9.6 | 14,139 | 15.0 |
| Darren Johnson | Grn | 2,680 | 2.3 | 13,224 | 14.1 |
| Ram Gidoomal | CPA | 2,229 | 1.9 | 4,387 | 4.7 |
| Michael Newland | BNP | 999 | 0.9 | 1,870 | 2.0 |
| Damian Hockney | UKIP | 850 | 0.7 | 3,260 | 3.5 |
| Geoffrey Ben-Nathan | PMSS | 495 | 0.4 | 1,531 | 1.6 |
| Geoffrey Clements | NL | 396 | 0.3 | 1,384 | 1.5 |
| Ashwin Kumar Tanna | Ind | 337 | 0.3 | 2,307 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | % | ||||
| Turnout | 115,795 | 30.9 | |||
| * 2nd preference votes are counted if no candidate receives more than 50% of 1st preference votes | |||||
First-past-the-post 2004
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| Angie Bray | Conservative | 47,117 | 44.2 |
| Kate Green | Labour | 28,838 | 27.0 |
| Jon Burden | Liberal Democrat | 14,071 | 13.2 |
| Julia Stephenson | Green | 12,254 | 11.5 |
| Christine Blower | London Socialist Alliance | 2,720 | 2.6 |
| Stephen Smith | Homeless And Addicted | 1,600 | 1.5 |
| Majority | 18,279 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | 106,600 | 30.9 |
Top-up seats (London-wide)
| Name | Votes | % |
| Conservative | 44,489 | 39.6 |
| Labour | 27,675 | 24.6 |
| Greens | 13,339 | 11.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12,530 | 11.2 |
| Christian Peoples Alliance | 3,032 | 2.7 |
| Peter Tatchell | 2,260 | 2.0 |
| UK Independence Party | 1,943 | 1.7 |
| British National Party | 1,627 | 1.4 |
| London Socialist Alliance | 1,439 | 1.3 |
| Campaign Against Tube Privatisation | 1,266 | 1.1 |
| Socialist Labour Party | 789 | 0.7 |
| Pro-Motorist Small Shop | 787 | 0.7 |
| Natural Law Party | 604 | 0.5 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 517 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | 18,279 | 17.2 |
15 May 2008
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