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[8], All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the mayoral election. [76], On 30 March 2021, Laurence Fox said he had made an agreement with Reform UK leader Richard Tice that Reform UK wouldn't field a candidate in the mayoral election. Nikolas Omilana started his YouTube account in 21 June 2011. [194][non-primary source needed] London-based rapper Drillminister had announced his candidacy as an independent candidate, campaigning on reducing homelessness, improving transport, increasing mental health support, diversifying the Metropolitan Police Service and rehabilitation to curb crime and improving air quality in the capital. [117] He said that he wasn't going to win, but that the supplementary vote system meant that voters could give him their first preference and vote for or against Khan with their second preference. [197] Winston McKenzie, an activist and perennial candidate, had also announced he was intending to stand for the party he founded and leads, Unity in Action. The party-list members will now be decided. As tongue-in-cheek as Nikos campaign was, he actually had some pretty sensible policies and clearly a lot of voters agreed. [23][24], Siobhan Benita was selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate in November 2018. Niko Omilana (Independent): 49,628 Laurence Fox (Reclaim): 47,634 Sadiq Khan says he's "humbled" by his re-election as Mayor London. 22. Unlike incumbents in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley, Khan saw his victory margin cut, and Bailey received the largest number of first preference votes in Ealing and Hillingdon, and Brent and Harrow, two constituencies where Khan won the most votes in the previous election.[203][204]. [120], The incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan, who announced in June 2018 that he would run for re-election,[121] became Labour's candidate after more than half of local parties and party affiliates in London voted to automatically reselect him. [87][88] She said that violence could be reduced by reallocating police resources away from minor drug offences and large presences at protests. During his first term as mayor, he introduced the hopper fare for unlimited bus and tram journeys for an hour. The Labour Party came second, with 24% of the vote, losing two seats to end up with two MEPs. [34] He left the House of Commons when he did not contest a seat in the December 2019 general election. Bailey won44.8% of the first and second-round votes, increasing the Conservative vote share by 1.6%. [82] She would also implement a pay-as-you-go road pricing scheme. The biggest changes in vote share were for Labour, who saw a fall of 6.5%, and the Liberal Democrats, who were up 6.1%, compared to the previous 2017 general election. Sadiq Khan is also predicted to be elected mayor of London, putting Labour in charge of both parts of the Greater London Authority. 5 May 2021. [21], The Green Party chose Sin Berry as their candidate in February 2019. . THE London mayoral election had the city on a knife-edge awaiting the results after flocking to polling stations on Thursday, May 6.And with twenty ca . [74] He said he would require large employers to subject their staff to drug tests and publish league tables of companies with the most and least drug use. View more on twitter View more on twitter. London Mayor full results. Other local elections in England were also delayed. This included making London the most "trans-inclusive city in the world" and protecting LGBT spaces. I was looking at the 2016 Mayoral results, and Sadiq Khan won with 1.5mn votes, which tbf with JJ etc backing him isn't impossible. Elections take place in May. She had come in fifth with 3.8% of first preference votes, while the fourth-placed Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick received 4.2%. The results, announced at 11pm on Saturday evening, saw Khan achieve 40% (1,013,721 votes) of first preference ballots, while Bailey won 35% (893,051 votes). [25][26] Benita had run as an independent candidate in the 2012 London mayoral election. Some pre-election polls projected Mr Khan to cruise to a first round victory with more than 50 per cent of ballots - but Bailey has done far better than his party did in 2016. "I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart," he said. Sian Berry says "inconsistency" on gender policy has put her in a "very difficult position". Counting of the votes started on Friday 7 May at 7am. Join and place a 10 fixed odds bet at odds of 1/2 or greater. In a video announcing his run for mayor of London, 23-year-old YouTube star Niko Omilana declares that the city could have no greater leader than himself. [17][18] In the weeks after his selection, Bailey was criticised for sharing an Islamophobic tweet attacking Sadiq Khan. The full results for all candidates for London Mayor were . Niko was one of the 20 candidates for the 2021 London Mayor Election. The letter also criticised Khan's proposal for rent controls. -Niko Omilana, 2021 Sadiq Khan: 1/50. YOUTUBER Niko Omilana managed to finish fifth in 2021's London Mayoral election. . . She had been involved with the Conservative Party. The first election was held in May 2000, and five subsequent elections have taken place. Incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan, 50, has been re-elected for a second term as the Mayor of London. But after closely following Khan in the results, he confidently told the crowd: "it's no surprise to me that Londoners didn't write me off.". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He is a member of the group Beta Squad. On May 9 he tweeted: 'I will not stop until the . ", "Count Binface 'more qualified' than other London mayoral candidates", "Mayoral candidate Count Binface's plans 'actually include good points', "YouTube star Niko Omilana set to deny Sadiq Khan landslide victory", "A 23-Year-Old YouTuber Is Running To Be The Mayor Of London And Is Doing Relatively Well In The Polls", of London candidate arrested on criminal damage charge%262021-05-08T15%3A45%3A58.215Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:474035c8-79a0-4a2e-95ad-64aaf97eb2dc&pinned_post_asset_id=6096b1c130a9c902dd518904&pinned_post_type=share "London elections 2021 - BBC News", "London Mayor Sadiq Khan to seek second term", "Sadiq Khan reselected as Labour's London mayoral candidate after winning party ballot", "Top 7 favourites to win the 2020 London Mayoral contest: can Khan win? No constituencies changed hands. The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party also gained seats. Niko Omilana Popularity . The incumbent mayor, Boris Johnson, did not run for re election for a third term in office, as he was elected the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2015 General Election. 6. "Make sure you are registered to vote as well, you don't want to miss out on this one.". The eventual winner, Ken Livingstone, reneged on an earlier pledge not to run as an independent, after losing the Labour nomination to Frank Dobson. [163][39], Environmental campaigner Rosalind Readhead intended to stand,[193] but withdrew from the race 30 March 2021 to help stop the environmental vote being split. Khan beat his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey, 49, after the pair entered a run-off when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting. [42] The bailout contributed to concern that Boris Johnson's Conservative government wanted to intrude on the mayor's authority. If any candidate had received more than 50% of the first preferences they would have won the election outright. Actor and London mayoral candidate Laurence Fox was beaten in this week's election by YouTube prankster Niko Omilana, and the internet is now reminding him of other things which did better than his campaign to replace Sadiq Khan.. Fox, who founded the Reclaim Party, received just short of 2 percent of first preference votes with 47,634 cast in his favour, but Omilana - self-proclaimed . [154][25][155][156] Benita came first among first preferences, but with less than half the votes. "We must use this moment of national recovery to heal those divisions. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Follow. He said he had spent more than a million pounds on billboards and that he was "going to pull off the biggest upset in British political history". . YOUTUBER Niko Omilana managed to finish fifth in 2021's London Mayoral election. [14][15] His re-selection followed speculation that a figure from the left wing of his party could challenge him for the candidacy. [54], A number of debates were broadcast. [73] He also proposed the establishment of an infrastructure bank to raise private finance for infrastructure probjects, including making repairs to Hammersmith Bridge. Declan Rice endorses joke London Mayor candidate . [3] The change in election date will be ignored when calculating the four-yearly election cycle. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. This would reduce levels of knife crime, she said, by removing power and money from gangs and freeing up police time. 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They won the most votes in the London region with 27%, returning three Members of European Parliament (MEPs), the party's best ever result. Meet the YouTubers who stood for mayor of London, The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London. Vote secured. His birthplace is Staffordshire, England. How do you best celebrate the start of the new Formula 1 Season? "[62] He said that if re-elected, he would seek government funding to accelerate TfL's transition to zero-emission buses, so that the move would be complete by 2030 rather than 2037. Niko Omilana, 23, has nearly 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube alone, and more social media followers than all the other candidates combined. The results, announced at 11pm on Saturday evening, saw Khan achieve 40% (1,013,721 votes) of first preference ballots, while Bailey won 35% (893,051 votes). Prankster Creator #16. Mr Bailey congratulates Mr Khan but adds that he hopes the re-elected mayor won't "blame everything on the government". Beta Squad Nikolas "Niko" Omilana (born: March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) [age 24])), is an English YouTuber and a 2021 London mayoral candidate who is best known for his prank style videos. Read about our approach to external linking. After last-placed Lucy Salek was eliminated and second preferences among her voters tallied, Benita had a majority of the votes cast and was chosen as the party's candidate. [82], When she was selected, Porritt said that if elected she would use empty office buildings for housing and revive town centres in the suburbs. This included "maximising" CCTV coverage of London as an alternative to increasing the number of police officers and giving automatic jail terms for acid attacks. Jack Taylor / Getty Images. Nikolas "Niko" Omilana is one of the youngest candidates, aged just 23. She had been their mayoral candidate in the 2008 and 2016 elections and had served as co-leader of the party since 2018. Video, 00:01:37Thanks, but no big speech, in Ken Bruce's sign off, Tear gas fired at Greece train crash protesters. A wave of younger rivals are taking Khan on, too. Nominations had opened in November 2018 and closed in January 2019, with four candidates duly nominated. "As you can see I'm taking this extremely seriously, everything up until this moment has been a warm-up, a light jog, a walk in the park but now we are about to take the nation's biggest city. The BBC is not allowed to report details of campaigning while the polls are open. Once the bet is settled, get a 10 free fixed odds bet plus a 5 free Total Goals football spread bet and a 5 racing Winning Favourites spread bet. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. As. Bailey has been a member of the London Assembly since 2016, having worked as a youth worker and as a special adviser to David Cameron. In the first selection process, Benita was chosen to be the Liberal Democrat candidate on 21 November 2018. His birth name is Nikolas Omilana. Two prominent YouTubers stood as candidates, both claiming that they successfully engaged young people in the election. Let's get to know him. [70][71] During a debate on 20 April, he said he would ban Quds Day marches in London. Second-preference votes for both candidates will now be counted. [5] The Brexit Party returned two MEPs and the Green Party won 12.5% of the vote, holding its one seat. Video, 00:01:00, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. He said: "I'm Niko Omilana, founding father and supreme leader of the Niko Defence League and I am running for mayor of London. A Twitter video that he had uploaded announcing this decision had been viewed more than 1.7 million times. Niko Omilana 49,628 [205], This was the Lib Dems' second-worst performance, only behind 2012. Video, 00:04:05The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London, Up Next. [84] She also promised to end the use of incineration and landfill, making London a zero waste city by 2030. Max Fosh and Niko Omilana spoke to Insider. [2] The results were announced on 7 May at 00:30, despite British television news channel Sky News announcing Sadiq Khan as the winner hours earlier. Niko Omilana comes in fifth & is most voted independent candidate as Sadiq Khan is reelected as Mayor of London. The Liberal Democrats were down 0.2%. We aim to run our strongest campaign ever to make London an equitable and sustainable city for all. "I am deeply humbled by the trust Londoners have placed in me to continue leading the greatest city on Earth. Pisces YouTube Star #32. Niko Omilana - Independent - 49,628 votes . The mayor elected in 2021 will serve a reduced term of three years. 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[113] He has been fined and arrested during the campaign for breaches of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, including an arrest on suspicion of malicious communications and public nuisance over his distributing a leaflet comparing COVID-19 vaccination programme with the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. [157], The former Conservative parliamentary candidates Azi Ahmed and Kishan Devani had previously been discussed as potential Liberal Democrat candidates for the mayoralty, as had Rachel Johnson, a journalist and sister of Boris Johnson, the Conservative Prime Minister and a former mayor of London. Pastor and the chief executive of knife-crime awareness organisation The Peace Alliance. Home; I'm a voter; Election results; 2021; See results for other years. [19] He was also criticised for controversial views he had published earlier in his career about multiculturalism, Islam and Hinduism. This will give Labour one less assembly member than the last term. This years race was originally due to be held last year in 2020, but was delayed to the coronavirus pandemic. Khan beat his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey, 49, after the pair entered a run-off when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting. . 1.9M followers. Rory Stewart and Siobhan Benita both dropped out of the election following its delay. "Coronavirus doesn't care if you are a Brexiteer, a Remainer or woke.". Nah man ain't got time for any ironing "he's running mayor" . After a record-breaking 20 candidates decided to compete for the position of London mayor, Khan had quite a few competitors to be cautious of. London stood with a focus on the cost of living in London and public safety. The final result is expected this evening at the earliest (May 8) but could be delayed until tomorrow morning. OBUNGE Nims - Independent. REID Mandu - Vote Women's Equality . [164] A few hours later, Sidhu-Robb was suspended from the party and as a candidate. Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwQzJuHG4IMy twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/miniminterMy insta: https://www.instagram.com/miniminter/My tiktok: h. The pay-as-you-go scheme would work by charging drivers based on "the number of journeys you make, the distance travelled, the type of vehicle you have, the level of emissions that produces", and its proceeds would go towards TfL's funding. [4] The incumbent mayor, Sadiq Khan, a member of the Labour Party, was elected in the 2016 election, when he defeated the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith. 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The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [73], On transport and the environment, Bailey said he would seek corporate sponsors for London Underground stations to raise money, and start a new bank to finance transport projects, including 4G access on the London Underground. [27] She formally launched her campaign for the London mayoral election on 13 February 2020. Niko campaigns with the help of NDL. When Niko Omilana walked out of his front door wearing a suit jacket, an unironed shirt, Nike trousers, cleats, and a pair of children's sunglasses to announce he was running for mayor, many people laughed at the thought of a YouTuber daring to enter the political world.Omilana, known for his pranks, founded his own movement, which turned to a political party called the Niko Defense League . He was then expelled from their Parliamentary group due to his opposition to a "no deal" Brexit. Candidate has worked in international law and business. [89] She said she would introduce a target for an even gender balance amongst new Metropolitan Police recruits. GIB VOTES NIKO OMILANA FOR MAYOR #ShortsSubscribe to Gib - https://www.youtube.com/user/AnEsonGib Instagram: https://instagram.com/anesongib Twitter: ht. [85], On housing, she said she would start a commission to reduce private rent. Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party was re-elected, winning 40% of first preference votes and 55% in a run-off against Bailey. 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After two rounds of results, the results are as follows: Labour's Sadiq Khan has won a second term as London Mayor, beating his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey. [118][65] His policy platform centred on telling the prime minister Boris Johnson to "shush".
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