- Monday, February 24, 2025
Incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan is aiming to win his third straight term this year.
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE residents of London will have to wait for more hours after voting to elect the city’s next mayor concluded on Thursday (2). The ballots cast by the people for the mayor, London Assembly Constituency members and London Assembly members will be verified and counted two days after the polling, reports said.
According to a report by The Standard, the scenario whether Sadiq Khan will get this third straight term as the mayor is likely to become clear by early Saturday (4) afternoon. Khan has been challenged by Tory candidate Susan Hall in this election.
The report added that verification of ballot papers from all three polling will happen on Friday (3). The counting is expected to begin at 9 am on Saturday.
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The Standard report added that while votes at earlier mayoral and assembly member elections in London were counted electronically at three centres, they were set to be counted by hand at 14 assembly constituency centres across the capital this time.
According to the Press Association, the winner’s name may become clear by 1.30 pm local time on Saturday.
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However, in case the counting process slows down, as it has happened in the past, the result could be delayed further and the official announcement might come even on Saturday (5).
The 14 counts are for Barnet & Camden , Bexley & Bromley, Brent & Harrow, Croydon & Sutton, Ealing & Hillingdon, Lambeth & Southwark, Enfield & Haringey, Merton & Wandsworth, City & East, Greenwich & Lewisham, Havering & Redbridge, North East, South West and West Central.
This year, local elections are not taking place in London but happening in the capital’s commuter belt and wider South East.
