The office and role of Speaker
A research briefing on the office and role of the Speaker of the House of Commons

Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 5 May 2016. The Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan was elected as Mayor of London with the highest number and share of first preference votes since mayoral elections began in 2000. Labour won 12 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly, the Conservatives 8, the Green Party and UKIP 2 seats each and the Liberal Democrats one seat. Turnout in the mayoral election was 45.2%.
London Elections 2016 (2 MB , PDF)
Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 5 May 2016:
London Elections 2016 (2 MB , PDF)
A research briefing on the office and role of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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