The Budget and the annual Finance Bill
This briefing examines the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement.
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London elections 2012 (2 MB , PDF)
Elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly were held on 3 May 2012.
The Conservative candidate Boris Johnson was re-elected as Mayor of London. Johnson won 44.0% of first preference votes, compared to 40.3% for the Labour candidate Ken Livingstone. Turnout in the Mayoral election was 37.4%, down 7.1% points compared to the previous election in 2008.
Labour won 12 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly elections, four more than in 2008, and are now the largest party in the Assembly. The Conservatives have nine seats and the Green Party and Liberal Democrats both have two seats. Turnout in the Assembly election was 37.5%, a reduction of 6.9% points compared to 2008.
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London elections 2012 (2 MB , PDF)
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