Conservative candidate Kit Malthouse wins London Assembly Seat
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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