London Assembly and Mayoral elections 5th May 2016

I'm sick to the back teeth of the "I'm just a poor bus driver's son" bullshit.

OK, but I think it's important to remember that your dad still worked really hard and that bus were mostly never late. That seems to rather overshadow your life achievements.

Sorry, I actually have no idea who's a bus driver's son.

In other news, the Women's Equality Party have lodged a formal complaint over Barnet. I suspect that amounts to a legal challenge without the money. I expect other parties will follow suit shortly.

Voted. Fun times.

When do we see early results?

EDIT: for anyone else interested.

Friday 6 May

00:30 First results from councils in England - around 80 results expected overnight

01:30 First results from Scottish Parliament - results in all 129 seats expected overnight

02:15 First results from Welsh Assembly - results in all 60 seats expected overnight

11:30 First results from around 50 councils in England to declare on Friday

15:00 First results of London Assembly elections

17:00 First preference vote share information for elections to Northern Ireland Assembly

1800 Result of first preference votes for Mayor of London (final result expected early evening)

Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England are also expected on Friday

We're the People's Cycling Front. Death to the United Front of Cyclists

It may seem clumsy and trowelled on thick if you follow politics, but it is aimed at the huge swathes of peopke who may hear it only once bc they make zero effort to seek out info on the candidates.

I don't think it's irrelevant either.

I voted for the Womens equality party, and the BNP - no pigeon hole for me.

Yeah but when your father gives you millions and your only job was gifted to you by a relative, why would you mention it?

Understandable, but not quite. LOB was started because the LCC has always been non-party political and following conversion to a charity has been unable to issue party-political recommendations in any case. That's the main difference between the organisations.

Didn't need polling card or ID, so was able to vote for myself and a few of my neighbours by going to different desks.

Khan is predicted to get 57% of the final vote, which would be the biggest share of the vote since 2000 when Livingstone got 58%

Yup looks disappointing for the tories
https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/election-results/live-count-progress-2016?contest=23

Labour looking good in London overall

Given the early predictions, it's good to see Berry has leapfrogged Pidgeon and Fuckchops

Some strange numbers on the BBC website....

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I think it's because only Bromley and Bexley have declared.

fucking hope not

Be good to hear that on the 6pm headlines

Guardian calling Khan on twitter

Southwark and Lambeth wins for Khan so those figures are different now

Labour gaining Merton & Wandsworth from the Tories is a bit of a coup.

Watford got Lib Dems...

Owen Jones says:

It's over. Sadiq Khan is London's next mayor, having defeated a
Conservative campaign of fear, bigotry and racism. Zac Goldsmith is a
disgraced man, his gutter campaign rejected by the people of London.
But don't just blame him. This campaign was orchestrated by the
Conservative Party from the very top, and they must never be allowed
to forget it.

But what are we supposed to call Boris Bikes now?

Sadiq skidders

Epic Facebook fail by some twat I went to school with

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Would London miss him?