The 2000 London mayoral election was held on 4 May 2000 to elect the Mayor of London. It was the first election to the office established that year; the idea of a London mayor of a Greater London Authority (GLA) had been included in Labour's 1997 election manifesto, and after their election a referendum in London was scheduled for May 1998, in which there was a 72% yes vote with a 34% turnout.[1][2][3]
First preference votes by London Assembly constituency. Blue constituencies are those with most first preference votes for Steven Norris and grey those for Ken Livingstone
The election used a supplementary vote system, in which voters express a first and a second preference for candidates.[4]
If a candidate receives more than 50% of the first preference vote, that candidate wins
If no candidate receives more than 50% of first preference votes, the top two candidates proceed to a second round and all other candidates are eliminated
The first preference votes for the remaining two candidates stand in the final count
Voters' ballots whose first and second preference candidates have both been eliminated are discarded
Voters whose first preference candidates have been eliminated and whose second preference candidate is one of the top two have their second preference votes added to that candidate's count
This means that the winning candidate has the support of a majority of voters who expressed a preference among the top two.[5]
As the ballot papers are counted electronically, totals for all second preferences are available, even though some did not contribute to the final result.
Candidatesedit
Geoffrey Ben-Nathan stood as a PRO-MaSS (Pro-motorist and Small Shop) candidate, campaigning on a platform of stopping the use of motorists as "wallets on wheels".[7]
Michael Newland was the candidate for the British National Party, at the time serving as the party's national treasurer.[13] Previously associated with the National Front he subsequently joined the Freedom Party.
Ashwinkumar Tanna, who had been a candidate for UKIP in the 2000 Tottenham by-election, ran on an independent ticket with a range of policies including opposing privatisation of London Underground, local involvement in policing and the establishment of a citywide business forum.[14]
With the first mayoral election scheduled for May 2000, Ken Livingstone stated his intention to stand as a potential Labour candidate for the position in March 1998.[1]Tony Blair did not want Livingstone as London Mayor, claiming the latter was one of those who "almost knocked [the party] over the edge of the cliff into extinction" during the 1980s.[1][2] He and the Labour spin doctors organised a campaign against Livingstone to ensure that he was not selected, with Campbell and Sally Morgan unsuccessfully attempting to get Oona King to denounce Livingstone.[1] They failed to convince Mo Mowlam to stand for the mayorship, and instead encouraged the reluctant Frank Dobson to stand.[1] Recognising that a 'one member, one vote' election within the London Labour Party would probably see Livingstone selected over Dobson, Blair ensured that a third of the votes would come from the rank-and-file members, a third from the trades unions, and a third from Labour MPs and MEPs, the latter two of which he could pressure into voting for his own preferred candidate, something that Dobson was deeply uncomfortable with.[1][3]
Information on the Blairite campaign against Livingstone became public, costing Dobson much support; nevertheless, while Livingstone won amongst party members (60% to Dobson's 40%) and among affiliated unions (72% to Dobson's 28%, a more than 2:1 vote), Dobson's landslide victory (173:27 in ratio) amongst MPs, MEPS and GLA candidates saw him win narrowly overall: forming a simple electoral college outcome of 51.5% to 48.5%.[1][3][15] Livingstone proclaimed Dobson to be "a tainted candidate" and stated his intention to run for the Mayoralty as an independent candidate. Aware that this would result in his expulsion from Labour, he publicly stated that "I have been forced to choose between the party I love and upholding the democratic rights of Londoners."[1]
Steve Norris had lost the original selection ballot for Conservative candidate to Jeffrey Archer, but Archer stood down as a candidate when a newspaper printed a story accusing him of committing perjury during a 1987 libel trial [16](he was later convicted and imprisoned).[17]
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External linksedit
Results by GLA constituency
February 12, 2024
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The 2000 London mayoral election was held on 4 May 2000 to elect the Mayor of London It was the first election to the office established that year the idea of a London mayor of a Greater London Authority GLA had been included in Labour s 1997 election manifesto and after their election a referendum in London was scheduled for May 1998 in which there was a 72 yes vote with a 34 turnout 1 2 3 2000 London mayoral election4 May 2000 2004 Turnout34 43 Candidate Ken Livingstone Steven NorrisParty Independent ConservativeFirst round vote 667 877 464 434Percentage 39 0 27 1 Second round vote 776 427 564 137Percentage 57 9 42 1 Candidate Frank Dobson Susan KramerParty Labour Liberal DemocratsFirst round vote 223 884 203 452Percentage 13 1 11 9 Second round vote Eliminated EliminatedPercentage Eliminated EliminatedFirst preference votes by London Assembly constituency Blue constituencies are those with most first preference votes for Steven Norris and grey those for Ken LivingstoneMayor before electionPosition established Elected Mayor Ken LivingstoneIndependent Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Results 3 Candidates 4 Candidate selection 4 1 Labour 4 2 Conservatives 5 References 6 External linksElectoral system editThe election used a supplementary vote system in which voters express a first and a second preference for candidates 4 If a candidate receives more than 50 of the first preference vote that candidate wins If no candidate receives more than 50 of first preference votes the top two candidates proceed to a second round and all other candidates are eliminated The first preference votes for the remaining two candidates stand in the final count Voters ballots whose first and second preference candidates have both been eliminated are discarded Voters whose first preference candidates have been eliminated and whose second preference candidate is one of the top two have their second preference votes added to that candidate s countThis means that the winning candidate has the support of a majority of voters who expressed a preference among the top two 5 Results editMayor of London election 4 May 2000 6 Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round First round votes Transfer votes Total Of round Transfers Total Of roundIndependent Ken Livingstone 667 877 39 0 108 550 776 427 57 9 Conservative Steven Norris 464 434 27 1 99 703 564 137 42 1 Labour Frank Dobson 223 884 13 1 Liberal Democrats Susan Kramer 203 452 11 9 CPA Ram Gidoomal 42 060 2 4 Green Darren Johnson 38 121 2 2 BNP Michael Newland 33 569 2 0 UKIP Damian Hockney 16 324 1 0 Pro Motorist Small Shop Geoffrey Ben Nathan 9 956 0 6 Independent Ashwin Tanna 9 015 0 5 Natural Law Geoffrey Clements 5 470 0 3 Independent winTurnout 1 752 303 34 43 As the ballot papers are counted electronically totals for all second preferences are available even though some did not contribute to the final result Candidates editGeoffrey Ben Nathan stood as a PRO MaSS Pro motorist and Small Shop candidate campaigning on a platform of stopping the use of motorists as wallets on wheels 7 Geoffrey Clements ran for the Natural Law Party of which he was the leader A doctor of physics from the University of Sussex he also trained as a teacher in the techniques of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 8 Frank Dobson born 15 March 1940 the Labour Party candidate was the MP for Holborn and St Pancras 9 Ram Gidoomal a businessman and author originally from British East Africa ran for the Christian Peoples Alliance 10 Damian Hockney was a leading member of the UK Independence Party UKIP 11 He has since been a member of Veritas and the leader of One London Darren Johnson born 1966 was a leading member of the Green Party of England and Wales who was elected to the London Assembly in 2000 12 Susan Kramer born 22 July 1950 was the candidate for the Liberal Democrats She was later elected MP for Richmond Park and is now a life peer Ken Livingstone born 17 June 1945 had been leader of the Greater London Council and MP for Brent East both for the Labour Party Michael Newland was the candidate for the British National Party at the time serving as the party s national treasurer 13 Previously associated with the National Front he subsequently joined the Freedom Party Steven Norris born 24 May 1945 had served the Conservative Party as MP for Oxford East and Epping Forest Ashwinkumar Tanna who had been a candidate for UKIP in the 2000 Tottenham by election ran on an independent ticket with a range of policies including opposing privatisation of London Underground local involvement in policing and the establishment of a citywide business forum 14 Candidate selection editLabour edit Main article 2000 London Labour Party mayoral selection With the first mayoral election scheduled for May 2000 Ken Livingstone stated his intention to stand as a potential Labour candidate for the position in March 1998 1 Tony Blair did not want Livingstone as London Mayor claiming the latter was one of those who almost knocked the party over the edge of the cliff into extinction during the 1980s 1 2 He and the Labour spin doctors organised a campaign against Livingstone to ensure that he was not selected with Campbell and Sally Morgan unsuccessfully attempting to get Oona King to denounce Livingstone 1 They failed to convince Mo Mowlam to stand for the mayorship and instead encouraged the reluctant Frank Dobson to stand 1 Recognising that a one member one vote election within the London Labour Party would probably see Livingstone selected over Dobson Blair ensured that a third of the votes would come from the rank and file members a third from the trades unions and a third from Labour MPs and MEPs the latter two of which he could pressure into voting for his own preferred candidate something that Dobson was deeply uncomfortable with 1 3 Information on the Blairite campaign against Livingstone became public costing Dobson much support nevertheless while Livingstone won amongst party members 60 to Dobson s 40 and among affiliated unions 72 to Dobson s 28 a more than 2 1 vote Dobson s landslide victory 173 27 in ratio amongst MPs MEPS and GLA candidates saw him win narrowly overall forming a simple electoral college outcome of 51 5 to 48 5 1 3 15 Livingstone proclaimed Dobson to be a tainted candidate and stated his intention to run for the Mayoralty as an independent candidate Aware that this would result in his expulsion from Labour he publicly stated that I have been forced to choose between the party I love and upholding the democratic rights of Londoners 1 First round Candidate Elected members 33 3 Individual members 33 3 Affiliated supporters 33 3 TotalFrank Dobson 86 5 35 3 26 9 49 6 Ken Livingstone 12 2 54 9 71 0 46 0 Glenda Jackson 1 4 9 8 2 1 4 4 Second round Candidate Elected members 33 3 Individual members 33 3 Affiliated supporters 33 3 TotalFrank Dobson nbsp Y 86 5 40 1 28 0 51 5 Ken Livingstone 13 5 59 9 72 0 48 5 Conservatives edit Steve Norris had lost the original selection ballot for Conservative candidate to Jeffrey Archer but Archer stood down as a candidate when a newspaper printed a story accusing him of committing perjury during a 1987 libel trial 16 he was later convicted and imprisoned 17 First round 15 Candidate Votes Jeffrey Archer nbsp Y 15 716 71 2 Steven Norris 6 350 28 8 Re run 15 Candidate Votes Steven Norris nbsp Y 12 903 73 3 Andrew Boff 4 712 26 7 References edit a b c d e f g h Hosken Andrew 2008 Ken The Ups and Downs of Ken Livingstone Arcadia Books pp 290 291 294 300 305 314 ISBN 978 1 905147 72 4 a b Carvel John 1999 Turn Again Livingstone Hatton Garden Profile Books pp 253 267 ISBN 978 1 86197 131 9 a b c Edwards Giles Isaby Jonathan 2008 Boris v Ken How Boris Johnson Won London London Politico s pp 1 4 10 12 ISBN 978 1842752258 How to Vote London Elects Archived from the original on 8 August 2015 Retrieved 15 October 2018 Elledge Jonn 2 May 2012 London Elections How The Voting System Works The Londonist Archived from the original on 23 October 2015 Retrieved 21 August 2015 2000 election results for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly London Elects 5 May 2000 Archived from the original on 3 May 2016 Retrieved 17 February 2013 Geoffrey Ben Nathan BBC News Online Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Dr Geoffrey Clements BBC News Online Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Dobson Labour s loyal hope BBC News Online 20 February 2000 Archived from the original on 1 September 2020 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Casciani Dominic 23 March 2000 Ram Gidoomal s London mission BBC News Online Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Damian Hockney BBC News Online Archived from the original on 8 March 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Main Ed 19 January 2000 Johnson s green scheme for London BBC News Online Archived from the original on 17 December 2002 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Michael Newland BBC News Online Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2019 Ashwin Tanna BBC News Online Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 8 September 2019 a b c London Mayoralty Candidate Selection 2000 2016 University of Essex Archived from the original on 4 August 2016 Retrieved 7 May 2021 Steve Norris Tory who ran as a liberal BBC 5 May 2000 Archived from the original on 12 March 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2016 Archer jailed for perjury BBC 19 July 2001 Archived from the original on 24 August 2017 Retrieved 7 March 2016 External links editResults by GLA constituency Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 London mayoral election amp oldid 1205232209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
