Sadiq Khan has won London mayoral election for a historic third term, BBC reported Saturday.
The Pakistan-origin Briton beat Conservative’s challenger Susan Hall in the local elections across England.
The results confirmed the political supremacy of the Labour Party, which is the main opposition party in the country’s politics.
Khan defeated his Conservative rival Susan Hall by more than 276,000 votes and won nine of the 14 constituencies including two gains from the Tories.
Sir Keir Starmer’s party continued to count gains after Khan’s landslide victory against his nearest rival, in a contest dominated by criticisms of his decision to expand London’s ultra low emission zone.
Keir had signalled he was confident of Khan’s victory before declarations commenced, as he counted mayoral victories for his party in Liverpool, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and in Greater Manchester where Andy Burnham returned to power.
