Mayoral results comparison for 2004/2008
| Party |
Candidate 2008 |
Candidate 2004 |
1st choice votes 08 |
1st choice votes 08% |
1st choice votes 04 |
1st choice votes 04% |
1st choice % change |
| British National Party |
Richard Barnbrook |
Julian Leppert |
69,710 |
2.89% |
58,405 |
3.04% |
-0.15% |
| Christian Peoples Alliance and Christian Party |
Alan Craig |
Ram Gidoomal |
39,249 |
1.62% |
41,696 |
2.17% |
-0.55% |
| Conservative Party |
Boris Johnson |
Steve Norris |
1,043,761 |
43.20% |
542,423 |
28.24% |
14.96% |
| English Democrats |
Matt O’Connor |
** |
10,695 |
0.44% |
|
|
|
| Green Party |
Siân Berry |
Darren Johnson |
77,374 |
3.20% |
57,331 |
2.99% |
0.21% |
| Independent |
|
Tammy Nagalingam |
|
|
6,657 |
0.35% |
|
| Independent |
Winston McKenzie |
|
5,389 |
0.22% |
|
|
|
| Independent Working Class Association |
* |
Lorna Reid |
|
|
9,542 |
0.50% |
|
| Left List |
Lindsey German *** |
** |
16,796 |
0.70% |
|
|
|
| Liberal Democrats |
Brian Paddick |
Simon Hughes |
236,685 |
9.80% |
286,407 |
14.91% |
-5.11% |
| Respect |
* |
Lindsey German |
|
|
61,731 |
3.21% |
|
| The Labour Party |
Ken Livingstone |
Ken Livingstone |
893,877 |
37.00% |
685,541 |
35.70% |
1.30% |
| UK Independence Party |
Gerard Batten |
Frank Maloney |
22,422 |
0.93% |
115,665 |
6.02% |
-5.09% |
- * Party did not put forward a candidate in 2008
- ** Party did not put forward a candidate in 2004
- *** Stood for Respect in 2004