London Assembly election, 2008
Encyclopedia
An election to the Assembly of London
took place on 1 May 2008, along with the London mayoral election, 2008
. The Conservatives
gained 2 seats, Labour
gained one seat, the Liberal Democrats lost two seats, and United Kingdom Independence Party
(UKIP) or One London
as they became were wiped out. Notably, a candidate for the British National Party
(BNP) was elected for the first time.
The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System
. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, all of which have, to date, only ever been won by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party
. An additional eleven members are allocated by a London wide top-up vote with the proviso that parties must win at least five percent of the vote to qualify for the list seats. Prior to these elections, these seats were held by five Liberal Democrats, two Labour Party members, two Green Party
members and two One Londoners.
The two One London members were elected as candidates for the UK Independence Party, but then joined or supported the breakaway Veritas
party and subsequently left Veritas to form One London. Compared to the previous election, two separate factions of RESPECT Unity Coalition stood in 2008: Respect (George Galloway), who supported Ken Livingstone
in the mayoral election, and Left List
, who supported Lindsey German
(RESPECT's mayoral candidate in 2004).
Labour gained Brent and Harrow
from Conservative (which had been the only constituency seat changing hands in 2004, having then been gained from Labour). The other 13 constituencies remained unchanged, with the two Liberal Democrat challenges, in South West against the Conservatives, and Lambeth and Southwark against Labour, both showing swings against the Liberal Democrats. The Labour-Conservative marginal, with just 1.3% majority, of Enfield and Haringey was defended by Labour with only a tiny swing to the Conservatives. Thus the Labour campaign for the London Assembly was considerably more successful than their campaign in the local elections held on the same day, where they suffered losses of over 330 councillors.
† Joint-ticket Christian Party/Christian Peoples Alliance candidates standing as "Christian Choice"
and Christian Party", in all but one constituency (West Central
). The National Front stood in five constituencies. The George Galloway
faction of RESPECT stood in one constituency (City and East). Veritas stood in one constituency (Barnet and Camden). Socialist Alternative
stood in one constituency (Greenwich and Lewisham). The Socialist Party
and Animals Count
stood in Lambeth and Southwark. The Free England Party
stood in one constituency (South West
). The BNP contested one seat City and East. There were also independent candidates in Bexley and Bromley, City and East, Havering and Redbridge and West Central.
The Labour vote share was up, but because of their capture of a FPTP seat, they did not gain any extra Additional Members against 2004. The biggest vote increase was for the Conservatives, achieving the highest ever showing of any party on the list, 34% (still lower than their FPTP total, because the additional member system largely eliminates tactical voting, since votes for smaller parties on the list could easily give them a seat, whereas on the constituency vote only the major parties realistically stand any chance of winning); as a result and also due to their loss of one FPTP seat, they went from zero to three additional members.
The British National Party
won their first seat on the Assembly by reaching the 5% threshold; this was below some predictions that they would win two or three seats.
[†] Both UKIP Assembly members had subsequently defected and formed the new One London
party.
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
took place on 1 May 2008, along with the London mayoral election, 2008
London mayoral election, 2008
The London mayoral election, 2008 for the office of Mayor of London was held on 1 May 2008 and was won by Conservative Party candidate Boris Johnson....
. The Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
gained 2 seats, Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
gained one seat, the Liberal Democrats lost two seats, and United Kingdom Independence Party
United Kingdom Independence Party
The United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP...
(UKIP) or One London
One London
One London was a small British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. Both of them were originally elected to the London Assembly in June 2004 as United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the...
as they became were wiped out. Notably, a candidate for the British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
(BNP) was elected for the first time.
The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System
Additional Member System
The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....
. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, all of which have, to date, only ever been won by the Conservative Party or the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
. An additional eleven members are allocated by a London wide top-up vote with the proviso that parties must win at least five percent of the vote to qualify for the list seats. Prior to these elections, these seats were held by five Liberal Democrats, two Labour Party members, two Green Party
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
members and two One Londoners.
The two One London members were elected as candidates for the UK Independence Party, but then joined or supported the breakaway Veritas
Veritas (political party)
Veritas is a political party in the United Kingdom, formed in February 2005 at Hinckley golf club by politician-celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk following a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party . Kilroy-Silk served as party leader from formation, through the 2005 General Election, until...
party and subsequently left Veritas to form One London. Compared to the previous election, two separate factions of RESPECT Unity Coalition stood in 2008: Respect (George Galloway), who supported Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...
in the mayoral election, and Left List
Left List
Left Alternative was a UK political party resulting from the split within Respect – The Unity Coalition in late 2007. It operated in England and Wales. It was backed by the Socialist Workers Party...
, who supported Lindsey German
Lindsey German
Lindsey German is the convenor of the British anti-war organisation Stop the War Coalition and a former member of the central committee of the Socialist Workers Party. She was editor of Socialist Review for twenty years until 2004...
(RESPECT's mayoral candidate in 2004).
Constituency (First Past the Post) results
Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)
Brent and Harrow is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Harrow. In the 2010 General Election to Westminster the London Borough of Brent had two Labour MPs, one Conservative and one Liberal...
from Conservative (which had been the only constituency seat changing hands in 2004, having then been gained from Labour). The other 13 constituencies remained unchanged, with the two Liberal Democrat challenges, in South West against the Conservatives, and Lambeth and Southwark against Labour, both showing swings against the Liberal Democrats. The Labour-Conservative marginal, with just 1.3% majority, of Enfield and Haringey was defended by Labour with only a tiny swing to the Conservatives. Thus the Labour campaign for the London Assembly was considerably more successful than their campaign in the local elections held on the same day, where they suffered losses of over 330 councillors.
| Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | Share (%) |
Change (%) |
Seats | Loss/ Gain |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 900,569 | 37.4 | +6.2 | 8 | –1 | ||
| 14 | 673,855 | 28.0 | +3.3 | 6 | +1 | ||
| 14 | 330,018 | 13.7 | –4.7 | – | - | ||
| 14 | 194,059 | 8.1 | +0.4 | – | - | ||
| 14 | 71,984 | 3.0 | –7.0 | – | - | ||
| 13 | 65,357 | 2.7 | +0.3 | – | - | ||
| 14 | 37,171 | 1.5 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 5 | 34,840 | 1.4 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 14 | 33,438 | 1.4 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 1 | 26,760 | 1.1 | –3.5 | – | - | ||
| 1 | 18,020 | 0.7 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 3 | 11,096 | - | - | – | |||
| 1 | 2,908 | 0.2 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 1 | 1,828 | 0.1 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 1 | 1,588 | 0.1 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 1 | 1,587 | 0.1 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 1 | 701 | 0.0 | N/A | – | - | ||
| 1 | 510 | 0.0 | N/A | – | - | ||
† Joint-ticket Christian Party/Christian Peoples Alliance candidates standing as "Christian Choice"
Constituency candidates
The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens, the UK Independence Party, Left List and English Democrats stood candidates in every constituency, while the Christian Choice alliance stood candidates, as "Christian Peoples AllianceChristian Peoples Alliance
The Christian Peoples Alliance is a Christian democratic political party in the United Kingdom. Founded in its present form in 1999; it grew out of a cross-party advocacy group known as the Movement for Christian Democracy. The party is active throughout England and has fledgling groups specific...
and Christian Party", in all but one constituency (West Central
West Central (London Assembly constituency)
West Central is a constituency represented on the London Assembly. The seat is currently held by Kit Malthouse, a Conservative from Westminster....
). The National Front stood in five constituencies. The George Galloway
George Galloway
George Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. He was formerly an MP for the Labour Party, first for Glasgow Hillhead and later for Glasgow Kelvin, before his expulsion from the party in October 2003, the same year...
faction of RESPECT stood in one constituency (City and East). Veritas stood in one constituency (Barnet and Camden). Socialist Alternative
Socialist Party (England and Wales)
The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist party active in England and Wales.It publishes the weekly newspaper The Socialist and the monthly magazine Socialism Today...
stood in one constituency (Greenwich and Lewisham). The Socialist Party
Socialist Party of Great Britain
The Socialist Party of Great Britain , is a small Marxist political party within the impossibilist tradition. It is best known for its advocacy of using the ballot box for revolutionary purposes; opposition to reformism; and its early adoption of the theory of state capitalism to describe the...
and Animals Count
Animals Count
Animals Count is a minor political party in the United Kingdom campaigning on animal rights, founded in December 2006 by Dutch national Jasmijn de Boo of Kennington, London and Shaun Rutherford of Milford Haven, Wales...
stood in Lambeth and Southwark. The Free England Party
Free England Party
The Free England Party was a centrist political party in the United Kingdom, which campaigned for English independence. Founded in 2008, and registered with the Electoral Commission in February of that year, it was at the time the largest English Civic Nationalist party in the United Kingdom...
stood in one constituency (South West
South West (London Assembly constituency)
South West is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It has been represented, since its creation in 2000, by Tony Arbour, a Conservative from Richmond upon Thames....
). The BNP contested one seat City and East. There were also independent candidates in Bexley and Bromley, City and East, Havering and Redbridge and West Central.
Top-up (Additional Member System) results
The Liberal Democrat and UKIP vote shares were both very poor compared with 2004, with UKIP wiped out entirely, and the Liberal Democrats losing two members.The Labour vote share was up, but because of their capture of a FPTP seat, they did not gain any extra Additional Members against 2004. The biggest vote increase was for the Conservatives, achieving the highest ever showing of any party on the list, 34% (still lower than their FPTP total, because the additional member system largely eliminates tactical voting, since votes for smaller parties on the list could easily give them a seat, whereas on the constituency vote only the major parties realistically stand any chance of winning); as a result and also due to their loss of one FPTP seat, they went from zero to three additional members.
The British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
won their first seat on the Assembly by reaching the 5% threshold; this was below some predictions that they would win two or three seats.
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Seats | Loss/Gain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835,535 | 34.05% | +6.2% | 3 | +3 | ||
| 665,443 | 27.12% | +2.7% | 2 | - | ||
| 252,556 | 11.22% | –5.3% | 3 | –2 | ||
| 203,465 | 8.29% | –0.1% | 2 | - | ||
| 130,714 | 5.3% | +0.6% | 1 | +1 | ||
| 70,294 | 2.9% | +0.0% | – | - | ||
| 63,596 | 2.6% | N/A | – | - | ||
| 59,721 | 2.4% | –2.1% | – | - | ||
| 46,617 | 1.9% | –6.3% | 0 | –2 | ||
| 25,569 | 1.0% | N/A | – | - | ||
| 22,583 | 0.9% | N/A | – | - | ||
| 6,394 | 0.3% | N/A | – | - | ||
| Rathy Alagaratnam | 3,974 | 0.2% | N/A | – | - | |
| 3,430 | 0.1% | N/A | – | - | ||
- Overall turnout: 45.28%
London-wide lists
| London Assembly Election 2008 — London-wide lists | |||
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| Name | Candidates Elected to Assembly | Not Elected | |
| Abolish the Congestion Charge | Chris Prior | ||
| British National Party British National Party The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982... |
Richard Barnbrook Richard Barnbrook Richard John Barnbrook is a British politician and member of the London Assembly. Having been elected as a British National Party candidate, he resigned the BNP whip in August 2010. Barnbrook was a councillor, and leader , then deputy leader , of the BNP group on Barking and Dagenham London... |
Robert Bailey, Julian Leppert, Roberta Woods, Dennis Pearce, Christopher Forster, Jeffrey Marshall, Clifford Le May, Lawrence Rustem Lawrence Rustem Lawrence Rustem, has been active in the BNP since 1991 and was the Chairman of the "Ethnic Liaison Committee" of the British National Party, a group set up in 2001 to co-ordinate work between the party and non-British people with similar aims. Rustem is half English and half Turkish Cypriot.He... , John Clarke |
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| The Christian Choice Christian Peoples Alliance The Christian Peoples Alliance is a Christian democratic political party in the United Kingdom. Founded in its present form in 1999; it grew out of a cross-party advocacy group known as the Movement for Christian Democracy. The party is active throughout England and has fledgling groups specific... |
Alan Craig Alan Craig Alexander Alan Craig is the leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance party and a former councillor in the London Borough of Newham for Canning Town South.... , Paula Warren, David Campanale, Geoffrey Macharia, Stephen Hammond,Maxine Hargreaves, Sue May, Segun Johnson, Tom Conquest, Zena Sherman, Peter Vickers |
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| Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Andrew Boff Andrew Boff Andrew Boff is a British politician and a Conservative member of the London Assembly, elected in the 2008 election. He is a Londonwide member, representing all thirty-two boroughs and the City of London.... , Victoria Borwick Victoria Borwick Victoria Lorne Peta, Baroness Borwick is a British businesswoman and politician. After holding senior management positions with P & O and DMG World Media, she became director of fundraising for the Conservative Party... , Gareth Bacon Gareth Bacon Gareth Andrew Bacon is a Conservative Party 'additional member' of the London Assembly, elected in the May 2008 election.... |
Edmond Yeo, Jane Archer, Kwasi Kwarteng Kwasi Kwarteng Dr Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng is a British Conservative Party politician. After the retirement of Conservative MP David Wilshire, Kwarteng was elected as Member of Parliament for Spelthorne in Surrey in the 2010 general election, winning the seat with 22,261 votes and a majority of 10,019.-Early... , Benjamin Everitt, Andrew Stranack, Adrian Knowles |
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| English Democrats | Roger Cooper Roger Cooper Roger M. Cooper is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1986 in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s “firestorm” that swept through the region, giving Democrats unprecedented control of southwestern... , Steven Uncles, Leo Brookes, Sati Chaggar, Janus Polenceus, Arvind Tailor, Teresa Cannon, Johanna Munilla, Richard Castle, David Stevens, Carol White, John Dodds, Alex Vaughan, Ursula Polenceus, Kathie Broughton, John Griffiths, Liz Painter, Paul Szatmari, James Ware, Steve Scott, Nichole Vaughan, Peter Tate, Matt O'Connor Matt O'Connor Matt O'Connor is the founder of the fathers' rights group Fathers 4 Justice in the UK. Denied access to his children by the Family Courts, O'Connor created Fathers 4 Justice to demand reform of the family courts and government policy on parental access.In his GQ magazine feature on O'Connor in... |
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| Green Party Green Party of England and Wales The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including... |
Jenny Jones Jenny Jones (Green politician) Jenny Jones is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. She currently represents the Green Party in the London Assembly, and is standing to be Mayor of London in the 2012 elections. She was Deputy Mayor of London from May 2003 to June 2004... , Darren Johnson Darren Johnson Darren Paul Johnson is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales... |
Noel Lynch Noel Lynch Noel Lynch is a politician living in England and a prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. He represented the Green Party on the London Assembly between 2 May 2003 and 10 June 2004, after replacing Victor Anderson who resigned. Due to a fall in the Green vote, he did not retain... , Siân Berry Siân Berry Siân Berry is an English politician and member of the Green Party of England and Wales. From 2006 to 2007, she was one of the Green Party's Principal Speakers... , Shane Collins, Laura Davenport, Shahrar Ali, Yen Chit Chong, Miranda Dunn, Adrian Oliver, Jon Nott |
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| Labour Party Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
Nicky Gavron Nicky Gavron Felicia Nicolette C. "Nicky" Gavron, née Coates is a British politician, former Deputy Mayor of London, a member of the London Assembly and the former Labour candidate for the 2004 Mayor of London elections.- Biography :... , Murad Qureshi Murad Qureshi Murad Qureshi is a British Labour Party politician, and a Member of the London Assembly.-Background:Qureshi was born in May 1965 in Stockport, Cheshire, but he was brought up in Westminster, London, when his parents moved in July 1965... |
John Biggs, Len Duvall Len Duvall Len Duvall OBE is a Labour Party politician, member of the London Assembly and a former chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority.Duvall was born and raised in Woolwich... , Jennette Arnold Jennette Arnold Jennette Arnold is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly representing the London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest.... , Val Shawcross, Joanne McCartney Joanne McCartney Joanne McCartney is a British Labour Party politician and barrister, a member of the London Assembly.McCartney worked as a barrister specialising in employment law and helped to establish a local Chambers in Enfield in the early 1990s... , Navin Shah Navin Shah Navin Shah is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the London Assembly and has been a councillor in the London Borough of Harrow since 1994.Shah is a self-employed architect.... , Ranjit Dheer, Balvinder Saund, Leonie Cooper, Ansuya Sodha, Shafi Khan, Alex Heslop |
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| Left List Left List Left Alternative was a UK political party resulting from the split within Respect – The Unity Coalition in late 2007. It operated in England and Wales. It was backed by the Socialist Workers Party... |
Lindsey German Lindsey German Lindsey German is the convenor of the British anti-war organisation Stop the War Coalition and a former member of the central committee of the Socialist Workers Party. She was editor of Socialist Review for twenty years until 2004... , Oliur Rahman, Rania Khan, Carole Vincent, Salvinder Dhillon, Sait Akgul, Elaine Graham-Leigh, Kumar Murshid, Glyn Robbins, Berlyne Hamilton, Katt Young, Paul Fredericks, Pat McManus, Tansy Hoskins, Mukul Hira, Pat Stack, Sultana Begum, Mujgan Kazeroonian |
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| Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... |
Michael Tuffrey, Dee Doocey Dee Doocey Elizabeth Deirdre Doocey, Baroness Doocey OBE is a British Liberal Democrat politician and businesswoman, and a former Chair of the London Assembly. She was born Elizabeth Deirdre O'Keefe in Drumcondra, Dublin... , Caroline Pidgeon Caroline Pidgeon Caroline Pidgeon is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly.-Political career:... |
Jeremy Ambache, Geoffrey Pope, Benjamin Abbotts, Stephen Knight, Shas Sheehan, Duncan Borrowman, Monica Whyte, Merlene Emerson | |
| One London One London One London was a small British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. Both of them were originally elected to the London Assembly in June 2004 as United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the... |
Damian Hockney Damian Hockney Damian Hockney is a British politician and the leader of the One London Party. He was a London Assembly member and a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority from 2004 to 2008.-Political background:... , Peter Hulme Cross Peter Hulme-Cross Peter Hulme-Cross is a politician in the United Kingdom and a former One London Party Member of the London Assembly. He was also a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.... , Robert Hough, Helena Nelson, Martin Rutter |
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| Respect (George Galloway) RESPECT The Unity Coalition Respect is a socialist political party in England and Wales founded in 2004. Its name is a contrived acronym standing for Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environmentalism, Community and Trade Unionism.-Policies:... |
George Galloway George Galloway George Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. He was formerly an MP for the Labour Party, first for Glasgow Hillhead and later for Glasgow Kelvin, before his expulsion from the party in October 2003, the same year... , Linda Smith, Abdul Sheikh, Zakaria Abdi, Sabia Kamali, Abdurahman Jafar, Carole Swords, Hanif Abdulmuhit, John Mulrenan, Mohammed Rashid, Margot Lindsay, Anthony Collins |
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| UKIP United Kingdom Independence Party The United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP... |
Lawrence Webb, Kathleen Garner, Michael McGough, Ralph Atkinson, Jens Winton, Arnold Tarling, Peter Dul, John Bailey, Mick Greenhough, Jonathan Serter, Magnus Nielsen, Sunita Webb, Lynnda Robson | ||
| Unity for Peace & Socialism Communist Party of Great Britain The Communist Party of Great Britain was the largest communist party in Great Britain, although it never became a mass party like those in France and Italy. It existed from 1920 to 1991.-Formation:... |
Christiane Ohsan, Pauline Fraser, Avtar Uppal, Ivan Beavis, Mohammed Khan, Jean Turner, Sarwan Singh, Harunor Rashid, Monty Goldman Monty Goldman Monty Goldman is an activist in the Communist Party of Britain and former Communist Party of Great Britain member who was expelled in the 1980s during that party's factional conflicts... , Peter Latham, Philip Brand, Charlie May, Eleni Geropanagioti |
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| Rathy Alagaratnam (Independent) | Rathy Alagaratnam |
London Assembly representation
| Party | Seats | Loss/Gain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | +2 | ||
| 8 | +1 | ||
| 3 | –2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | ||
| 1 | +1 | ||
| 0 | [†] –2 | ||
| Total | 25 | ||
[†] Both UKIP Assembly members had subsequently defected and formed the new One London
One London
One London was a small British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. Both of them were originally elected to the London Assembly in June 2004 as United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the...
party.
New members
- Gareth BaconGareth BaconGareth Andrew Bacon is a Conservative Party 'additional member' of the London Assembly, elected in the May 2008 election....
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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) - Richard BarnbrookRichard BarnbrookRichard John Barnbrook is a British politician and member of the London Assembly. Having been elected as a British National Party candidate, he resigned the BNP whip in August 2010. Barnbrook was a councillor, and leader , then deputy leader , of the BNP group on Barking and Dagenham London...
(British National PartyBritish National PartyThe British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
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) - Andrew BoffAndrew BoffAndrew Boff is a British politician and a Conservative member of the London Assembly, elected in the 2008 election. He is a Londonwide member, representing all thirty-two boroughs and the City of London....
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Croydon and SuttonCroydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton....
) - Caroline PidgeonCaroline PidgeonCaroline Pidgeon is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom and the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly.-Political career:...
(Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, London listLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
) - Navin ShahNavin ShahNavin Shah is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the London Assembly and has been a councillor in the London Borough of Harrow since 1994.Shah is a self-employed architect....
(Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, Brent and HarrowBrent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)Brent and Harrow is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Harrow. In the 2010 General Election to Westminster the London Borough of Brent had two Labour MPs, one Conservative and one Liberal...
) - Richard TraceyRichard TraceyRichard Patrick Tracey JP is a leading British Conservative politician from London. He is a Member of the Greater London Assembly representing Merton & Wandsworth,and is Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group, Vice-Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, and previously...
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Merton and WandsworthMerton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)Merton and Wandsworth is a constituency in the London Assembly. Since the 2008 elections, it has been represented by Conservative Richard Tracey.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Merton and the London Borough of Wandsworth....
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Defeated members
- Bob BlackmanRobert BlackmanRobert John Blackman , better known as Bob Blackman, is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has been the Member of Parliament for Harrow East since 2010...
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Brent and HarrowBrent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)Brent and Harrow is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Harrow. In the 2010 General Election to Westminster the London Borough of Brent had two Labour MPs, one Conservative and one Liberal...
) - Damian HockneyDamian HockneyDamian Hockney is a British politician and the leader of the One London Party. He was a London Assembly member and a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority from 2004 to 2008.-Political background:...
(One LondonOne LondonOne London was a small British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. Both of them were originally elected to the London Assembly in June 2004 as United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the...
, London listLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
) - Peter Hulme Cross (One LondonOne LondonOne London was a small British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. Both of them were originally elected to the London Assembly in June 2004 as United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the...
, London listLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
) - Geoff Pope (Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, London listLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
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Retiring members
- Angie BrayAngie BrayAngela Lavinia Bray is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton since 2010.-Biography:...
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, West CentralWest Central (London Assembly constituency)West Central is a constituency represented on the London Assembly. The seat is currently held by Kit Malthouse, a Conservative from Westminster....
) - Sally HamweeSally Hamwee, Baroness HamweeSally Rachel, Baroness Hamwee is a Liberal Democrat politician. She is a Life Peer and former chair of the London Assembly.Sally Hamwee was educated at the Manchester High School for Girls...
(Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, London listLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
) - Elizabeth HowlettElizabeth HowlettElizabeth Howlett is a Conservative Party politician and former member of the London Assembly for Merton and Wandsworth.Howlett, formerly a singer, is a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth, where she is a former Mayor 1998/9 and former Chairman of the Social Services and Education...
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Merton and WandsworthMerton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)Merton and Wandsworth is a constituency in the London Assembly. Since the 2008 elections, it has been represented by Conservative Richard Tracey.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Merton and the London Borough of Wandsworth....
) - Bob NeillBob NeillRobert James MacGillivray "Bob" Neill is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Bromley and Chislehurst since a by-election on 29 June 2006...
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Bexley and BromleyBexley and Bromley (London Assembly constituency)Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Bexley and the London Borough of Bromley...
) - Andrew PellingAndrew PellingAndrew John Pelling is a British politician. First elected as a Conservative he was an independent Member of Parliament for Croydon Central and on 30 March 2010 announced his intention to contest the seat as an Independent at the 2010 general election, but lost the seat to his former party...
(Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Croydon and SuttonCroydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton....
) - Graham TopeGraham Tope, Baron TopeGraham Norman Tope, Baron Tope, CBE is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is also a councillor in the London Borough of Sutton....
(Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, London listLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
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Comparison of performance of parties
The following tables are a comparison of the performance of the parties and candidates across all three elections. All parties and candidates that received at least 10,000 votes in at least one of the elections are included.| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.2 | 31.2 | 37.4 | ||
| 31.6 | 24.7 | 28.0 | ||
| 18.9 | 18.4 | 13.7 | ||
| 10.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | ||
| 0.1 | 10.0 | 3.0 | ||
| -- | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| -- | -- | 1.5 | ||
| -- | -- | 1.4 | ||
| -- | -- | 1.4 | ||
| -- | 4.6 | 1.1 | ||
| -- | -- | 0.7 | ||
| 2.9 | -- | -- | ||
| 0.8 | -- | -- |
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.0 | 27.8 | 34.1 | ||
| 30.3 | 24.4 | 27.1 | ||
| 14.8 | 16.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 11.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| -- | -- | 2.6 | ||
| -- | 4.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 2.0 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||
| -- | -- | 1.0 | ||
| -- | -- | 0.9 | ||
| 1.6 | -- | -- | ||
| Independent Peter Tatchell | 1.4 | -- | -- | |
| Campaign Against Tube Privatisation | 1.0 | -- | -- | |
| 0.8 | -- | -- | ||
| Pro-Motorist Small Shop | 0.8 | -- | -- |
See also
- London mayoral election, 2008London mayoral election, 2008The London mayoral election, 2008 for the office of Mayor of London was held on 1 May 2008 and was won by Conservative Party candidate Boris Johnson....
- United Kingdom local elections, 2008United Kingdom local elections, 2008The 2008 United Kingdom local elections were held on 1 May 2008. These elections took place in 137 English Local Authorities and all Welsh Councils....
- Greater London AuthorityGreater London AuthorityThe Greater London Authority is the top-tier administrative body for Greater London, England. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of London, currently Boris Johnson, and an elected 25-member London Assembly with scrutiny powers...
- Mayor of LondonMayor of LondonThe Mayor of London is an elected politician who, along with the London Assembly of 25 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. Conservative Boris Johnson has held the position since 4 May 2008...
- London AssemblyLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...