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London mayoral shock as Johnson beats Livingstone in London vote
Labour suffers its worst local election showing in four decades as Boris Johnson ousts Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral contest. Second-choice votes from eight minor candidates pushed Johnson over 50 percent after the first round, amid broader Conservative gains across more than 300 council races. Johnson’s blunt remarks and flamboyant style contrast with Livingstone’s leftist stance and defense of his record, while Tony Blair’s successor Gordon Brown faces pressure from the results.
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