Background
At the 2008 mayoral election, Boris Johnson defeated incumbent mayor Ken Livingstone. Livingstone's defeat had been attributed to a loss of support amongst swing voters and voters in London's outer suburbs. The contest was also one of United Kingdom local elections, 2008, which generally demonstrated poor results for Labour.
Read more about this topic: London Mayoral Election, 2012
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