London Mayoral Election, 2012 - Campaign - Second Preference Endorsements

Second Preference Endorsements

Under the supplementary vote system used in the election, the voters were invited to express a first and a second preference. Some mayoral candidates had explicitly recommended how their supporters should use their second preference. The Green candidate, Jones, recommended her supporters rank Livingstone second; Jones had previously been Livingstone's deputy mayor in his first term. Johnson's campaign described Livingstone as planning a coalition with the Greens.

Having initially recommended a second preference for independent candidate Benita, UKIP switched to urging a second preference for Johnson, criticising Benita as having "New Labour" leanings. Paddick and the Liberal Democrats said they would not "patronise our supporters by telling them how to use their second preference."

The BNP candidate, Cortiglia, had said he was giving his second preference vote to Livingstone.