London Mayoral Election 2012 (Poll Included)
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View Poll Results: Who will/would you vote for in the upcoming London Mayoral election?
Boris Johnson (Conservative) 32 34.41% Ken Livingstone (Labour) 11 11.83% Brian Paddick (Lib Dem) 4 4.30% Lawrence Webb (UKIP) 4 4.30% Jenny Jones (Green) 3 3.23% Other (please state who in the comments) 2 2.15% Boris Johnson (I don't live in London) 19 20.43% Ken Livingstone (I don't live in London) 6 6.45% Brian Paddick (I don't live in London) 2 2.15% Lawrence Webb (I don't live in London) 3 3.23% Jenny Jones (I don't live in London) 5 5.38% Other (I don't live in London) 2 2.15%
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Re: London Mayoral Election 2012 (Poll Included)I'd prefer to vote for Ken than Boris. Supporting the Tories is a no no for me.(Original post by Dux_Helvetica)
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Re: London Mayoral Election 2012 (Poll Included)I see you stick to your principles.(Original post by RoryS)
I'd prefer to vote for Ken than Boris. Supporting the Tories is a no no for me.
But one of Boris' main reasons for success is how he's managed to transcend the Conservative Party label and run, in the eyes of many, more-or-less as an independent candidate. It's hard to even find a reference to the Tories in his campaign material. -
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Re: London Mayoral Election 2012 (Poll Included)That's partly true. I do agree that he is quite independent but he still belongs to that party so he has the same ethos I suppose. I like him as a character, but politically, I'm not sure.
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Re: London Mayoral Election 2012 (Poll Included)I would vote Jenny Jones first choice with Ken Livingstone second if I was old enough. I put Ken in the poll though, as I'd do this in the knowledge that my vote would almost certainly be transferred to Ken anyway, and I would be perfectly happy seeing him as Mayor. Boris is for me an extremely dangerous candidate - he seems like a very nice person on the surface, and different from your average Tory, but in terms of his actual politics he's almost a pure Thatcherite disaster, wanting to cut tax for the rich whilst putting up transport fares and state subsidised housing prices for the poor.
