1.9M followers. Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people' Video, 00:00:57Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people', At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire. Labour's Sadiq Khan will face Tory rival Shaun Bailey in a run-off to be mayor of London, after neither won a majority in the first round of voting. The deadline to register to vote in the election was 11:59pm, 19 April 2021. The creeping TikTok bans. As. She also said she would improve London's bus stops, reduce speed limits with the goal of no road deaths, put more toilets in London Underground stations, and close London City Airport to build houses on the site. The first election was held in May 2000, and five subsequent elections have taken place. Incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan, 50, has been re-elected for a second term as the Mayor of London. [39] In March 2021, she formally launched her campaign. She had been involved with the Conservative Party. Bailey won 44.8% of the first and second-round votes, increasing the Conservative vote share by 1.6%. . Niko Omilana was born in March 1998 in Staffordshire. [58] The launch was protested by six residents opposed to a low traffic neighbourhood that Enfield London Borough Council had implemented. [61], On transport and the environment, Khan expressed support for the use of low traffic neighbourhoods and said that roads should be used by "blue light services, to electricians, to plumbers, to commercial drivers, to taxis, to those that need to use our roadsdelivery drivers and so forthrather than individuals that could be walking, cycling and using public transport. YOUTUBER Niko Omilana managed to finish fifth in 2021's London Mayoral election. The first election was held in May 2000, and five subsequent elections have taken place. Sian Berry says "inconsistency" on gender policy has put her in a "very difficult position". [130][131], Previously discussed as potential candidates, Sin Berry, who has been a Member of the London Assembly since 2016 and was co-leader of the Green Party from 2018 to 2021, was announced as the party's mayoral candidate on 14 February 2019. [94] Her proposals also included establishing ten new parks and including a green roof on all new buildings. In April 2021, Niko announced that he would be running for London Mayor. [205], This was the Lib Dems' second-worst performance, only behind 2012. "I am proud to have won an overwhelming mandate today," he says. After a record-breaking 20 candidates decided to compete for the position of London mayor, Khan had quite a few competitors to be cautious of. 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GIB VOTES NIKO OMILANA FOR MAYOR #ShortsSubscribe to Gib - https://www.youtube.com/user/AnEsonGib Instagram: https://instagram.com/anesongib Twitter: ht. [46][47] In February 2021 The Guardian reported that nearly 40% of donations to Bailey's campaign had come from the businessman Michael Ashcroft. What have we learned after a bumper crop of elections? "Coronavirus doesn't care if you are a Brexiteer, a Remainer or woke.". [10][11], Due to measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the count was not completed until Sunday 9 May. [89] She said she would introduce a target for an even gender balance amongst new Metropolitan Police recruits. The 2021 London mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of London. 2. [66] On crime, Khan said he would continue to seek government funding for 6,000 more police officers in London and provide more technology funding to the Metropolitan Police. 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The Conservative party won the remaining five constituencies. 2021; 2016; 2012; 2008; . He says the city and the country are divided - "the scars of Brexit remain, a crude culture war is pushing us further apart," he adds. 15 April 2021. "As a poor boy, you learn that Londoners are generous of spirit and will give you a hearing.". London mayor election results 2021: When we'll know who won the mayoral vote - and who the candidates were Sadiq Khan is facing an anxious wait to discover whether he has been re-elected as . We're still waiting for the London mayor result which BBC London's Political Editor Tim Donovan says will not arrive before 10pm now. London Assembly Final Results 2021: 1.42MB, PDF. Founding father of the NDL Movement FOLLOW @shopndl NOW @NikoOmilana. The only other party that stood a candidate in 2016 and 2021 were the Women's Equality Party, who saw their vote share fall by 1.2%. Unlike incumbents in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley, Khan saw his victory margin cut, and Bailey received the largest number of first preference votes in Ealing and Hillingdon, and Brent and Harrow, two constituencies where Khan won the most votes in the previous election.[203][204]. [36] Stewart withdrew from the campaign in May 2020, saying the delay in the election meant it was impractical to sustain a campaign as an independent. [16], The Conservative Party selected Shaun Bailey as its candidate in September 2018. In the 2019 European Parliament elections, the Liberal Democrats came first in London. [87][88] She said that violence could be reduced by reallocating police resources away from minor drug offences and large presences at protests. [78] He also promised to open a new youth centre in every borough and hire 4,000 youth workers. [109] Omilana was endorsed by fellow YouTubers Keemstar and KSI. 3. He said that, if elected, he would start a "London-wide campaign" against litter to remind people to use bins. 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[22] She launched her campaign with a focus on housing, calling for a "people's land bank" which would let communities bring empty buildings and land back into use. [73], The billionaire property developer Nick Candy led a fundraising campaign for Bailey. Polls predicted Khan's win throughout the campaign but the race was not as easy . He said he had spent more than a million pounds on billboards and that he was "going to pull off the biggest upset in British political history". Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. While Omilana was not elected as mayor, he did come fifth, beating out some much bigger names in politics, like Laurence Fox and Piers Corbyn. Second-preference votes for both candidates will now be counted. The party-list members will now be decided. And with twenty candidates battling it out to get control of carving up the capitals eye-watering 19billion budget, this year's race proved a nail-biting finish. Laurence Fox . Image source, Getty Images. [57] He also said he would make it easier for businesses to access support. Posts. Because the Lib Dems failed to pass the 5% threshold, the party lost the deposit they put down to field a candidate. First Name Niko #1. ", "Tories choose ex-youth worker Shaun Bailey to take on London mayor Sadiq Khan", "Tories choose Shaun Bailey for mayoral candidate to take on Sadiq", "Justine Greening tipped as Tory candidate for London mayor", "Tories open London mayoral candidacy to all - except die-hard Remainers", "Top Tories shy away from 2020 London mayoral race", "What the London Mayoral selection short-list tells us. Twenty candidates appeared on the ballot, more than in any previous election for the position. Counting is currently underway for the London Mayoral Election. Niko Omilana and Max Fosh are two prominent YouTubers who entered the race to become mayor of London in the 2021 election. Video, 00:04:05, The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London, Up Next. The creeping TikTok bans. High quality Niko Omilana-inspired gifts and merchandise. London stood with a focus on the cost of living in London and public safety. [126][127] The Guardian reported that more than twenty prospective candidates applied, mostly from local government. [20] He will be the first Conservative mayoral candidate to also stand in the London Assembly election at the same time. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. London Mayor: How the final vote share looks, Khan: Covid doesn't care if you are a Brexiteer or a Remainer, Sadiq Khan making his victory speech in City Hall, Image caption: Sadiq Khan making his victory speech in City Hall, Sadiq Khan achieves 55.2% of the vote after two rounds, Sadiq Khan wins second term as London Mayor, Khan and Bailey enter run-off for mayor of London, Labour maintain majority on London Assembly, London mayor declaration not likely before 10pm. Mayoral 2021 - 2nd Choices Final Calculation: 24 . [74] He said he would require large employers to subject their staff to drug tests and publish league tables of companies with the most and least drug use. [54], A number of debates were broadcast. Niko Omilana, Independent. 428. Rory Stewart, a former Conservative MP and minister, ran as an independent before withdrawing due to the delay in the election. Niko Omilana, a content creator and prankster with over 3 million subscribers on YouTube, currently has 5 percent of the vote in London mayoral election, according to the latest poll by Savanta ComRes.. Incumbent Labour mayor Sadiq Khan won re-election against Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey. The pay-as-you-go scheme would work by charging drivers based on "the number of journeys you make, the distance travelled, the type of vehicle you have, the level of emissions that produces", and its proceeds would go towards TfL's funding. [67] He would introduce a fund to help former prisoners get qualifications. These London-wide seats are worked out in a way that benefits parties that did not win constituency seats. "[62] He said that if re-elected, he would seek government funding to accelerate TfL's transition to zero-emission buses, so that the move would be complete by 2030 rather than 2037. Or that the newsworthy candidate is Laurence Fox, the former actor who has tasked himself with launching a UK franchise of MAGA. In the second round, Khan proved victorious with 55% (1,206,034 votes) of the vote, versus Bailey's 44% (977,601 votes). For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Londoners voted for the next London Mayor on "Super Thursday", May 6, Sadiq Khan received more than a million first preference votes, Shaun Bailey won 44.8 per cent of the vote and was Khan's biggest rival, Sadiq Khan will serve a three-year term as London mayor this time around, Bizarre moment London mayoral candidate Brian Rose drinks his own URINE before describing it as 'a little salty'. Luisa Porritt, a former Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020 and a councillor in Camden, was selected as the party's candidate in October 2020. Once the bet is settled, get a 10 free fixed odds bet plus a 5 free Total Goals football spread bet and a 5 racing Winning Favourites spread bet. Tice and other Reform UK members attended Fox's campaign launch that month,[95] while the party's former leader, Nigel Farage, also endorsed Fox. But after closely following Khan in the results, he confidently told the crowd: "it's no surprise to me that Londoners didn't write me off.". [115] Omilana's manager said "its an investment for him" as more brands would be interested in working with him after the campaign. 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