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London Mayoral Race: Labour's Sadiq Khan Retains 10% Lead Over Tory Rival

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Labour's Sadiq Khan maintained a 10-percent lead over Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith in the race for the London mayoral office as of Friday noon, the vote... 06.05.2016, Sputnik International

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London Mayoral Race: Labour's Sadiq Khan Retains 10% Lead Over Tory Rival

12:20 GMT 06.05.2016 (Updated: 12:24 GMT 06.05.2016)

© REUTERS / Stefan WermuthSadiq Khan, Britain's Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London and his wife Saadiya leave after casting their votes for the London mayoral elections at a polling station in south London Britain May 5, 2016

Sadiq Khan, Britain's Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London and his wife Saadiya leave after casting their votes for the London mayoral elections at a polling station in south London Britain May 5, 2016 - Sputnik International

Labour's Sadiq Khan maintained a 10-percent lead over Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith in the race for the London mayoral office as of Friday noon, the vote results tracker showed.

A sign on a wall points to the entrance of a polling station for the London mayoral elections, in west London, Britain May 5, 2016 - Sputnik International

Hundreds of Londoners Unable to Vote for Mayor Due to Lost Electoral Lists

5 May 2016, 10:21 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Londoners went to the polls on Thursday to elect a successor to Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson. The final results are expected in the evening.

Khan, a lawyer and former state minister for transport in Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government, is leading with 45 percent of first preference votes against Zac Goldsmith’s 35 percent, according to The Telegraph newspaper.

A mayoral hopeful needs over 50 percent of first preference votes to win outright, else two top candidates will be picked and second preference votes added to their respective vote totals will determine the winner.