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| London mayoral nominations close | |
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| Nominations have closed for the London mayoral contest. | |
| Labour mayor Ken Livingstone will run for his third term, challenged by Conservative Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick. | Labour mayor Ken Livingstone will run for his third term, challenged by Conservative Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick. |
| Among others expected to run are those representing the Greens, BNP, UKIP, the Left List and Christian Choice. | Among others expected to run are those representing the Greens, BNP, UKIP, the Left List and Christian Choice. |
| Nominations closed at 1200 GMT and a full list of candidates is expected soon. Londoners will cast their votes on 1 May. | |
| Candidates had to pay a £10,000 deposit, refundable if they get 5% of first choice votes, and secure 330 backers - 10 from each London borough and the City. | |
| 'Effectively barred' | 'Effectively barred' |
| On Thursday London Assembly member Damian Hockney withdrew from the mayoral race, blaming a lack of media coverage for smaller parties. | On Thursday London Assembly member Damian Hockney withdrew from the mayoral race, blaming a lack of media coverage for smaller parties. |
| He said it was "nothing to do with" a fear of losing his £10,000 deposit and complained that smaller groups were "effectively barred" from certain types of campaigning. | He said it was "nothing to do with" a fear of losing his £10,000 deposit and complained that smaller groups were "effectively barred" from certain types of campaigning. |
| Among other small parties who have said they will have a candidate are the English Democrats, the Senior Citizens' Party, Stop the Congestion Charge party and New Britain. | Among other small parties who have said they will have a candidate are the English Democrats, the Senior Citizens' Party, Stop the Congestion Charge party and New Britain. |
| If none of the mayoral candidates gets more than 50% of votes at the first count, all but the top two candidates are knocked out and their second preference votes shared out. | If none of the mayoral candidates gets more than 50% of votes at the first count, all but the top two candidates are knocked out and their second preference votes shared out. |
| Several candidates are also standing for a seat on the London Assembly, made up of 14 constituency members and 11 on the London-wide "top up" list - elected by proportional representation. | Several candidates are also standing for a seat on the London Assembly, made up of 14 constituency members and 11 on the London-wide "top up" list - elected by proportional representation. |