One London targets known voters

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One London, one of the smallest groups to hold seats on the London Assembly is hoping its targeted campaign will pay off on 1 May.

Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme Cross won two seats as UKIP members in 2004 - but left to join Veritas, then formed their own when its leader resigned.

They have been calling, e-mailing and meeting every group known to them in an effort to drum up the votes they need.

They say an independent voice is needed to hold the mayor to account.

The party is fielding five candidates for the assembly's London-wide list, elected by a form of proportional representation.

Budget cutting

One London says motorists in London have "had enough", is opposed to the western extension of the congestion charge and is in favour of budget cutting measures to reduce the council tax burden.

The party has not been out on a "battle bus" or manning stalls. It has concentrated on all the groups and people Mr Hockney and Mr Hulme Cross have dealt with during their time on the assembly - via e-mail, telephone calls and many meetings.

They hope the groups can persuade their members to back One London - they estimate that, on a 38% turnout of voters, they need 100,000 votes to win a seat.

"I think it really all depends on things like turnout tomorrow - it depends whether people think it's worthwhile bothering," said Mr Hockney.

"Would I put a large sum of money on it? Probably not but the other side is you never know people always get predictions for smaller parties wrong."