Greater London Assembly and Mayor elections - 5 May 2016

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Thread for the contest to replace Boris Johnson (not running for a third term and of course now an MP).

Labour candidates for their nomination are courting supporters ATM. Also, a certain George Galloway has failed to get the repeated hints and is running.

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Not that I can think of. The best guy they've got is already in post and not running again.

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Goldsmith is the best the tories can do-young, media tested, liberal and big on the whole 'direct democracy' bollocks. I'd love them to pick Sol Campbell.

Either way, labour seem to be playing it safe with Sadiq or Tessa, hoping to get the base out and get through. Labour have always been crap at mayoral elections-despite the fact london should be their equivalent of Chicago 

It may have been like that back when it was just the London County Council, but the outer suburbs are a lot more Tory.

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The bookies odds on Zac Goldsmith, the likely Tory candidate, becoming the next Mayor have shortened after this - he was beating Khan easily in most of the hypothetical match-up polls.

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Well at least most Jowell supporters can accept a Khan candidacy.