Travers, Tony 
ORCID: 0009-0006-0669-4148
(2021)
A Labour City? The London Mayoral and Assembly Elections 2021.
Political Quarterly, 92 (3).
pp. 486-492.
ISSN 0032-3179
Abstract
London's reputation as a ‘Labour city’ was sustained by the 2021 Greater London Authority election. Sadiq Khan won, as expected, though the Conservatives’ Shaun Bailey did better than polls or pundits predicted. But, London has not always been thus. Declines in Conservative voting in elections since the mid-1990s have made it significantly harder for the party to win. Social and demographic factors have affected Londoners' electoral behaviour, with an electorate which is younger, more likely to live in rented accommodation, more likely to belong to an ethnic minority and more likely to have a degree. As Boris Johnson's government seeks to extend its 2019 electoral success in the ‘red wall’, there is a risk the ‘levelling-up’ agenda will leave London without political leverage, begging the question: how long will it be before London voters learn to send observable messages to the major parties about the fragility of their support?.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2021 Political Quarterly Publishing Co (PQPC). |
| Divisions: | School of Public Policy ?? SCPP ?? Government |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2023 12:18 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2024 07:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121018 |
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