Rally For Medium Reform (clockwise from top-left): Tom Watson MP, Hugh Grant, Jacqui Hanes, Richard Peppiatt, Mary-Ellen Field, Owen Jones Photos: Gao Xiwei

Anti-Murdoch campaigners are campaigning for a new legal and (more…)

Ten years as the directly elected Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock. Photo: Delores William

The Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, has just celebrated ten years as Lewisham’s first directly elected mayor (more…)

Kosru Uddin. Photo: Tower Hamlets Labour Party

Kosru Uddin, the Labour councillor for Mile End east,  was arrested by police
late Wednesday night after a row broke out (more…)

Bow Quarter, possible Olympic missile site. Photo: Alex Bishop

Residents held a public meeting on Friday evening to discuss plans to station High Velocity Missiles on a (more…)

Pic: Steven Ren

EastLondonLines live-blogged the counting of the votes in the elections for London’s Mayor and the Greater London Assembly. See below for a summary of the night.

• Boris Johnson was re-elected as Mayor of London for a second term with a margin of 62,538 over Ken Livingstone – 51.5 per cent for Boris and 48.5 per cent for Ken.
• Green Party’s Jenny Jones came third, and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick came fourth.
• A closer race than expected was delayed by a recount at Brent & Harrow caused by problems with damaged ballots.
• Independent Siobhan Benita came fifth, UKIP’s Lawrence Webb came sixth and the BNP’s Carlos Cortiglia came seventh.

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Ballot papers sorted for electronic counting. Photo: London Elects

Electronic counting for the Mayoral and Greater London Assembly elections (more…)

St Matthias School Polling Station in Bethnal Green. Photo: Alex Bishop

Police officers are present at polling stations across the borough today as Londoners vote in the Mayoral (more…)

Polling today to elect Mayor for London at City Hall and London Assembly members. Photo: Electoral Commission guide cover.

From 7 am this morning East London Lines voters decide who will be the next Mayor (more…)

Green Candidate Mustafa Keorel photo:

The Green candidate for the upcoming Hackney Central by-election says he will fight to ensure residents don’t get a “raw deal” out of the Olympics.

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Andrew Boff Conservative Candidate for Hackney By-Election. Photo Andrew Boff

Andrew Boff, Conservative candidate in the Hackney Council by-election (more…)