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Celebration for winners in the north, but chaos for voters in north London

May 12, 2016 10:07
Oliver Kersh: winner in Bury

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Sandy Rashty,

Sandy Rashty

2 min read

Zac Goldsmith, the Conservative candidate for London Mayor, was widely accused of running a "divisive" campaign following his defeat to Sadiq Khan.

Mr Goldsmith, whose grandfather Frank was Jewish, lost by 994,614 votes (43.2 per cent) to Mr Khan's 1,310,143 (56.8 per cent).

Critics, including from his own party, attacked Mr Goldsmith for focusing on Mr Khan's sharing of platforms with speakers with extremist views.

Lee Eli Harris, mayoral candidate for the Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol party, the only Jewish candidate in the race, received 20,537 votes (0.8 per cent), more than the far-right British National Party candidate, who polled 13,325 votes (0.5 per cent).