[27] She formally launched her campaign for the London mayoral election on 13 February 2020. The triumphant Labour leader pledged to build a "better and brighter future" for London following the coronavirus pandemic. This included making London the most "trans-inclusive city in the world" and protecting LGBT spaces. Niko's current age is 24 years old. [76] She also supported the introduction of supervised injection sites. Other local elections in England were also delayed. 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He also increased the area and cost of thecongestion zone, brought in new charges (theULEZand the T-Charge) for older and more polluting vehicles driving in the city and has also been a strong supporter of remaining in the European Union. The Liberal Democrats claimed the last remaining seat. Qualifying bet cannot be placed in-play or cashed out early. Beta Squad Nikolas "Niko" Omilana (born: March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) [age 24])), is an English YouTuber and a 2021 London mayoral candidate who is best known for his prank style videos. We had a blast shooting Almost a month later, Niko Omilana also revealed that he will take part in the election as well. 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To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. UKIP's Peter Gammons shared a joke with Rejoin EU's Richard Hewison, and YouTubers Niko Omilana and Max Fosh met, surrounded by their camera crews. [76], On housing, he said he would start a Greater London Authority-owned company called Housing for London to build houses. After last-placed Lucy Salek was eliminated and second preferences among her voters tallied, Benita had a majority of the votes cast and was chosen as the party's candidate. [116] His manifesto also included a croissant price cap and tying government officials' pay to nurses' pay. [2] The results were announced on 7 May at 00:30, despite British television news channel Sky News announcing Sadiq Khan as the winner hours earlier. London Mayor: How the final vote share looks, Khan: Covid doesn't care if you are a Brexiteer or a Remainer, Sadiq Khan making his victory speech in City Hall, Image caption: Sadiq Khan making his victory speech in City Hall, Sadiq Khan achieves 55.2% of the vote after two rounds, Sadiq Khan wins second term as London Mayor, Khan and Bailey enter run-off for mayor of London, Labour maintain majority on London Assembly, London mayor declaration not likely before 10pm. London mayoral election candidates (clockwise from top left) Count Binface, Laurence Fox, Brian Rose and Niko Omilana. In April 2021, Niko announced that he would be running for London Mayor. The YouTube personality and 'prankster' is a huge outsider, with bet365 one of the few willing to go as low as 66/1 . The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Londoners voted for the next London Mayor on "Super Thursday", May 6, Sadiq Khan received more than a million first preference votes, Shaun Bailey won 44.8 per cent of the vote and was Khan's biggest rival, Sadiq Khan will serve a three-year term as London mayor this time around, Bizarre moment London mayoral candidate Brian Rose drinks his own URINE before describing it as 'a little salty'. [42] The bailout contributed to concern that Boris Johnson's Conservative government wanted to intrude on the mayor's authority. This included "maximising" CCTV coverage of London as an alternative to increasing the number of police officers and giving automatic jail terms for acid attacks. But after closely following Khan in the results, he confidently told the crowd: "it's no surprise to me that Londoners didn't write me off.". He says it is better to build bridges rather than walls and promises to "build bridges between City Hall and the government". Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people' Video, 00:00:57Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people', At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire. [14][129], Bailey had been endorsed in the party's selection process by the Evening Standard, as well as Conservative police and crime commissioners Anthony Stansfeld, David Lloyd, Matthew Scott and Roger Hirst. THE London mayoral election had the city on a knife-edge awaiting the results after flocking to polling stations on Thursday, May 6. The Green Party won two assembly seats, as did UKIP. Read about our approach to external linking. [111] Corbyn is a conspiracy theorist who has promoted misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19, including calling the virus a "hoax". Jack Taylor / Getty Images. Political Candidate. He is a member of the group Beta Squad. If any candidate had received more than 50% of the first preferences they would have won the election outright. REID Mandu - Vote Women's Equality . [124][125], The party had started the process for selecting their candidate in June 2018. This years race was originally due to be held last year in 2020, but was delayed to the coronavirus pandemic. On April 2, 2021, Omilana shared a video on Instagram urging his (then) 1.1 million followers to vote for him in the 2021 London Mayoral Election. [164] A few hours later, Sidhu-Robb was suspended from the party and as a candidate. [16], The Conservative Party selected Shaun Bailey as its candidate in September 2018. [73], On transport and the environment, Bailey said he would seek corporate sponsors for London Underground stations to raise money, and start a new bank to finance transport projects, including 4G access on the London Underground. The BBC is not allowed to report details of campaigning while the polls are open. Niko Omilana is one of 20 candidates running in the 2021 London Mayoral Election, but who is he? This led to the government giving Transport for London (TfL) a bailout of 1.6 billion. On the environment, she said she would reduce air pollution and declared an aim to "reach zero-carbon" by 2030. Most Popular #1455. [160] The party began a new selection process following Benita's withdrawal. [75] He also pledged to plant half a million new trees. Sebastian Tanguiang. Max Fosh came second to last and said he had no intention of standing as a candidate again, but Niko Omilana came fifth. The mayor is elected on a Supplementary Vote system, where each voter can select a first and second preference. On 13 March 2020, the government announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Vote Niko for mayor of London on May . [58] The launch was protested by six residents opposed to a low traffic neighbourhood that Enfield London Borough Council had implemented. During his first term as mayor, he introduced the hopper fare for unlimited bus and tram journeys for an hour. London mayor election LIVE: Latest results and scoreboard for Sadiq Khan and Shaun Bailey (Image: GETTY Images) . [165], As a result, a vote among the membership was held on the same timetable, but with Porritt standing against only the option to reopen nominations. [109], Valerie Brown, the Burning Pink candidate, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday 8 May, between the election and the announcement of the results. [122] The comedian Eddie Izzard and Tottenham MP David Lammy had been suggested as potential candidates for the party. In a field of 20 candidates they used their campaigns to create a series . By putting ex-Pros against Creators on a Go-Kart track of course! Niko Omilana is an English YouTuber who gained popularity for his parody videos and pranks. Omilana revealed that Fosh's attempt to run for London Mayor didn't influence his decision to enter politics. [117] He said that he wasn't going to win, but that the supplementary vote system meant that voters could give him their first preference and vote for or against Khan with their second preference. Niko Omilana and Max Fosh are two prominent YouTubers who entered the race to become mayor of London in the 2021 election. The deadline to register to vote in the election was 11:59pm, 19 April 2021. [80] In an interview in March, she proposed a voluntary increase in the London living wage amongst accredited employers to 14 an hour. He also increased the area and cost of thecongestion zone, brought in new charges (theULEZand the T-Charge) for older and more polluting vehicles driving in the city and has also been a strong supporter of remaining in the European Union. [201] Turnout at the election was 42%[202], The result was closer than expected, with Bailey receiving a greater than expected share of the vote compared to polling and despite receiving few resources from Conservative Campaign HQ. Counting is currently underway for the London Mayoral Election. Read about our approach to external linking. [4] The incumbent mayor, Sadiq Khan, a member of the Labour Party, was elected in the 2016 election, when he defeated the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith. "I am proud to have won an overwhelming mandate today," he says. [76] On tax and the economy, Bailey said he would lobby the government to allow the Greater London Authority to keep the full amount of business rates paid, rather than 75%. Twenty candidates appeared on the ballot, more than in any previous election for the position. He said: "I'm Niko Omilana, founding father and supreme leader of the Niko Defence League and I am running for mayor of London. Berry's vote share was up 2.0%. Born in Staffordshire, England #1. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The first election was held in May 2000, and five subsequent elections have taken place. Luisa Porritt (Liberal Democrat): 111,716, Count Binface (Count Binface for Mayor of London): 24,775, Mandu Reid (Women's Equality Party): 21,182. [7] The 2021 election is planned to be the last conducted using the supplementary vote system; in March 2021, the Government indicated its plan to change the voting system to first past the post from 2024. Sian Berry: 100/1. Niko Omilana - Independent - 49,628 votes - 1%; Laurence Fox - Reclaim Party - 47,634 votes . In the 2019 European Parliament elections, the Liberal Democrats came first in London. . [76] He also promised to install a CCTV camera on every bus stop. He said he had spent more than a million pounds on billboards and that he was "going to pull off the biggest upset in British political history". A YouTube prankster could help to deny Sadiq Khan a first-round landslide in the mayoral elections, a new poll suggested today.. Niko Omilana, 23, who has 3.4 million YouTube subscribers, is the first choice for City Hall for five per cent of Londoners, according to an ITV London News poll.. YouTube Stars. With a tweet accompanying a 45-second video, the founding father of NDL revealed his campaign plans. The letter also criticised Khan's proposal for rent controls. 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Sadiq Khan says he's "humbled" by his re-election as Mayor London. Londoners will head to the polls on 6 May to elect a mayor and 25 London Assembly members. In the clip, which he uploaded to Twitter and has been viewed more than 1.7 million times, he urges viewers to register to vote. Sadiq Khan is also predicted to be elected mayor of London, putting Labour in charge of both parts of the Greater London Authority. Niko Omilana Popularity . The only other party that stood a candidate in 2016 and 2021 were the Women's Equality Party, who saw their vote share fall by 1.2%. BIG UP EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED AND BIG UP THE NDL #NikoForMayor. Or that the newsworthy candidate is Laurence Fox, the former actor who has tasked himself with launching a UK franchise of MAGA. Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwQzJuHG4IMy twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/miniminterMy insta: https://www.instagram.com/miniminter/My tiktok: h. Mayoral 2021 - 2nd Choices Final Calculation: 24 . Reid is the party's leader and has worked for all three previous mayors as a project worker in, If a candidate receives more than 50% of the first preference vote, that candidate wins, If no candidate receives more than 50% of first preference votes, the top two candidates proceed to a second round and all other candidates are eliminated, The first preference votes for the remaining two candidates stand in the final count, Voters' ballots whose first and second preference candidates have both been eliminated are discarded, Voters whose first preference candidates have been eliminated and whose second preference candidate is one of the top two have their second preference votes added to that candidate's count, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 09:22. . He had been a Conservative MP and came fifth in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. On April 2, 2021, Omilana shared a video on Instagram urging his (then) 1.1 million followers to vote for him in the 2021 London Mayoral Election. Niko Omilana is running against such luminaries of the political world as current London mayor Sadiq Khan, loud-mouthed actor Lawrence Fox, and Count Binface. [115], Count Binface, the satirical candidate for the Count Binface Party, pledged to rename London Bridge the Phoebe Waller Bridge. [108] Speaking about the video, he said "I actually think this shows why Im the best candidate, Im open to new ideas. [162] Porritt had served as an MEP for London from 2019 to 2020 and as a councillor on Camden London Borough Council from 2018, having become group leader earlier in September 2020. Nikolas "Niko" Omilana is one of the youngest candidates, aged just 23. [116], On 21 April, an opinion poll showed that the independent candidate Niko Omilana, a YouTuber who makes prank videos, on 5% of the vote, ahead of all candidates other than Khan, Bailey, Berry and Porritt. [59] He later said he would "kickstart London's sporting economy". Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party was re-elected, winning 40% of first preference votes and 55% in a run-off against Bailey. [85], On housing, she said she would start a commission to reduce private rent. Mayoral Final Results 2021: 1.39MB, PDF. After a four-year break, the Sidemen are due to play the YouTube Allstars team in a charity match on September 24, 2022. [76], On 30 March 2021, Laurence Fox said he had made an agreement with Reform UK leader Richard Tice that Reform UK wouldn't field a candidate in the mayoral election. The incumbent Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seeking re-election against 19 other candidates in a vote on May 6, and it is fair to say the field of prospective mayors is the weirdest, as well as . As no winner was found based on first-preference votes, the top two candidates enter a run-off, where their second preferences are added to their total vote. [76], On transport and the environment, Porritt said she would make the city's rental bicycles free on Sundays for a year, and increase the area covered by rental bicycles to Lewisham and Greenwich. 428. Video, 00:01:38At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire, Thanks, but no big speech, in Ken Bruce's sign off. That means in 2024, Londoners will once again hit the polling stations to vote for their next leader of the city. 6. After a record-breaking 20 candidates decided to compete for the position of London mayor, Khan had quite a few competitors to be cautious of. Khan beat his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey, 49, after the pair entered a run-off when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting. They do something similar in Bali called Nyepi or "Day of silence". Despite some chants and songs by anti-vaccination protesters, there's a feeling of nervous excitement in the air, even though most candidates are aware of the BBC's projection that Sadiq Khan is likely to win. View our online Press Pack. . The Labour Party has won 11 seats on the assembly, one fewer than in 2016. Video, 00:04:05, The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London, Up Next. She pledged to diversify high streets away from shops and towards services and start a "London Housing Company" to convert empty buildings and build new housing. [75][92] Porritt questioned Khan's environmentalism given his support for the Silvertown Tunnel project, which she called his "dirty little secret". Prankster Creator #16. 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But the 50-year-old managed to beat the likes of Shaun Bailey, the Greens' co-leaderSian Berry, 45, and LuisaPorritt, 33, leader of the CamdenLib Dems to the punch. [87][88] She said that violence could be reduced by reallocating police resources away from minor drug offences and large presences at protests. . [1] Mayors are typically elected for a period of four years, with no limit to the number of terms served. The 2000 campaign was incident filled. In the second round, Khan proved victorious with 55% (1,206,034 votes) of the vote, versus Bailey's 44% (977,601 votes). . Siobhan Benita, who had been the Liberal Democrat candidate, also withdrew after the election delay. Get the monthly weather forecast for Temirtau, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. [14] Khan announced in early 2020 that part of his election platform would be to deliver a "green new deal for the city". Luisa Porritt, a former Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020 and a councillor in Camden, was selected as the party's candidate in October 2020. His birthplace is Staffordshire, England. Video, 00:01:23Watch: Matt Hancock message row in 83 seconds, One-minute World News. Labour is on course to retain its majority on the London assembly, after winning nine of the 14 constituency seats available. There has been a lively mood outside London's City Hall as the mayoral candidates gathered ahead of the results announcement. In June 2004, the second election was held. [70][71] During a debate on 20 April, he said he would ban Quds Day marches in London. Future London Mayoral elections will be decided by the first past the post (FPTP) voting system under new plans revealed by Priti Patel. . Bet 10 Get 40 in Free Bets. OKLAHOMA CITY, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beta Shale, LLC ("Beta"), an Oklahoma City based oil and natural gas company who owns 1,000,000 shares of PHX Minerals Inc. ("PHX" or the "Company"), has reached out to the PHX Board of Directors to express Beta's concern with the performance of the Company and its proposed future path under the direction of Candidates from the smaller parties soon arrived too, with Steve Keller, Brian Rose, Laurence Fox, Mandu Reid and Piers Corbyn entering through the tight security. [23][24], Siobhan Benita was selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate in November 2018. How do you best celebrate the start of the new Formula 1 Season? Niko Omilana comes in fifth & is most voted independent candidate as Sadiq Khan is reelected as Mayor of London. [93] She proposed a road pricing policy to replace the ULEZ, congestion charged and proposed boundary charge. [109] Omilana was endorsed by fellow YouTubers Keemstar and KSI. 2. Announcing his candidacy on Twitter, Omilana wrote:Im Niko Omilana, founding father and supreme leader of the Niko Defence League and I am running for Mayor of London. [39] In March 2021, she formally launched her campaign. She called for a curfew on bars and restaurants that was in place as part of pandemic restrictions to be removed. She had come in fifth with 3.8% of first preference votes, while the fourth-placed Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick received 4.2%. She had formerly served as the vice-chair of the People's Vote campaign and served as chair of its successor, Democracy Unleashed. He amassed over 50,000 votes in the election, ranking as the highest independent candidate. London Mayor full results. In the 2019 general election, there was no net change in the number of seats for any party, although several seats changed hands. Although Khan won 55.2% of the popular vote, he did so only after entering a run-off with Bailey sinceboth candidates failed to secure a majority in the first round of voting. [104] He said he had made substantial bets on himself "but not enough to move the markets.[105] In the run-up to the election, he was polling in the low single figures. Beta Squad. Bailey said his biggest challenge during the two years of campaigning was "the feeling of being written off - by pollsters, by journalists, by fellow politicians. This would reduce levels of knife crime, she said, by removing power and money from gangs and freeing up police time. The requirement for running to be the mayor of London includes a 10,000 deposit, which candidates only get back if they manage to secure at least 5% of the first-preference votes on election day. YouTube Star Born in England #38. Read our Elections 2021 live blog for the very latest updates. She had been involved with the Conservative Party. [84] She said the next mayor should take direct control of Oxford Street and Kensington High Street to stop local councils blocking cycling schemes and part-pedestrianisation. At the start of September 2022, Omilana was announced as the newest member of the YouTube Allstars football team. He is also the founder . [195][196] Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, had announced he would stand as an independent. As you can see, Im taking this extremely seriously, everything up and to this moment has been a warm up, a light jog, a walk in the park but now were about to take over the nations biggest city. He says he was "written off" by pollsters, journalist and other politicians.