Red Ken or Bumbling Boris?

[Philtaz]

Apparently they're awaiting one more ballot box to come in and there's talk of a re-count.

My guess is Boris will just shade it, but who knows?

[excelsior-1]

i hope it's boris

[MarkRae]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ecial/vote2012/mayor/

One more constituency to come. If neither candidate gets an absolute majority, second choice votes will be taken into consideration.

[Philtaz]

That aside, I had expected Paddick to get a larger share of the vote than he actually has.

[MarkRae]

Did you? Did you see the Lib Dems most recent manifesto? "First we'll form a government and then we'll form an opinion."

[237SJ]

I think Boris will get it. On the daytime news they said there`s a trend for people in Greater Londer boroughs to vote for a Tory mayor but a Labour local councillor.

[237SJ]

*London*

[MarkRae]

> a trend for people in Greater Londer boroughs to vote for a Tory mayor

LOL!

[Philtaz]

Yes, I did expect him to get a larger share than he did. Obviously not as a contender but I thought his ties with/to London might have got him a few more.

[DaisyNonna]

Who cares?

[naomi24]

I hope Boris gets it.

[craft1948]

I hope Boris gets it................then "call me Dave" will get worried.

[MarkRae]

I hope Boris doesn't get it, though it looks like he will...

[craft1948]

Oh Mark you surely don't want Livingstone to get in..........

[MarkRae]

I surely do.

[craft1948]

Good grief..................I may have to change my opinion of you (not that this will bother you in the least)

[MarkRae]

You're right about that!

[Maydup]

Boris is a baffoon but he's done a great job in the past and is better than redKen. (From a visitor to London rather than a resident)

[craft1948]

No need to be nasty.............

[Wharton]

DaisyNonna - only sensible answer so far (apart from this one)

[Gromit]

Think Boris will win, but if it does go to the second preference then they say that will favour Livingstone. It was a mistake for Livingstone to stand again.