The Scoop

Ken takes lead over Boris in Mayoral race

Adam Bienkov | Monday 14 February, 2011 12:50

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Ken Livingstone has edged ahead of Boris Johnson for the first time since he was selected as Labour’s candidate, a new poll has found.

Ken has the backing of 45% of Londoners with Boris very close behind on 43% according to pollsters YouGov.

Just 6% say they will vote for the Liberal Democrat candidate, who has not yet been selected by the party.

However, with neither leading candidate above 50%, second preference votes could still secure re-election for Johnson.

And forced to choose between the two, YouGov have still found a slight edge for the Conservative candidate

The result suggests that the Mayoral race next year could be much tighter than previously predicted.

And with the two candidates both fighting over very similar ground, the poll may indicate that many Londoners are struggling to choose between them.

The results of the poll appear to get a brief mention in today’s Evening Standard.

Unlike a rather different poll conducted for the paper last September.

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