Sadiq Khan has won an historic third term in City Hall as he secured a resounding victory in the London mayoral election.
The Labour incumbent outscored his main rival, Conservative Susan Hall, in nine of the 14 constituencies that declared their results on Saturday.
Mr Khan secured 1,088,225 votes to 812,397 for Ms Hall - some 275,828 more.
Ms Hall outpolled Mr Khan in Bexley and Bromley, Havering and Redbridge, Croydon and Sutton, Ealing and Hillingdon and her home turf of Brent and Harrow.
But Mr Khan made key gains in West Central and South West, outpolling the Conservatives in areas he had come second three years ago.
In his victory speech, Mr Khan said he was “beyond humbled” to serve the city as he called being mayor “the honour of my life”. He also hit out at the “non-stop negativity” he faced during a bitter election campaign.
The two frontrunners in the contest were among 13 candidates in the race.
The battle between Mr Khan and his Tory challenger Ms Hall had been expected to be closer than polls suggested.
It came after turnout fell in all of Mr Khan’s key battlegrounds – and rose in some of Ms Hall’s Tory heartlands - sparking rumours in political circles that Ms Hall could pull off a shock win.
Counting began at 9am on Saturday.
Votes are also being counted in the election for the London Assembly. You will be able to follow all the results on our dedicated page, and on this live blog. Voting figures for each of the 14 London Assembly constituencies will be announced as soon as each count is completed, with the first declaration expected on Saturday afternoon.
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Election results 'disappointing' - Sunak
Rishi Sunak admitted it was "disappointing" that Andy Street lost, but insisted the country was "turning a corner" and that his party's plan "is working".
In a statement, the Prime Minister said: "After a tough few years in the aftermath of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, we as a nation are turning a corner. Our plan is working with inflation more than halved, tax cuts worth an average of £900 hitting people's pockets, state pensions protected with our triple lock, our Rwanda bill signed into law, allowing us to start detaining illegal migrants ready for the first flights, legal migration down and defence spending boosted. We Conservatives understand the priorities of the British people and are delivering on them.
"It's been disappointing of course to lose dedicated Conservative councillors and Andy Street in the West Midlands, with his track record of providing great public services and attracting significant investment to the area, but that has redoubled my resolve to continue to make progress on our plan. So we will continue working as hard as ever to take the fight to Labour and deliver a brighter future for our country. It is as clear that Labour just don't have a plan. They have no plan to defend our nation, no plan to stop the boats and no plan to grow the economy. They are a soft touch and would take us back to square one.
"So by sticking to the plan we will secure our borders, grow the economy and create opportunities so everyone in this great country can thrive and prosper."
All election results for Saturday declared
All election results for Saturday have now been declared, with the final three due on Sunday.
They are Salford Council and Kent and Sussex police and crime commissioners, with the results all due in the afternoon.
Londonwide assembly members announced
The 11 London-wide seats on the London Assembly have been announced.
The seats are based on the share London-wide share of the votes following Thursday’s election.
Five Conservatives were elected to the London Assembly in the city-wide top-up list, including defeated mayoral candidate Susan Hall, and Lord Shaun Bailey, who was beaten by Sadiq Khan in 2021.
Emma Best, Andrew Boff and Alessandro Georgiou were also elected, along with Greens Sian Berry, Caroline Russell and Zack Polanski, and Elly Baker (Labour), Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrat) and Alex Wilson (Reform UK).
Labour had 951,056 votes in the London-wide contest (38.40%), with the Conservatives on 648,269 (26.17%), Greens 286,746 (11.58%), Lib Dems 215,682 (8.71%) and Reform UK 145,409 (5.87%).
The Labour majority was 302,787 (12.23%) and there was a 2.41% swing from Conservative to Labour.
The result means the political make-up of the assembly is Labour, 11, Conservatives, eight, Greens three, Lib Dems two and Reform UK one. Here is the full results for the London Assembly
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker thanks Andy Street after shock win
Newly elected Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker thanked Conservative candidate Andy Street after his shock win.
Speaking after his election was announced, Labour's Mr Parker said: "Thank you first and foremost, thank you."
He thanked polling staff and added: "Thank you also to Andy (Street), you've led this region through a number of great challenges and you deserve a great credit for that.
"You deserve credit for building up the combined authority into the powerhouse that it is today, through the economic shocks, and leading this region when it came out of Covid.
"You've been out there representing our region, I absolutely believe that whilst our politics are different, Andy, we both have our best interests of the West Midlands at heart."
Laurence Fox loses deposit
Laurence Fox polled 0.005% of the 2,493,805 votes cast for the "Londonwide" members of the London Assembly. He received a total of 13,795 votes, which means that he will lose his £5,000 deposit.
He was not elected.
Labour's Richard Parker elected Mayor of the West Midlands
Labour's Richard Parker beat Conservative Andy Street by 1,508 votes to become Mayor of the West Midlands.
Andy Street has lost the West Midlands mayoralty
Andy Street has lost the West Midlands mayoralty in a shock defeat for the Conservatives, as Labour mayors swept to victory across England amid a drubbing for Rishi Sunak.
Tory candidate Mr Street had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but was narrowly defeated in an upset by his Labour rival Richard Parker, party sources said.
The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for the Prime Minister after Labour's Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London.
The party also counted mayoral victories in Liverpool, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and in Greater Manchester where Andy Burnham returned to power.
With the loss of the West Midlands, the Prime Minister is left with the sole consolation of a mayoral victory in the Tees Valley.
Lord Ben Houchen retained the region for the Tories on Friday, amid denials he had sought to distance himself from the Conservatives during the campaign.
Mr Street's loss may have an impact on the Prime Minister's defence against backbench Tory challenges to his authority.
As West Midlands mayor, Mr Parker will represent an area covering Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Coventry, and other boroughs across the region.
Labour claims West Midlands Mayor
Labour has claimed the mayoral election in the West Midlands.
We are still waiting for confirmation but it appears that Conservative mayor Andy Street has been unseated.
Labour win 983,216 votes in London Assembly election
With all 14 constituency results in for the London Assembly election, Labour recorded 983,216 votes (39.70%) with the Conservatives on 673,036 (27.18%), Greens 319,859 (12.92%), ahead of the Lib Dems on 274,049 (11.07%) - with Reform UK on 183,358 (7.40%).
The London-wide top-up list, which decides the other 11 Assembly members, is still to be announced.