London 2008 Election Results for Mayor and Assembly, Borough Level

2008 election results from London's Mayoral and London Assembly votes on 1 May 2008. The data includes first and second choice votes for Mayor, list votes for London members, and constituency member votes for the GLA. It was provided by the Greater London Authority and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze voter turnout patterns based on borough-level turnout data.
• Model vote distribution for the London Mayor based on first and second choice votes.
• Compare party performance in the London Assembly based on list and constituency member votes.
• Study the impact of postal versus polling station voting based on the described recording differences.

Strengths

• Covers three distinct election types: London Mayor, London member (list), and GLA Constituency member.
• Provides data at the borough level for the 2008 election.
• Includes turnout figures, though with noted caveats for ward-level data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Ward turnout figures are indicative only, as they exclude postal votes recorded at the borough level.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Likely collected from official election results.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 12:03:17.977185; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom (borough level)