Labour’s Sadiq Khan wins record 3rd term as London’s mayor

Labour’s Sadiq Khan wins record 3rd term as London’s mayor

The 53-year-old easily defeated Conservative challenger Susan Hall after all the capital's districts reported their results.

Sadiq Khan became the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital when he was first elected in 2016. (AFP pic)
LONDON:
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday won a record third term after easily defeating Conservative challenger Susan Hall, UK media said after all the capital’s districts reported their results.

The son of Pakistani migrants and the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital when first elected in 2016, Khan, 53, becomes London’s first leader to secure three terms since the post was created in 2000.

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