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Europhile UKIP-hating leftist former Labour MP Livingstone is 6% ahead of Conservative Boris Johnson MP in the campaign for the London Mayoralty according to a new opinion poll by IPSOS/MORI for the trade union Unison.

Trade union leaderships usually back the Labour Party and most trade unions are formally allied to the Labour Party.

The IPSPS/MORI opinion poll - the results of which are published in today's Guardian - gives Livingstone his biggest projected lead so far in an opinion poll during this year's London Mayoral election campaign.

The London Mayoral and Assembly elections take place next Thursday (1.5.2008).

IPSOS/MORI opinion poll figures (Guardian 26.4.2008):

First preference votes (opinion poll projection):

Labour (Livingstone) 41%
Conservative (Boris Johnson MP) 38%
Liberal 'Democrats' (Paddick) 12%

After second preference votes have been distributed (opinion poll projection):

Livingstone 53%
Boris Johnson MP 47%

* The Guardian says that some of those questioned for the opinion poll are not on the electoral register and the Livingstone projected lead in second preference votes over his Conservative rival Boris Johnson MP would fall from 6% to 4% if those people were not included.

The results of a national opinion poll lead were published earlier this week giving the Conservatives an 18% lead.

There is more on the London opinion poll published in today's Guardian at:

Livingstone edges ahead in new poll | Politics | guardian.co.uk

London Mayoral Election 2008 candidates: Richard Barnbrook - British National Party, Gerard Batten - UK Independence Party, Siân Berry - Green Party, Alan Craig - Christian Peoples Alliance and Christian Party , Lindsey German - Left List, Boris Johnson - Conservative Party, Ken Livingstone - The Labour Party, Winston McKenzie - Independent, Matt O'Connor - English Democrats, Brian Paddick - Liberal Democrats.

Full details of the London Mayoral and Assembly candidates for the 1.5.2008 London Elections at:

London Elects - The candidates

and in posting number three at:

UKIP Gerard Batten London mayor Election Broadcast