Britannist

Key points from the results of a telephone opinion poll (by Mruk Cell) published in the Sunday Times regarding the 1.5.2008 London Mayoral election:

First preference votes (opinion poll projection):

Livingstone (Labour) 45%
Boris Johnson MP (Conservative) 44%

The Sunday Times says the second preference vote projection is even closer and that 26% of London voters have not yet decided how to vote.

Boris Johnson MP had 13% a lead over UKIP-hating europhile Livingstone two weeks ago.

Other findings revealed in the new poll conducted among London voters:

Those backing "anyone but" Livingstone: 19%
Number saying Livingstone was a good Mayor of London: 62%
How many of the 62% saying Livingstone was a good Mayor who want him to go: 28%
Number of others who want Livingstone out: 23%
Total of all those questioned who want Livingstone out: 51%

More on this at:

Mayoral race too close to call as Boris Johnson sees poll lead wither - Times Online

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

ENGLISH UNIONIST

The similarities between Johnson and Livingstone are far greater than the differences between them. Pity that all attention is paid to the minimal difference in electoral support for each of them rather than the minimal differences in their policies which demonstrates, once again, that one cannot put a cigarette paper between New Labour, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats on the major issues of the day, and why the electorate of London only really have one choice, i.e., to vote ...

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THE UNION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNLIKE THE EUROPEAN UNION, DESERVES (AND NEEDS) TO BE MAINTAINED AND STRENGTHENED DAILY.