Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Johnson is Tory mayor candidate Boris Johnson has overwhelmingly won the battle to be Conservative candidate in next year's London mayoral race. The 43-year-old Henley MP beat off the challenge from Andrew Boff, Warwick Lightfoot and Victoria Borwick in a vote which was open to all Londoners. Mr Johnson, an ex-magazine editor well known for his TV chat show appearance and media rows over his outspoken comments, got 75% of the 20,019 votes. He will seek to stop current mayor Ken Livingstone winning a third term. Mr Johnson won 15,661 votes, with Mrs Borwick getting 1,869 votes, Mr Boff winning 1,674 and Warwick Lightfoot picking up 609 votes. During his campaign Mr Johnson pledged to scrap "bendy" buses and return the classic Routemaster buses to London's streets, and to "work as hard for people in zone six as in zone one". He told the BBC he would end the "egotistical" stand-off between Mr Livingstone and London's boroughs, and stop "rabbit hutch-sized dwellings" being imposed on suburbs. Other candidates Opposition parties had already decided that Mr Johnson was set to be the Conservative candidate - last week Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell referred to him as the "blondest suicide note in history". And in his speech to the Labour conference this week Mr Livingstone joked that he was proud to have been invited to give the first "Boris Johnson memorial lecture". Of the defeated candidates, businesswoman Mrs Borwick has concentrated on dealing with crime, IT consultant Mr Boff proposed scrapping the congestion charge introduced by Mr Livingstone and economist Mr Lightfoot promised public service reform. The "open primary" contest was open to all Londoners on the electoral roll who registered on a telephone hotline. Tony McNulty, the Home Office minister, said "for all his strengths as an individual, Boris is essentially a very clever man, but ultimately a clown, and he won't put up with the sort of scrutiny that mayoral candidates do". He described the decision to adopt Mr Johnson as a mayoral candidate as "frankly an insult to London". A Conservative Party spokesman said the contest had "captured the interest of the public and has helped challenge voter apathy". The Lib Dems have yet to choose their candidate. Among others already known to be planning to stand for mayor are Sian Berry, for the Green Party, and Big Issue founder John Bird, as an independent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 13984 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Andrew Boff, Warwick Lightfoot and Victoria Borwick Seriously man. I have no idea who they all are, but going by names alone, Boris probably won because he was the closest they could find to a "common person". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Tony McNulty, the Home Office minister, said "for all his strengths as an individual, Boris is essentially a very clever man, but ultimately a clown, and he won't put up with the sort of scrutiny that mayoral candidates do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 Ken Livingstone must be delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Ken Livingstone must be delighted. Shoo-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Andrew Boff, Warwick Lightfoot and Victoria Borwick Seriously man. I have no idea who they all are, but going by names alone, Boris probably won because he was the closest they could find to a "common person". If a politics loving batty boy like yourself doesn't know who these people are what chance have any of us normal people got?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 'Feral youths..piffle' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 My Tory connectison reckon it was a disadter in the making if they didn't choose Mad Boris "Boff, Lightfoot and Borwick are even worse than you'd think from their names - we'll never get another Tory vote for anything for a generation if we choose one of them..............." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 My Tory connectison reckon it was a disadter in the making if they didn't choose Mad Boris "Boff, Lightfoot and Borwick are even worse than you'd think from their names - we'll never get another Tory vote for anything for a generation if we choose one of them..............." They sound like something from Harry Potter. And SMO, "batty boy" - love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 My Tory connectison reckon it was a disadter in the making if they didn't choose Mad Boris "Boff, Lightfoot and Borwick are even worse than you'd think from their names - we'll never get another Tory vote for anything for a generation if we choose one of them..............." They sound like something from Harry Potter. And SMO, "batty boy" - love it! worse than you can ever believe apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8950 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 undoubtedly entertaining... but good god he doesn't half put his foot in it with joyful abandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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