It came after “crazy rumors” that the incumbent would have faced an unexpected loss; however, both candidates later declared they thought Mr. Khan would prevail.
Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone, Mr. Khan’s predecessors, each held two terms in office, making this the first time a candidate for mayor of London has won a third term.
The far-right Britain First candidate, who managed to garner less votes than Count Binface, heckled and booed the re-elected mayor as he made his victory speech, yelling that “Khan killed London.”
“We faced a campaign of non-stop negativity, but I couldn’t be more proud that we answered the fearmongering with facts, hate with hope, and attempts to divide with efforts to unite,” Mr. Khan said during his speech at City Hall.
