By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Sadiq Khan has won a third term as London’s mayor, capping a round of local elections across England that confirmed the political supremacy of the Labour Party and spelt misery for Britain’s Conservative government. Khan won 43.
Initial results showed the mayor, representing the center-left opposition Labour Party, gaining ground against a right-wing rival who focused on crime and cars.
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party’s mayor of London, has romped to victory, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.’s governing
London Mayor Sadiq Khan officially secured a third term as local election results were finalized across Britain in Saturday in which the ruling Conservative Party suffered heavy losses across the board.
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