When ‘Red Ken’ took back London
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On May 4, 2000, South London born and raised Ken Livingstone became Mayor of London.
The independent candidate and MP, expelled from the Labour Party, won the contest with a clear victory, having polled nearly 40 per cent of first preferences.
Livingstone had already captured the top job in London Government two decades prior, after a post-election coup threw him into the leadership of the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1981.