Ken Livingstone

Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945), is a British local government leader. He has been the Mayor of London since the creation of the post in 2000 and was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until it was abolished in 1986. After abolition he became Member of Parliament for Brent East, but did not enjoy national politics and had little impact in Parliament. He is noted for his plain, even blunt, speaking which has won him praise and critics on various occasions.

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June 17 - 1945 - British - Mayor of London - 2000 - Greater London Council - 1981 - 1986 - Brent East

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Livingstone is known as 'Red Ken' because of his left-wing views. He is a member of the Labour Party, although he was initially elected to the mayoralty as an independent candidate when he could not win nomination as the Labour Party's official candidate in the first mayoral elections. In January 2004, he was re-admitted to the party and stood as the official Labour Party candidate for mayor in the June 2004 elections, which he won with a total of 828,380 first and second preference votes.

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Left-wing - Labour Party - First mayoral elections - June 2004 elections

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