The polling for the election of the mayor of London, the world’s largest multinational city, will be completed in a few hours. Voting will end at 10pm local time on Thursday (May 2). Sadiq Khan, the son of an immigrant family of Pakistani origin, is waiting to be elected as the mayor for three consecutive terms. Sadiq, who worked as a human rights lawyer before joining Labor Party politics, became London’s first Muslim mayor. Sadiq Khan’s father was a bus driver and mother worked as a tailor.
A large population of about 1.7 million Bangladeshis and British Bangladeshis living in Britain live in the capital city of London. In London’s 33 wards or councils, more than half a hundred Bangladeshi-born councilors from the Labor Party solicited votes for Sadiq Khan on behalf of Sadiq Khan at the last minute by phone and text message throughout the day on Thursday. Sylhet Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury also sought votes for Sadiq Khan in a video message.
The introduction of ultra-low-emotion zones to protect London’s environment has increased costs for motorists under Sadiq Khan. Despite two terms as mayor, Sadiq has managed to build acceptance among young people outside of Labor Conservative bi-party circles.
Five-time councilor and former deputy mayor of London’s Bangalipara Tower Hamlets Council, Ahid Ahmed, told this reporter on Friday night that Sadiq Khan has promised to provide free school meals to schools in London for the next 4 years. Although there are criticisms about the financial capacity to implement such a large project, there is no alternative to Sadiq Khan for the Bangladeshi and immigrant communities. Knowing that he himself has voted for Sadiq Khan, Ahid said, I believe that Sadiq will win by getting at least ten percent more votes.
Mujibur Rahman Jasim, a two-time councilor elected from the Labor Party in Newham Council and a Bangladeshi community leader, said that the number of people working in London is more. Sadiq Khan is in the place of trust of this huge population.
It should be noted that in the latest public opinion poll, Sadiq is far ahead of Tory rival Susan Hall. But analysts say there are some invisible political currents in London. Thursday’s voting rate and postal vote count may also change the equation slightly.
Sadiq Khan says he is in for the toughest fight of his political life, despite Labour’s strong lead in both London and nationally over the Conservatives. Domestic critics have also questioned his strategy.
As Sadiq awaits a victory in the results announced on Friday, he faces a series of crises and continued budget cuts since he was first elected in May 2016. Sadiq Khan was elected MP for the first time in 2005 before being elected Mayor.
The march of Europeans leaving London after Brexit has brought negative messages to London’s economy.
In recent years, issues such as strained relations in the multidimensional community in London over the Gaza crisis, persistent inflation across Britain, continuing generational challenges in affordability, and the decline in the number of inner-city children have come to the fore.
Dr. elected mayor from Tower Hamlets in the nomination of the Conservative Party. Anwara Ali said, people want change. With increasing congestion and housing crisis across London, Gerber electorate’s vote will surely go to the Conservatives’ Susan Hall’s box.
It should be noted that a total of 13 candidates are competing for the post of Mayor of London. Despite the forecast of rain on Thursday, the presence of voters in the center was relatively high as the weather remained good till the time of writing this report at 5:30 pm. It remains to be seen until Friday’s results to see how much voter turnout in Labour-dominated London boosted Sadiq Khan’s chances of a hat-trick of victories.
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