Labour's Sadiq Khan has won the London mayoral election, winning a historic third term in power, as Keir Starmer's party continues to count gains in the local elections.
Incumbent mayor Mr Khan defeat his nearest rival, Conservative candidate Susan Hall, in a contest dominated by criticisms of his decision to expand London's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ).
Mr Khan secured just over 1,088,000 votes to be re-elected London mayor, a majority of some 275,000 over Ms Hall, who secured just under 813,000 votes.
The total turnout in the London mayoral election was 2,495,621.
The mayoral victory comes as Mr Starmer claimed the Conservatives do not deserve power "for a moment longer".
Mr Starmer had signalled he was confident of Mr Khan's victory before declarations commenced, as he counted mayoral victories for his party in Liverpool, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and in Greater Manchester where Andy Burnham returned to power.
In a fresh challenge to the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call an election, Mr Starmer said: "Fourteen years and, I am sorry, I don't care which political party you support, if you leave your country in a worse state than when you found it 14 years later, you do not deserve to be in government for a moment longer."
Mr Khan needed to win a simple majority of ballots cast, as the rules for the mayoral race were changed to a first-past-the-post voting system ahead of the latest election.
Andy Street lost the West Midlands mayoralty in a shock defeat for the Conservatives, as Labour mayors swept to victory across England.
Mr Street, a Tory candidate, had hoped to cling on in the West Midlands, but was narrowly defeated in an upset by his Labour rival Richard Parker, party sources said.
The Conservative loss was part of a double defeat for Mr Sunak after Mr Khan secured his victory in London.
Labour also counted mayoral victories in Liverpool, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and in Greater Manchester where Andy Burnham returned to power.
With the loss of the West Midlands, Mr Sunak is left with the sole consolation of a mayoral victory in the Tees Valley.
Ben Houchen retained the region for the Tories yesterday, amid denials he had sought to distance himself from the Conservatives during the campaign.
Mr Street's loss may have an impact on Mr Sunak's defence against backbench Tory challenges to his authority.
As West Midlands mayor, Mr Parker will represent an area covering Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Coventry and other boroughs across the region.
The results of several other mayoral, council, and police and crime commissioner elections will also be announced as the weekend begins.
