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In the regional elections in Great Britain, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was re-elected for a second term.
According to the results published on Saturday evening, the 50-year-old Labor politician had the upper hand over his conservative challenger Shaun Bailey.
Khan received a good 1.2 million votes, while Bailey received just under 980,000.
At 42 percent, the turnout was lower than in previous polls.
Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants, was the first Muslim politician to be elected mayor of a western capital in 2016.
He had then taken over from the current Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Khan had spoken out against Brexit
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After his election victory was announced, the 50-year-old said he would like to focus his second term on building bridges between the different communities of London, as well as between London City Hall and the UK government.
During the election campaign, Khan had primarily promised job creation and said he would ensure that London retained its top position in the world despite Brexit and the pandemic.
Khan had spoken out against Britain's exit from the EU and, during his first term in office, quarreled with both Johnson and former US President Donald Trump. He is repeatedly traded as a possible Labor candidate for the office of British Prime Minister.