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How Sadiq Khan came out on top during London mayor election

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It's easy to say now, but Sadiq Khan was always going to retain London's mayoralty. The low turnout figures yesterday sparked speculation of a shock Susan Hall victory, leaving Labour genuinely worried about the prospect of a very close result, there turned out to be quite the gap in the end. Ms Hall's campaign was focused on two things, the ULEZ expansion and crime. It seems Londoners were not convinced by her promises to reform the Metropolitan Police Service with an emphasis on borough-based, neighbourhood policing. There was also a pledge of more police officers. But Sadiq Khan focused on 'tackling the causes of crime ', also promising more police for good measure. READ MORE: How every London borough voted in mayor elections after Sadiq Khan's win It seems as though Susan Hall's team overestimated opposition to Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion (Image: Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The Tory candidate told Ou...