With Labour’s basic election victory within the rearview mirror, eyes are turning to the subsequent battle: who would be the get together’s subsequent candidate for London mayor.

Sadiq Khan has not stated whether or not he’ll search a historic fourth time period as London mayor, however already inside Labour names are starting to emerge as potential successors ought to he resolve to not stand once more.

Those that have been tipped as potential runners within the race embrace Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow, Florence Eshalomi, Labour MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Inexperienced, and Daybreak Butler, Labour MP for Brent East and former shadow minister.

Dr Rosena Allin Khan, who represents Mr Khan’s former seat of Tooting and is a former shadow minister for psychological well being, has additionally been tipped as a possible candidate.

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A spokesperson for Dr Allin-Khan advised Sky Information: “We’ve got an excellent Labour mayor of London in Sadiq who’s simply been re-elected and is delivering for London – together with freezing bus fares and common free college meals.

“Rosena is targeted on her job standing up for the residents of Tooting, tackling crime, addressing the cost-of-living disaster and dealing shifts in A&E.”

Throughout the native elections in Could, Mr Khan secured a historic third time period as London mayor, seeing off Tory challenger Susan Corridor by a majority of almost 276,000 votes.

This yr’s mayoral election was the primary to be carried out utilizing a “first previous the put up” system – the place every voter chooses a single candidate and the winner is decided by a easy majority.

Earlier than a authorities rule change, the London mayoral elections used the supplementary vote system, the place every voter chooses a primary and second desire candidate, with the bottom supported individual being eradicated till somebody takes 50% of the vote.

Sources say there’s a rising consensus inside Labour that the subsequent mayor of London ought to be a lady.

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Georgia Gould, the previous chief of Camden Council and former chair of London Councils can also be being inspired to face for London mayor, Sky Information has been advised, however will not be persuaded to run as a result of reality she holds a protected seat in Queen’s Park and Maida Vale.

Mete Coban, Mr Khan’s deputy mayor of London for surroundings and vitality, can also be being tipped as a potential candidate, as is David Lammy, the international secretary who is understood to have lengthy harboured ambitions for the position.

His place on Gaza as international secretary may nevertheless undermine any marketing campaign he runs for the capital, owing to the left-leaning Labour membership.

A supply near Mr Khan advised Sky Information stated: “It is solely been a couple of months since Sadiq’s historic re-election.

“His sole focus is on persevering with to construct a fairer, safer and greener London for everybody.”

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The following London mayoral contest is because of be held in 2028 and different candidates may emerge.

Earlier than then, there can be native elections in London in 2026, 4 years on from the final set of native elections within the capital the place the totemic councils of Wandsworth, Westminster and Barnet all fell from the Conservatives to Labour.

Sky Information has approached these named on this article for remark.