Language English Publication date 2008 ISBN 9781842752258 Country United Kingdom | Publisher Politco's Originally published 2008 Subject Greater London Authority Dewey decimal 352.2321609421 | |
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Boris v. Ken: How Boris Johnson won London is a 2008 book by Giles Edwards and Jonathan Isaby about the London mayoral election, 2008
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Background
Ken Livingstone won the London mayoral election, 2000 as a left-wing independent against the official Labour Party candidate and was victorious. Livingstone was readmitted to the Labour Party and won the 2004 election for Labour. In 2008, Boris Johnson became the first Conservative mayor of London after triumphing against Livingstone. The book examines the campaign. The book was referenced in the academic work, The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron and was placed on a reading list issued to Conservative MP's
Reception
In Total Politics magazine, Keith Simpson wrote 'Basically, this book tells the story of how Boris won and why Ken lost. The authors conclude by considering the impact on national politics of the election of Mayor Boris, not least in what they believe could become a rivalry between Boris and David Cameron.' while in Progress magazine Peter Kellner described the book as a 'brisk and highly readable narrative' and noting 'The swing to the Conservatives was significantly less in London than in the local elections elsewhere in England' The book was also featured on BBC Parliament