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The final reckoning: how Boris and Ken measure up in election battle

London goes to the polls on May 3 with the election battle between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone set to be the capital's closest mayoral contest yet Comments (14)

Boris takes lead in closest ever race for City Hall

Exclusive poll: Boris Johnson has clawed his way back to a two-point lead in the closest mayoral race yet despite Ken Livingstone's hugely popular pledge to cut fares Comments (48)

Commentary: Ken's game of catch-up fails to harden into winning lead

Londoners urged to get out and vote in neck-and-neck contest

Poll results: Every Londoner has been urged to register to vote in the mayoral election on May 3 to take the turnout above 50 per cent Comments (20)

Stars' trainer gets Boris fit for Olympics

Boris Johnson has been working with a personal trainer to lose weight before the Olympics and "lead from the front" in his bid to encourage people to take up sport Comments (8)

Boris bid to run every rail service in London

Boris Johnson made a bid to take over every rail service in London in a move described as the biggest shake-up since privatisation Comments (45)

Boris misses his 100,000 electric car target... by 98,000

Boris Johnson was criticised today as it was revealed his target of 100,000 electric vehicles on the streets of London could take "centuries" to achieve Comments (12)

I'll pay for fares cut with �300m surplus, says Ken

Ken Livingstone says his pledge to slash fares is "affordable and necessary" when he said that Transport for London made more than �300 million in the last nine months Comments (41)