Sadiq Khan Wins 3rd Term as Labour Counts More Local Election Gains

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has won a historic third term as Labour continues to count gains in local elections. Mr. Khan secured 1,088,225 votes, a majority of some 275,828 over Conservative rival Susan Hall, who secured just under 813,000 votes. Elsewhere in England, Labour’s Andy Burnham was reelected mayor of Greater Manchester, and Richard Parker ousted Tory mayor Andy Street in the West Midlands. By Saturday evening, results had been announced in all 11 mayoral elections, with Labour candidates winning 10 of them. The main opposition party has also made significant gains in local elections. Mr. Khan, 53, became the first Muslim mayor of the British capital in 2016. His victory was expected despite some public anger over knife crime and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which charges drivers of older, more polluting vehicles a daily fee....