Livingstone Elected: London's First Direct Mayor
Ken Livingstone won election as London's first directly elected mayor, an office created to give the capital a single accountable leader separate from the ceremonial Lord Mayor. Running as an independent after Labour expelled him, he introduced the congestion charge that reduced central London traffic by 30 percent and became a model for cities worldwide.
May 4, 2000
26 years ago
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