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Sadiq Khan Elected as London’s First Muslim Mayor

Victory marks bright spot for Labour Party, which suffered losses in other local elections

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LONDON—Sadiq Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants to the U.K., became the capital’s next mayor, in a win that marked a bright spot for the main opposition Labour Party after it suffered losses in other local elections.

Mr. Khan, who became the city’s first Muslim mayor, won by a wide margin, receiving more than 1.3 million votes, while Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith received 994,614 votes, when counting second-choice...

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