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Roundup: Last results of British elections continue to come in

Xinhua, May 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

As the last results of British local and mayoral elections continued to come in on Saturday, the political dust was finally settling for the "Super Thursday".

For 15 hours from 7:00 a.m.local time (0600 GMT) on the polling day, millions of people sealed the fates of hundreds of politicians, from the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly, to police and crime commissioners in England and Wales, and to thousands of local councilors serving in town halls across the country.

The headline news of "Super Thursday" came from the official confirmation that British Labour Party politician Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, becoming the first Muslim mayor of the capital city,

He beat his main rival, Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith after a bruising campaign across the capital.

In the Scottish Parliament, British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives enjoyed major gains, pushing Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party into an unthinkable third place.

The ruling Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) stayed in top spot without an overall majority. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon announced a minority government in Scotland, with no coalition or pacts with any other party.

"We have made history with the SNP winning a third consecutive Scottish Parliament election," she said.

The new lineup in Edinburgh is SNP 63, Conservatives 31, Labour 24, Greens 6, Lib Dems 5.

The feared major losses in city halls across the country for Corbyn's Labour Party didn't happen, with the leader insisting he would stay on.

Labour Party has remained as the largest party in the Welsh Assembly, but without an overall lead, providing some comfort for Corbyn.

It was though a good night for Nigel Farage'UK Independence Party (UKIP) which picked up seven seats in the Welsh Assembly, their first ever presence in Cardiff.

The Liberal Democrats in Wales lost all but one of its seats, prompting party leader Kirsty Williams to resign.

The new line up in Cardiff is Labour 29, Plaid Cymru 12, Conservatives 11, UKIP 7, Lib Dems 1. Endit