Sadiq Khan may be ahead on first counts so far in the race for London Mayor but it has been a "mixed picture" for his party across the country.

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In Scotland the SNP won an "historic" third victory while Labour were pushed into third by the resurgent Scottish Tories.

Across England Jeremy Corbyn's party held key councils but lost councillors.

And in Wales Labour is set to remain the dominant party, although they are likely to fall just short of a majority after UKIP won seven Welsh Assembly seats.

You can follow live coverage of the results as they come in here.

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Jason from Raynes Park in south west London said he struggled to decide how to cast his mayoral vote because he despaired of the choices.

He told the Vanessa Feltz show: "In the end, I've done my vote and I thought, 'uh, why did I do that?'

"All I kept thinking was, one was Sadiq Khan banging on about bus drivers and his dad, and Zac Goldsmith, he's like my accountant. Once he starts going, I switch off. There's no personality.

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"It was all wishy-washy and all they are going to do is inherit everything from Boris and everybody is promising homes but with no money... [so] we aren't going to get any houses, and everything is going to be like this.

"I just don't think anything is going to change. I walked away thinking, what a waste. All they wanted to do was have a pop at each other over religion or some sort of petty argument. I just wish somebody had grabbed the election campaign by the scruff of the neck and made us all sit up and go 'now he sounds like he could run the capital'."

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Elizabeth Rizzini brings you some very welcome weather news.

Karl Mercer
Political reporter, BBC London

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If he's looking for a deputy mayor for policing, the smart money seems to be on current Assembly Member Joanne McCartney, a trained barrister and Labour member for Enfield and Haringey, who has chaired the assembly's Police and Crime Committee.

Fiona Twycross, who has worked on the Fire Authority, may also be rewarded.

Former Bethnal Green MP Oona King, who backed Mr Khan when he first announced he was running, may enter City Hall in a communities role.

Expect roles too for policy director Nick Bowes - widely seen as the ideas person behind the new mayor's campaign..... and Leah Kreitsman and Jack Stenner.... Key members of Team Khan since he became Labour's candidate.

Selling the message; it's likely that former journalist Patrick Hennessey, who ran communications for Mr Khan during the election campaign, will continue.

Karl Mercer
Political reporter, BBC London

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It's likely the man who ran his campaign, David Bellamy will continue as Sadiq Khan's right hand man as his chief of staff.

And helping to deliver on the big issue of the election - housing - it's likely he will stick with James Murray - an Islington councillor, who advised the campaign on housing and stood in at debates for him.

There may also be a return to City Hall for Neale Coleman - an advisor to both Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson - heavily involved in delivery the Olympics and its legacy, he briefly worked as head of policy in Jeremy Corbyn's team.

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Seen as capable and pragmatic he's likely to have a role in settling Team Khan into the eight floor offices.

Another name being touted is that of Andrew Adonis - a former cabinet minister and currently the head of the National Infrastructure Commission.

With big projects like Crossrail 2 and HS2 coming down the track, his expertise could prove key, but it may require him walking away from the national job.

Karl Mercer
Political reporter, BBC London

London Elects, external suggests Sadiq Khan is currently ahead in the count of first choice votes for Mayor, although there is still a long way to go until the final result is announced this evening.

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If many Londoners knew little about the Labour candidate until this contest, it is likely they will know even less about the team that will help him govern at City Hall.

Every mayor has the right to appoint two political advisers and up to 10 other staff, giving them a chance to surround themselves with trusted lieutenants and a chance to hit the ground running.

So who might form Sadiq Khan's team to help him carry through on his campaign promises on housing, transport, policing and the environment?

Tom Edwards
Transport Correspondent, BBC London

Is it really eight years ago that Boris Johnson first became London's mayor?

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My time covering transport at BBC London has nearly mirrored his in office and so, as he departs, I thought it timely to put down some non-definitive thoughts.

Recently I asked Mr Johnson if he enjoyed dealing with the transport; his answer was quick: "Of course, it's the best bit."

But it has not been without its ups and downs and controversy. And while there have been flamboyant quotes - remember the "grit-snow lasagne" - what has changed?

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BBC Radio London presenter

Mr Boff told me earlier that Zac Goldsmith "came up with a really credible package of policies and I still think he will be mayor by the end of the day and I think it will be wonderful if he is".

He said: "The package of policies he put forward were really full of hope, really full of aspiration, and really chimed with what Londoners wanted, there was just one aspect that I am being critical of and that is one aspect that will do long term damage to the party, unless we address it and that is why I spoke up.

"I do not want to see that kind of policy being used again from London Conservatives." 

You can hear the interview in full from 08:40 on BBC iPlayer radio.   

Vanessa Feltz
BBC Radio London presenter

During the London mayoral debates Tory candidate Zac Goldsmith criticised Labour front-runner Sadiq Khan for sharing a platform in the past with people with apparently extremist views. 

London Assembly Conservative candidate Andrew Boff said he took a dim view of Mr Goldsmith's position.  

Mr Boff said: "In debates with those people, with those voices, that may have a very, very strict view of religion, do we say we are not going to talk to you about these issues? We are not going to talk to you about women's rights, we are not going to talk to you about gay rights until you hold those views?

"No. Actually what you do is you engage with people, and you say everybody is free to do what they want in this country and the fact that somebody has that religious view doesn't mean that is what is happening.

"To actually "no platform" people is no way forward for a diverse city like London."

Susana Mendonca
BBC Radio London Political Reporter

Baroness Kramer has told BBC Radio London that the Conservative London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is a "Jekyll and Hyde character" in her experience of standing against him.

The Liberal Democrat lost her Richmond parliamentary seat to Zac Goldsmith in 2010. 

Speaking to Vanessa Feltz this morning she said during that campaign: "I was constantly called vicious... and no better than a computer." 

She added Mr Goldsmith "could be exceedingly charming but, when challenged, he resents it... He is a Jekyll and Hyde character." 

Baroness Kramer was also critical of the language used by Mr Goldsmith's campaign team to attack Sadiq Khan during the mayoral race.

She said: "Some of the language has felt vindictive."

She said "innuendo" used about religion and race had been divisive. And added politicians should be building communities not dividing them.

Vanessa Feltz
BBC Radio London presenter

London Assembly Conservative Andrew Boff said: "I thought specifically one part of the campaign will actually do us lasting damage in London in terms of bridge building with the many diverse local communities we have in London.

"I think this inference that somebody who has devout religious views is in some way radicalised, or is more likely to become a terrorist or a terrorist sympathiser, is a complete misunderstanding of faith in London and I think that inference which was carried on has done damage because I think there is no evidence for that."

Mr Boff was defeated by Zac Goldsmith to become the Conservative's mayoral candidate in yesterday's election.

You can hear the full interview for yourself which was at 08:40.

Susana Mendonca
BBC Radio London Political Reporter

Conservative Andrew Boff has repeated his criticism of Zac Goldsmith's London mayoral campaign on the Vanessa Feltz breakfast show on BBC Radio London.

Mr Boff, who has been a member of the London Assembly and is standing for re-election, said Mr Goldsmith's campaign team were wrong to equate people with devout religious views with being terrorist sympathisers.

He questioned Mr Goldsmith's criticism of Labour's Sadiq Khan for sharing platforms with people with conservative religious views.

Mr Boff said: "Just sharing a platform... does not give them the oxygen of publicity."

He told BBC Newsnight last night this approach had damaged the Conservative Party's relationship with communities in London.

With counting under way, the London Elects, external website is showing live progress of the first choice votes for each mayoral candidate.

Note, once 90% of the votes have been counted, the graph will no longer be updated.  

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You can follow the progress of the count for Mayor and the London Assembly here., external

The Conservative group leader on the London Assembly has launched a scathing attack of Zac Goldsmith's election campaign, saying his tactics have been a "mistake"

Andrew Boff told Newsnight Mr Goldsmith's campaign had "done real damage" and "blown up" bridges the Conservative Party had built with London's Muslim communities.

He said there were policy areas where the Tories could have challenged Mr Khan but instead they focused on the extremist issue, which could also have damaged the Tory chances in the London Assembly elections.

Tom Edwards
Transport Correspondent, BBC London

Boris Johnson has attended his final photo call as mayor as he opened the new East to West cycle superhighway.

He wouldn't be drawn on any questions about the election but said it was time to "wait and see".

The deputy head of a fee-paying Catholic school in London has been jailed for 33 months for possessing extreme images of child abuse.

Peter Allott, 37, who taught at St Benedict's in Ealing admitted possessing, showing and making category A indecent images of children.

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Allott, of Marchwood Crescent, Ealing, was caught using video conferencing to share images with others in the UK.

Blackfriars Crown Court heard him admit possessing a controlled drug, MDMA.

The Met Office on what was the UK's hottest day of the year so far.

Many were left baffled after receiving the amber snow alert for London, south-east England, and south Wales - despite temperatures reaching 21C (70F).

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"Warmest day of the year and Met Office email me an amber snow warning. Are they having a giraffe or what?!", one Twitter user, Howard Bannister, external, said.

The Met Office blamed a "technical error".

The ballot boxes are open at Alexandra Palace.

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There are delays of up to 20 minutes on South West Trains between Feltham and Staines because of an earlier late running freight train.

Also, some Southern trains services could be cancelled or amended today due to a shortage of train conductors.

And on the Metropolitan Line, there is a temporary speed limit for safety reasons in Chorleywood area due to a landslip. Journeys north of Rickmansworth have been extended by two or three minutes.