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The post of Mayor of London should not be confused with that of the Lord Mayor of London, the ancient and now mainly ceremonial post of Mayor for the City of London.

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The Conservative Party had to replace Jeffrey Archer as their candidate when he was charged with perjury; Steven Norris was selected as his replacement despite tabloid revelations about his many extra-marital affairs. The Liberal Democrat candidate was Susan Kramer.

In 2004, the second election was held. After being re-admitted to the Labour Party, Ken Livingstone was the official Labour Party candidate. He won re-election after second preference votes were counted with Steven Norris again coming second.

As with most elected posts in the UK, there is a deposit - in this case of £10,000, which is returnable on the candidate winning at least 5% of the poll.

Initiatives taken by the Mayor of London include the Congestion charge on private vehicles using Central London on weekdays, and the London Partnerships Register which was a voluntary scheme without legal force for same-sex couples to register their partnership, and paved the way for the introduction by the United Kingdom Parliament of civil partnerships. Unlike civil partnerships, the London Partnerships Register is open to heterosexual couples who favour a public commitment short of marriage.