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Ken has been absolutely lousy for London so I strongly suspect Boris will win. He's run a serious and excellent campaign talking about the issues which Londoners really care about, whilst Ken has looked increasingly out of touch with the voters.

A lot of inner London also dislikes Ken so I doubt high turnout there will be able to save him from the likely pro-Boris suburbs.

My prediction - Boris wins with around 53% of the vote.

If Boris has won we shall at least be spared the sight of Ken Livingstone fawning all over President Chavez again. And Ken will be able to go to Cuba again and visit his other Socialist hero, Fidel Castro, without spending taxpayers money to do so.

Why he should be pals with the two leaders most to blame for giving Socialism a bad name is beyond me.

Boris will be a disaster, more than likely.

But at least he gives the impression of being a disaster that you can trust.

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I'm not predicting any results for London but this is what I saw today when out covering Ken's polling day

Nick, looking forward to the evening, as always, but already annoyed by the tabloid style of Jeremy Vine and his trivialization of toadys events. We don't need this childish and patronizing way of explaining tonight's results.

Hmm. memories of the networks declaration of Al Gore as US president in 2000....wait until they're counted! 2nd preferences can change everything....

Matt

Nick,i think tonights results will not be about the winners and losers,i will have my eyes focused on the turn out,a low turn out will be a disaster for all politicians,i fear that apathy will win the night....

hull results in - some lib dem gains

Lab are not doing well in Derby. Have just lost one of the central wards to Lib Dems by only 100 votes.

Nick - why do you feel the need to dilute political jounalism so much that it should appeal to readers who would normally go straight to the television listings? "Ken-haters", "Boris-haters" - has it really come to this on the ´óÏó´«Ã½?

I do hope that the ´óÏó´«Ã½ will not be concentrating on the London Mayoral election all night.

The results won't be known until tomorrow, so why not debate it fully then?

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Nick,

Ken Livingstone is an impressive politician and a great leader for London. As an architect and teacher I have really been impressed with the mayor's eforts for sustainability and intelligent urbanism as London continues to grow. Ken has contributed much to a great Renaissance for inspired architecture and growth, consistent, in-line with the labour's vision for healthy cities. Total commitment to public transport, cycling and affordable housing, we have much to thank Ken's administration for. Lets hope for four more years, consolidating these inspired strides for the capital city. A great adminsitration.

Well done Ken.

What on Earth is Jeremy Vine doing prancing about with his cartoon characters?
The bit on the ten o'clock news was bad enough so I can't stand another minute of Election Night Special. We expect intelligent reporting from the ´óÏó´«Ã½, not this rubbish. Talking about 'Ken haters' doesn't help. We just want to know the results and have some serious political comment and analysis without all the snide comments and attempts at entertainment.

Seriously Nick, what the hell are these graphics about? The ascent of man? Brown's portrait gallery?

The people who watch the 8 o'clock news 'strand' are now all safely all in bed so why the Fisherprice /Tomy coverage?

the lib dems are switching to tories,and the public have not turned out,it's got to be the main issue"POOR TURN OUT"

Why does Culshaw think Boris sounds like Ken Dodd? And why is Emily asking his opinion on political issues?

The questions are just terribly lame setups for some pretty poor impressions, hardly what one expects of the ´óÏó´«Ã½. Or certainly didn't used to be...

And just when you thought Vine couldn't sink to a lower depth we get a dreadful comedy 'western' voice.

Seriously the man has absolutely no shame.

Mr. Brown and his condotteori keep banging on about "listening". Well listen to this result and GO before this country is totally wrecked.

Leadership is about inspiring others to follow, something Brown has always lacked.

He is so far out of his depth as prime minister that it is embarrassing to watch.

The local election results are the public's verdict on the most inept period of government the nation has ever seen.

Here is your opportunity David Cammeron to show the public what good leadership looks like.

Quite simply if the fate of London is to be decided by people that need the ballot paper translated for them I begin to question the sanity of it all. How can so much reliance be placed on individuals with no command of the English language, what exactly are they voting for?................not going there, point made!

I am not a betting man but I can almost predict which Boroughs will vote for Ken.