The London mayor’s victory came after a bruising campaign against Hall, who was selected ahead of more high-profile Tory candidates including former London minister Paul Scully.
Hall’s candidacy generated controversy after his Liked appreciation tweets The late right-wing politician Enoch Powell and some people used Islamophobic abuse towards Khan, who is a practicing Muslim.
On the eve of polling day, Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said that a Hall victory would be “a victory for racists, white supremacists and Islamophobes around the world”, which former Prime Minister Liz Truss labeled “disgusting”.
During the campaign, Hall took aim at Khan over the controversial extension of the capital city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, a move blamed on drivers of high-polluting vehicles, which the Tories successfully opposed in a Westminster by-election last year. Hall said She would cancel the extension “on day one.”
Knife crime in London also made headlines during the campaign, with one fatal sword attack in the Hainault area of London Dominated the final days of the race.
Khan, who previously served as a Labor MP and minister, is now the capital’s longest-serving mayor. As well as rising crime in the capital, his bid for a third term has included an investigation into housing affordability and the criticized Metropolitan Police.