London Mayor Boris Johnson hopes to defy disappointing Conservative results and retain the job – but the result is delayed after two ballot boxes of uncounted votes are found.

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Boris ahead amid London delays

Britons seemed to have turned against their national leaders in mayoral and local council votes that are seen as a midterm judgment on Britain’s coalition government.

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Early Results Show Opposition Gains in British Vote

Voters go to the polls for council elections in England, Wales and Scotland, and several mayoral votes and referendums also take place.

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Voters heading to polls around UK

Though President Obama and Mitt Romney publicly disagree with New York’s mayor on a range of issues, they are both determined to score his endorsement.

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Obama and Romney Vie for Mayor Bloomberg’s Endorsement

Discuss the mayor’s favorite issues.

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Romney and Bloomberg Have Breakfast

A new class of taxis that will accept street hails outside Manhattan, unveiled on Sunday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, will be “apple green.”

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New York’s New Taxi Is Green. Literally.

For Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker planning a mayoral run, her marriage to her longtime partner will be a personal event, but one that is freighted with political significance.

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For Christine Quinn’s Wedding, Politics an Uninvited Guest

Differing views on the merits of directly-elected mayors

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Elected mayors – big hitter or protest vote?

The organizers staged their first major action outside the capital on Saturday, rallying about 1,500 people against alleged ballot fraud in the mayoral election of Astrakhan.

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Leaders of Rallies in Moscow Take Their Show on the Road

Mayor Cory A. Booker, who saved a woman from her burning house, said that “there was a time when I didn’t think we’d make it out of there.”

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Mayor Cory Booker Says He Felt Terror in Fire Rescue

A New Jersey mayor, Cory Booker, plays down suggestions he is a hero after he rushed into a burning house to save a woman.

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New Jersey mayor in fire rescue

Mayor Cory A. Booker carried a neighbor out of a burning house Thursday night. They were both taken to a local hospital, where Mr. Booker was treated for smoke inhalation.

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Cory Booker, Newark Mayor, Saves Woman From House Fire

Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker ran into a burning home Thursday night to try and rescue a trapped woman, an act of heroism that sent him to the hospital.

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Newark mayor saves neighbor from fire

The candidates vying to become capital’s mayor

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London’s seven mayoral candidates

The candidates vying to become capital’s mayor

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London’s seven mayoral candidates