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Ken: How Boris Johnson Won London <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Boris+v.+Ken%3A+How+Boris+Johnson+Won+London&rft.author=Giles+Edwards%2C+Jonathan+Isaby&rft.date=2008&rft.pub=Politico%27s&rft.place=%5B%5BUnited+Kingdom%5D%5D"></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Boris_v._Ken_How_Boris_Johnson_won_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Boris_v._Ken_How_Boris_Johnson_won_London.jpg/220px-Boris_v._Ken_How_Boris_Johnson_won_London.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="341" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Boris_v._Ken_How_Boris_Johnson_won_London.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th><td class="infobox-data">Giles Edwards, Jonathan Isaby</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_London" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of London">Politics of London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Published</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Politico's</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2008</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781842752258" title="Special:BookSources/9781842752258">9781842752258</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification" title="Dewey Decimal Classification">Dewey Decimal</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">352.2321609421</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Boris v. Ken: How Boris Johnson Won London</b></i> is a 2008 book by Giles Edwards and Jonathan Isaby about the <a href="/wiki/2008_London_mayoral_election" title="2008 London mayoral election">2008 London mayoral election</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boris_v._Ken&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ken_Livingstone" title="Ken Livingstone">Ken Livingstone</a> won the <a href="/wiki/2000_London_mayoral_election" title="2000 London mayoral election">2000 London mayoral election</a> as a left-wing independent against the official <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> candidate. Livingstone was readmitted to the Labour Party and won the <a href="/wiki/2004_London_mayoral_election" title="2004 London mayoral election">2004 election</a> for Labour. In 2008, <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> mayor of London after triumphing against Livingstone. The book examines the campaign. The book was referenced in the academic work, <i>The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron</i> and was placed on a reading list issued to Conservative MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boris_v._Ken&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Total_Politics" title="Total Politics">Total Politics</a></i> magazine, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Simpson_(politician)" title="Keith Simpson (politician)">Keith Simpson</a> wrote 'Basically, this book tells the story of how Boris won and why Ken lost. The authors conclude by considering the impact on national politics of the election of Mayor Boris, not least in what they believe could become a rivalry between Boris and David Cameron',<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in <i>Progress</i> magazine <a href="/wiki/Peter_Kellner" title="Peter Kellner">Peter Kellner</a> described the book as a 'brisk and highly readable narrative' and noting 'The swing to the Conservatives was significantly less in London than in the local elections elsewhere in England'.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The book was also featured on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Parliament" title="BBC Parliament">BBC Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boris_v._Ken&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2493248/In-full-The-reading-list-issued-to-Tory-MPs.html">"In full: The reading list issued to Tory MPs"</a>. <i>Telegraph.co.uk</i>. 3 August 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Telegraph.co.uk&rft.atitle=In+full%3A+The+reading+list+issued+to+Tory+MPs&rft.date=2008-08-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2493248%2FIn-full-The-reading-list-issued-to-Tory-MPs.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABoris+v.+Ken" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeith_Simpson2008" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Simpson_(politician)" title="Keith Simpson (politician)">Keith Simpson</a> (19 September 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/culture/book-reviews-4">"Book reviews"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Total_Politics" title="Total Politics">Total Politics</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Car">London Cable Car</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics" title="2012 Summer Paralympics">2012 Summer Paralympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Bridge" title="Garden Bridge">Garden Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Tube" title="Night Tube">Night Tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Arcuri" title="Jennifer Arcuri">Jennifer Arcuri</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other offices held</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)">Leader of the Conservative Party</a> (2019–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Chair-in-Office" title="Commonwealth Chair-in-Office">Commonwealth Chair-in-Office</a> (2019–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson_as_Foreign_Secretary" title="Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary">Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs</a> (2016–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Minister_for_Higher_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Minister for Higher Education">Shadow Minister for Higher Education</a> (2005–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Minister_for_the_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Minister for the Arts">Shadow Minister for the Arts</a> (2004)</li> <li>MP for <a href="/wiki/Henley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Henley (UK Parliament constituency)">Henley</a> (2001–2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Electoral history of Boris Johnson">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_London_mayoral_election" title="2008 London mayoral election">2008</a> (Mayoral)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_London_mayoral_election" title="2012 London mayoral election">2012</a> (Mayoral)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2021 United Kingdom local elections">2021</a> (Local)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2022 United Kingdom local elections">2022</a> (Local)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By Johnson</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Friends,_Voters,_Countrymen" title="Friends, Voters, Countrymen">Friends, Voters, Countrymen</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seventy-Two_Virgins" title="Seventy-Two Virgins">Seventy-Two Virgins</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_of_Rome" title="The Dream of Rome">The Dream of Rome</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Churchill_Factor" title="The Churchill Factor">The Churchill Factor</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unleashed_(book)" title="Unleashed (book)">Unleashed</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">About Johnson</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Boris:_The_Rise_of_Boris_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson">Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Boris v. Ken</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Boris_Johnson" title="Public image of Boris Johnson">Public <br />image</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cultural <br />depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Headcases" title="Headcases">Headcases</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Boris_Met_Dave" title="When Boris Met Dave">When Boris Met Dave</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newzoids" title="Newzoids">Newzoids</a></i> (2015–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Members_Only_(South_Park)" title="Members Only (South Park)">South Park</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brexit:_The_Uncivil_War" title="Brexit: The Uncivil War">Brexit: The Uncivil War</a></i> (2019)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vossi_Bop" title="Vossi Bop">Vossi Bop</a>" (2019)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson_Is_a_Fucking_Cunt" title="Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt">Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt</a>" (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Stop_Christmas" title="Can't Stop Christmas">Can't Stop Christmas</a>" (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image_(2020_TV_series)" title="Spitting Image (2020 TV series)">Spitting Image</a></i> (2020–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_England_(TV_series)" title="This England (TV series)">This England</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DSP_(film)" title="DSP (film)">DSP</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Partygate_(TV_drama)" class="mw-redirect" title="Partygate (TV drama)">Partygate</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Bullingdon_Club_photograph" title="1987 Bullingdon Club photograph">1987 Bullingdon Club photograph</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Greased_piglet" title="Greased piglet">Greased piglet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy" title="Dead cat strategy">Dead cat strategy</a>"</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegra_Mostyn-Owen" title="Allegra Mostyn-Owen">Allegra Mostyn-Owen</a> (first wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_Wheeler" title="Marina Wheeler">Marina Wheeler</a> (second wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Johnson" title="Carrie Johnson">Carrie Johnson</a> (third wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lara_Johnson-Wheeler" title="Lara Johnson-Wheeler">Lara Johnson-Wheeler</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilyn" title="Dilyn">Dilyn</a> (dog)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Johnson_(writer)" title="Stanley Johnson (writer)">Stanley Johnson</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Johnson_Wahl" title="Charlotte Johnson Wahl">Charlotte Fawcett</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Johnson" title="Rachel Johnson">Rachel Johnson</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Johnson" title="Jo Johnson">Jo Johnson</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Fawcett" title="Edmund Fawcett">Edmund Fawcett</a> (uncle)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Fawcett" title="James Fawcett">James Fawcett</a> (grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Kemal" title="Ali Kemal">Ali Kemal</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Avery_Lowe" title="Elias Avery Lowe">Elias Avery Lowe</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Tracy_Lowe-Porter" title="Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter">H. 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