Editing Mayor of London (section)

====Extended term====
The Government postponed all elections due in May 2020, including for the mayor of London, for one year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Khan had therefore served a term in office of five years rather than four, which ended in [[2021 London mayoral election|May 2021]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/postponement-of-may-2020-elections|title=Postponement of May 2020 elections|via=gov.uk}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2021 for a shortened three-year term,<ref>{{cite web|title=Coronavirus Act 2020|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/section/60/enacted/data.htm|access-date=20 June 2023|work=Legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> defeating the Conservative candidate [[Shaun Bailey (AM)|Shaun Bailey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor for second term|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/08/sadiq-khan-london-mayor-second-term-labour-shaun-bailey-conservatives|work= [[The Guardian]]|author= Savage, Michael; and agencies|date=8 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sadiq-khan-london-mayor-win-b1844335.html|title=Sadiq Khan wins second term as London mayor|first=Alastair|last=Jamieson|work=[[The Independent]]|date= 7 May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>