London Mayoral Elections '08: 25th April-1st May 2008

Boris Johnson Brian Paddick Ken Livingstone Sian Berry
Buzz Index

The buzz index shows levels of "online noise" around a candidate. Our buzz calculation takes into account the number of YouTube views, Facebook friends, and conversations / comments (good or bad) linked to each candidate.

The scale starts at 0 (no buzz). More than 100 represents extreme buzz.

 140.0 34.4 52.1 10.4
Mood Index

The mood index indicates "sentiment" around a candidate. Our mood calculation is an analysis (positive, negative or neutral) of a sample of comments relating to each candidate found around the internet.

The scale is between -100 (very negative) and 100 (very positive).

 -3.33 25.0 -11.11 18.18

Updated weekly. Buzz and mood indexes sampled Thursday 1 May 2008.

“Euripides_Trousers said: 'I learned very little from that programme, except how ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Leyton Orient FC discussion forum

“The election is on who will be a better mayor for London, not on who you'd rathe...”
Show full comment  Found at: Livejournal

“So you don't think it's possible that someone like me; a simple, common-or-garde...”
Show full comment  Found at: This is London discussion boards

“". . .let me just say that if votes were to be cast in the forthcoming mayoral e...”
Show full comment  Found at: Thoroughly_Good

“In many ways I feel the London Mayoral Elections also serve to illustrate where ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Independent.co.uk

“I'd rather vote for Boris yeltsin than Ken! I'd rather vote for Brian the Snail ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Independent.co.uk

“Vote for Johnson to get rid of Deadstone but hold your nose when you do it. Pos...”
Show full comment  Found at: BNP blog

“Ken Livingstone is so scared that Boris will win and as part of a last desperate...”
Show full comment  Found at: This is London discussion boards

“It appears that even Ken doesn't think he is good for London. In his Vote for L...”
Show full comment  Found at: Digital Spy forums

“It’s depressing to keep reading postings which indicate that there are really ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Citizen Sane

“Oh dear...the green party, what a miserable bunch of people, all they did was mo...”
Show full comment  Found at: Sky News discussion boards

“Ken. Boris is a numpty. Only rich folk will vote for Boris.”
Show full comment  Found at: Digital Spy forums

“dirty european socialist said... Boris is not as good as Ken. Ken is a working ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Daily Referendum

“I would like to see a London that is free from 'cult of personality' politicians...”
Show full comment  Found at: Guardian Comment is Free

“I love Boris cuz of his hair, he is also eccentric. But i think he has be stylin...”
Show full comment  Found at: Facebook

“Oh well, it's not like the mayor of London is a figure of awesome power, I just ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Lies, Damn Lies

“I don't vote for jokes.”
Show full comment  Found at: YouTube

“Unbelievable also that so many of my ex-student mates think he's 'well funny' an...”
Show full comment  Found at: Urban 75

“All three mayorial candidates appeared on Newnight this evening, where everyoneâ...”
Show full comment  Found at: Sitint

“i can't believe he is going for mayor. He is soooooooooooooo stupid. He is a jok...”
Show full comment  Found at: YouTube

What's Hot

'What's Hot' is a list of five of the most prominent or important issues factoring in the opinions we've tracked.

  1. Boris vs Ken
  2. Who I'm going to vote for
  3. Candidate's track record
  4. What the polls say
  5. Kate Hoey

What People Are Saying This Week

  • “"It's ridiculous to thing to that Boris Johnson might be mayor, isn't it? I mean, I know he's ""A LEGERRRNNNND!!!!11"" a...”
    Show full comment   Found at: Brody_Clark
  • “Boris is certainly not perfect, but much preferable to a corrupt crypto-Marxist tired by far too long in office”
    Show full comment   Found at: Daily Telegraph
  • “I,ll be voting for Paddick and Boris and Livingstone will be doing without my second preference vote.”
    Show full comment   Found at: Independent.co.uk
  • “Vote Sian/Ken or Ken/Sian. Sian/Ken makes your support for the Greens crystal clear, but slightly increases the tiny ri...”
    Show full comment   Found at: Urban 75
  • “"Well much as I would love to see Ken's face if he is defeated (and those of his army of cronies), I do wonder at the wi...”
    Show full comment   Found at: Channel_4_Community