Polling booths have opened in the election of the next London mayor.

There are eight mayoral candidates: Siobhan Benita (Independent), Carlos Cortiglia (BNP), Boris Johnson (Conservative), Jenny Jones (Green), Ken Livingstone (Labour), Brian Paddick (Lib Dems), Lawrence Webb (UKIP) and The Famous Magical Unicorn (Firebox).

Ballot counting starts on Friday and the winner is expected to be announced late on Friday night.

We wish the candidates the best of luck!