London Socialist Alliance
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The London Socialist Alliance (LSA) was an alliance of far-left socialist groups and individuals in London
London
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. It stood candidates in the for the Greater London Assembly Election
London Assembly election, 2000
The first elections for members of the London Assembly were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first mayoral election.The assembly elections used the Mixed member proportional representation, a form of Additional member system, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up...

 in 2000, but supported Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...

 in the mayoral elections held at the same time. It became part of the Socialist Alliance
Socialist Alliance (England)
The Socialist Alliance was a left-wing electoral alliance in England between 1992 and 2005.In late 2005, a small group reformed with the name "Socialist Alliance", with a mutual affiliation with the larger Alliance for Green Socialism.-Origins:...

after the elections.

At the assembly elections it polled about 27,000 votes from a total of 2,400,000, and got 1.6% of the vote.
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