George Galloway Mulls London Mayor Bid

George Galloway has suggested he might quit the "tedium" of Parliament in 2015 and run as a candidate for the Mayor of London.

The outspoken Respect MP said he enjoys elections more than the work and would "relish" the chance to stand for City Hall.

Mr Galloway revealed he had discussed his ambitions with Ed Miliband at a meeting in January.

At the time, the Labour leader said the talks were devoted to an upcoming vote on boundary changes.

Mr Galloway, who was a Labour MP for 16 years before being expelled from the party in 2003, said he found Parliament "2% terrifying and 98% tedium".

"I'm interested in running for the mayor of London in 2016 but I haven't decided. I like elections more than I like serving," he told Total Politics magazine.

"I relish them in the way most politicians don't, and this is the only mass popular election that there is here.

"Seven million people have the right to vote in it; it's the next best thing to a presidential election that you're ever going to get in Britain.

"So, I relish running for the office, and the opportunity finally to be in power over substantial sets of important tasks in a city as great as London is obviously attractive."

George Galloway fancies a tilt at running City Hall

Mr Galloway was re-elected to Parliament as Respect's only MP in March last year after pulling off a shock victory in the Bradford West by-election.

He beat Labour by more than 10,000 votes after taking more than 55% of the vote share and dubbed his victory the "Bradford Spring".

It was his third attempt at a comeback in two years after he was kicked out of Labour for his opposition to the Iraq War.

He defeated Oona King in Bethnal and Bow in 2005 but failed to oust former Labour minister Jim Fitzpatrick in another east London seat in 2010.

He also stood unsuccessfully for the Scottish Parliament in 2011.

The current London Mayor Boris Johnson has admitted considering running for a third term but is widely expected to quit and pursue a return to Westminster.

Potential Tory candidates for the role in 2016 include Lord Coe and Karren Brady, while Dame Tessa Jowell and Diane Abbott are among possible Labour candidates.

Comedian Eddie Izzard is another possibility, although he has said he is seeking Labour's nomination for 2019 instead.

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