Boris Johnson eight points ahead of Ken Livingstone in latest opinion poll The new poll says Boris Johnson, the London mayor, is on course to be re-elected. Boris Johnson is on course to be re-elected as London mayor on 3 May, according to the latest ComRes poll. The poll puts the Conservative candidate eight percentage points ahead of his rival, Ken Livingstone, just days after a different poll put the two candidates neck and neck. In a clear sign that Johnson appears immune to the troubles of his Tory colleagues in Westminster, the incumbent mayor appears to be surging ahead with just a week to go until polling day. The ComRes poll shows Johnson eight percentage points ahead (54%-46%) of Labour's Livingstone when other candidates are stripped out in the second round of the preference voting system. The poll also shows a surge for minority parties, with Green mayoral candidate Jenny Jones in third place (6%) on weighted turnout for first preference votes, ahead of Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Paddick (5%). Independent candidate Siobhan Benita is in fifth place on 3%, ahead of Ukip's Lawrence Webb (2%) The latest survey findings come just three days after YouGov put the two main rivals neck and neck. A ComRes poll published two weeks ago put Johnson six percentage points ahead. Jones was delighted to have overtaken her Lib Dem rival. She said: "Polling is of course volatile, unpredictable and often unreliable, but I'm pleased that this election gives the Green party an opportunity to provide an alternative vision to the Punch and Judy politics that have dominated the race - and British politics in general. We're showing ourselves to be the only party willing to stand up for the people of London, their health and their homes, the principles of equality and fairness and helping to ensure London leads the way on the environment and the economy.