A Conservative member of Parliament, Boris Johnson, a floppy-haired media celebrity, transformed himself from a shambling and amusing figure of fun into a dynamic political force. On Friday, Mr. Johnson was elected the mayor of London.

According to the New York Times, “Mr. Johnson’s surprising victory was not only a triumph of his own singular style, but also a resounding public rebuke to the Labor Government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a day full of such rebukes.”

While the votes were tallied across the country after Thursday’s elections, it emerged that the Labor Party had suffered its worst electoral results in at least 40 years.

Nonetheless, the biggest shock was Mr. Johnson, 43, defeating the experienced Labor incumbent, Ken Livingston, 62, by 1,168,738 votes to 1,028,966 votes. The results revealed that London would no longer be a strong-hold for the Labor Party.

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