This time next month, London will have a new mayor. May's election will bring down the curtain on 16 years of the Ken 'n' Boris show that has dominated the capital's politics since the elected mayoralty was established in 2000. Neither of the two leading candidates, Labour's Sadiq Khan and the Conservatives' Zac Goldsmith, measures up to the first two incumbents of City Hall in terms of being a larger-than-life personality. But the construction industry may settle for a little less showbiz if delivery improves. The new mayor faces profound challenges. London's population passed its previous peak of 8.6 million last year. And the Office for National Statistics predicts that it will continue growing to more than 10 million by 2030, before soaring to 11 million in another decade. Growth on this scale will load ever more strain on London's already creaking housing and infrastructure. So how do Sadiq and Zac measure up on the issues that count to the construction industry?
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