Zac Goldsmith has been selected as the Conservative candidate for next year’s London Mayoral election.

Mr Goldsmith, whose late father Sir James Goldsmith and grandfather were Jewish, won with a landslide victory – collecting 70 per cent of the votes in the Tory selection process.

He will take on Labour candidate Sadiq Khan next May in the battle to succeed Boris Johnson in City Hall.

Mr Goldsmith told the JC last month that he would send “overt and very clear” support to reassure the capital’s Jewish community if elected.

The Richmond Park and North Kingston MP said: “I don't think there's a community that better illustrates the value of integration than the Jewish community. It's hard to imagine this city without its Jewish community. It'd be a poorer place on every conceivable level. That's something which can be shouted from the rooftops."

Mr Goldsmith said he maintained a "very good relationship" with synagogues in his constituency, and pledged to build on the strong business links with Israel that have been nurtured by Mr Johnson.

He was the runaway victor in the selection contest, receiving 6,514 votes from party members. Runner-up Syed Kamall got 1,477 votes – 16 per cent. Stephen Greenhalgh finished third, with Andrew Boff fourth.