The candidates for the next Mayor of London may have been confirmed, but according to the capital's voters the best man for the job isn't on the list.

According to a survey by online betting company Betfair, Londoners would want Britain's rudest chef, Gordon Ramsay, to throw his hat in the ring if they had their way.

The survey of 1,000 eligible London voters revealed that if the capital could vote for a high-profile face to run for mayor, a whopping 31 per cent would pick Ramsay as their top choice.

Ramsay was a clear winner when potential voters were presented with a number of London-based names' which included Kate Moss, Kelly Osbourne, David Beckham and Madonna.

Little Britain star David Walliams came in a distant second, with almost 15 per cent of the votes, whilst the former Mrs McCartney, Heather Mills, took the title of Least Desirable Celeb Mayor' with less than one per cent of the vote: Asked who they would really vote for, the study showed that front runners Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone sit almost neck and neck on 34 and 36 per cent respectively.

It also found that Londoners consider Ken the more trustworthy of the two - with 26 per cent of people believing Ken to be more likely to keep his election promises compared to Johnson's 17 per cent.

Adrian Murdock of Betfair said: "Clearly Londoners think the capital needs shaking up a bit. I don't know whether this means the secret to winning an election is an ability to shout at hapless kitchen staff and whip up a good soufflé, but the message certainly seems to be that the City wants strong leadership."

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