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To be placed on the ballot, candidates for leader must obtain the nominations of 35 MPs. An MP who nominates a candidate does not have to subsequently support, or vote for, that candidate. Some MPs have stated that they nominated colleagues to ensure that candidate got onto the ballot paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33127323|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn completes the line-up|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> |
To be placed on the ballot, candidates for leader must obtain the nominations of 35 MPs. An MP who nominates a candidate does not have to subsequently support, or vote for, that candidate. Some MPs have stated that they nominated colleagues to ensure that candidate got onto the ballot paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33127323|title=Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn completes the line-up|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> |
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The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was formally triggered on 8 May 2015 by the resignation of Ed Miliband as Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom following the party's defeat at the 2015 general election. Harriet Harman, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, became Acting Leader following Miliband's resignation, but announced that she would stand down after the leadership election.[1]
Four candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the election: Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, and Liz Kendall. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and will close on Thursday 10 September 2015, with the results being announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. Voting is by Labour Party members and registered and affiliated supporters, using the alternative vote system.
The election campaign has seen a surge in Labour Party membership, with nearly 610,000 individuals being eligible to vote, compared with 200,000 party members in early May.[2] This increase has been in part credited to the social media campaign around Jeremy Corbyn,[3] who entered the race as the dark horse candidate.[4] The support for Corbyn, and the release of opinion polls showing him leading the race, have led to high profile interventions by individuals such as Gordon Brown,[5] Tony Blair,[2] Jack Straw,[6], David Miliband,[7] and Alastair Campbell,[8] many of which have included claims that Corbyn's election as leader would leave the party unelectable.
Procedure
The leadership election, triggered by Ed Miliband's resignation, is taking place under the reformed rules adopted from the proposals of the February 2014 Collins Report, which was led by Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury.[9] The plan entails a shorter election than the one that took place in 2010, with a new leader being in place before Labour's party conference in September 2015.[10]
The review changed the way in which Labour elects leaders. Under the former system, a three-way electoral college chose the leader, with one-third weight given to the votes of the Parliamentary Labour Party (i.e., Labour members of the House of Commons) and Labour members of the European Parliament, one-third to individual Labour Party members, and one third to the trade union and affiliated societies sections. Following the Collins review, the electoral college was replaced by a pure "one member, one vote" (OMOV) system. Candidates will be elected by members and registered and affiliated supporters, who all receive a maximum of one vote and all votes will be weighted equally.[11] This means that, for example, members of Labour-affiliated trade unions will have needed to register as Labour supporters in order to vote.
To stand, candidates now need to be nominated by at least 15% of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), i.e. 35 MPs. The vote, as in previous elections, is being held by the alternative vote (instant-runoff) system. The deputy leadership election is being held under the same rules.
The election itself is being overseen by Electoral Reform Services,[12] the commercial arm of the Electoral Reform Society.
Timetable
A meeting of Labour's National Executive Committee took place on 13 May 2015 to set a timetable and procedure for the two elections.[13]
- Tuesday 9 June 2015 – Nominations open
- Monday 15 June 2015 (12:00) – Nominations for the Leader close
- Wednesday 17 June 2015 (12:00) – Nominations for the Deputy Leader close
- Wednesday 17 June 2015 (12:00) – Hustings period opens
- Friday 31 July 2015 (12:00) – Supporting nominations close
- Wednesday 12 August 2015 (15:00) – Last date to join as member, affiliated support or registered supporter and be able to vote[14]
- Friday 14 August 2015 – Ballot papers are sent out
- Thursday 10 September 2015 (12:00) – Ballot closes
- Saturday 12 September 2015 – Special Conference to announce the results
The deadline on 12 August 2015 to join as a member or supporter was extended by 3 hours due to heavy demand making the party website difficult to use.[15]
Candidates
Nominated
The four candidates officially nominated by members of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andy Burnham | Yvette Cooper | Jeremy Corbyn | Liz Kendall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2011–present) Member of Parliament for Leigh (2001–present) |
(2011–present) Member of Parliament for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (1997–present) |
of Stop the War Coalition (2001–present) Member of Parliament for Islington North (1983–present) |
for Care and Older People (2011–present) Member of Parliament for Leicester West (2010–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To be placed on the ballot, candidates for leader must obtain the nominations of 35 MPs. An MP who nominates a candidate does not have to subsequently support, or vote for, that candidate. Some MPs have stated that they nominated colleagues to ensure that candidate got onto the ballot paper.[22]
Candidate | Constituency | Nominations | Share |
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Andy Burnham | Leigh | 68 | 29.31% |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 59 | 25.43% |
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 36 | 15.52% |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 41 | 17.76% |
The number of MPs next to the candidate's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the 35 MPs needed. Members with bold numbers have reached the 35 nominations needed to make the ballot. Public nominations for candidates by MPs were as follows:[23]
- Andy Burnham (68): Debbie Abrahams, Heidi Alexander, David Anderson, Hilary Benn, Luciana Berger, Clive Betts, Paul Blomfield, Kevin Brennan, Julie Cooper, David Crausby, Alex Cunningham, Wayne David, Peter Dowd, Michael Dugher, Bill Esterson, Paul Farrelly, Rob Flello, Yvonne Fovargue, Pat Glass, Mary Glindon, Lilian Greenwood, Margaret Greenwood, Nia Griffith, Andrew Gwynne, Harry Harpham, Carolyn Harris, Stephen Hepburn, Kate Hoey, Kate Hollern, Dan Jarvis, Graham Jones, Gerald Jones, Barbara Keeley, Ian Lavery, Emma Lewell-Buck, Ian Lucas, Holly Lynch, Justin Madders, Rachael Maskell, Chris Matheson, Kerry McCarthy, Andy McDonald, Conor McGinn, Liz McInnes, Alan Meale, Ian Mearns, Lisa Nandy, Albert Owen, Teresa Pearce, Lucy Powell, Yasmin Qureshi, Angela Rayner, Jamie Reed, Christina Rees, Rachel Reeves, Steve Rotheram, Owen Smith, Jeff Smith, Keir Starmer, Jo Stevens, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Anna Turley, Karl Turner, Derek Twigg, Valerie Vaz, Alan Whitehead, Iain Wright[23]
- Yvette Cooper (59): Jon Ashworth, Ian Austin, Adrian Bailey, Roberta Blackman-Woods, Lyn Brown, Nick Brown, Chris Bryant, Karen Buck, Richard Burden, Liam Byrne, Ruth Cadbury, Ann Clwyd, Vernon Coaker, Judith Cummins, Jim Cunningham, Nic Dakin, Geraint Davies, Thangam Debbonaire, Jack Dromey, Maria Eagle, Jim Fitzpatrick, Colleen Fletcher, Vicky Foxcroft, Helen Goodman, Kate Green, Fabian Hamilton, David Hanson, Sue Hayman, John Healey, Sharon Hodgson, George Howarth, Diana Johnson, Kevan Jones, Helen Jones, Stephen Kinnock, Chris Leslie, Khalid Mahmood, Shabana Mahmood, Seema Malhotra, John Mann, Steve McCabe, Catherine McKinnell, Madeleine Moon, Melanie Onn, Matthew Pennycook, Jess Phillips, Bridget Phillipson, Stephen Pound, Marie Rimmer, Geoffrey Robinson, Naz Shah, Virendra Sharma, Paula Sherriff, Andy Slaughter, Ruth Smeeth, Karin Smyth, John Spellar, Daniel Zeichner[23]
- Liz Kendall (41): Sir Kevin Barron, Tom Blenkinsop, Jenny Chapman, Ann Coffey, Simon Danczuk, Gloria De Piero, Stephen Doughty, Jim Dowd, Julie Elliott, Louise Ellman, Chris Evans, Paul Flynn, Mike Gapes, Mark Hendrick, Margaret Hodge, Tristram Hunt, Mike Kane, Peter Kyle, Ivan Lewis, Fiona Mactaggart, Siobhain McDonagh, Pat McFadden, Alison McGovern, Jessica Morden, Toby Perkins, Steve Reed, Jonathan Reynolds, Emma Reynolds, Joan Ryan, Barry Sheerman, Gavin Shuker, Nick Smith, Angela Smith, Wes Streeting, Gisela Stuart, Stephen Timms, Stephen Twigg, Chuka Umunna, Phil Wilson, John Woodcock[23]
- Jeremy Corbyn (36): Diane Abbott, Rushanara Ali, Margaret Beckett, Richard Burgon, Dawn Butler, Ronnie Campbell, Sarah Champion, Jo Cox, Neil Coyle, Jon Cruddas, Clive Efford, Frank Field, Louise Haigh, Kelvin Hopkins, Rupa Huq, Imran Hussain, Huw Irranca-Davies, Sadiq Khan, David Lammy, Clive Lewis, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Gordon Marsden, John McDonnell, Michael Meacher, Grahame Morris, Chi Onwurah, Kate Osamor, Tulip Siddiq, Dennis Skinner, Andrew Smith, Cat Smith, Gareth Thomas, Emily Thornberry, Jon Trickett, Catherine West[23]
Before dropping out of the race on 12 June, Mary Creagh had the following 10 nominations: Sarah Champion, Jo Cox, Neil Coyle, Thangam Debbonaire, Helen Hayes, Susan Elan Jones, Mike Kane, Stephen Kinnock, Tulip Siddiq[23]
Withdrew
- Mary Creagh, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and MP for Wakefield[24]
- Chuka Umunna, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and MP for Streatham[25][26][27]
Declined
- Diane Abbott, former Shadow Minister for Public Health, candidate for leader in 2010 and MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (running for Mayor of London)[28][29]
- Rushanara Ali, former Shadow Minister for Education and MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (running for Deputy Leader)[30]
- Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow[31] (running for Deputy Leader)[32]
- Angela Eagle, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Wallasey[33] (running for Deputy Leader)[34]
- Tristram Hunt, Shadow Secretary of State for Education and MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central[35][36]
- Dan Jarvis, Shadow Minister of Justice and MP for Barnsley Central[37][38][39]
- Alan Johnson, former Home Secretary, former Secretary of State for Health and MP for Hull West and Hessle[40][41]
- David Lammy, former Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills and MP for Tottenham (running for Mayor of London)[41][42]
- Ian Lavery, MP for Wansbeck[43][44]
- John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington[45]
- Alison McGovern, MP for Wirral South[46][47]
- David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, former Foreign Secretary, candidate for leader in 2010 and former MP for South Shields[48][49][50]
- Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan[47][51]
- Jamie Reed, MP for Copeland[52]
- Rachel Reeves, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and MP for Leeds West[13][53]
- Owen Smith, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales and MP for Pontypridd[54]
- Sir Keir Starmer, former Director of Public Prosecutions and MP for Holborn and St Pancras[55]
- Jon Trickett, Shadow Minister without Portfolio, former Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and MP for Hemsworth[56]
Endorsements
Dispute over election integrity
In June 2015, Toby Young wrote in the Telegraph encouraging Conservatives to join Labour to vote for Jeremy Corbyn,[57] his reason being "to consign Labour to electoral oblivion." This trended on Twitter as #ToriesforCorbyn and the attempt, as well as Labour's response, were subject to criticism.[58] Two days later the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) wrote also in support of Corbyn.[59] Following this, Labour MP John Mann called for the election to be halted.[60] Harriet Harman responded by calling on constituency parties to check new members, but stated that Labour has "a robust system to prevent fraudulent or malicious applications." Labour MP Fabian Hamilton stated there was "no evidence" that groups were trying to infiltrate the election.[61] Leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall also responded by saying there was no evidence of infiltration, and while not dismissing the claims, Corbyn stated he only wanted "genuine Labour supporters" to vote for him.[62][63]
It emerged in early August 2015 that 260 former candidates from the Green Party, Left Unity and the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition had attempted to become registered supporters but will now be blocked from voting.[64] Shortly before this it was revealed that Conservative MP and former junior minister Tim Loughton had been caught applying to become a registered Labour supporter, subsequently claiming that his intention was to “blow the gaff on what a complete farce the whole thing is”.[65] Veteran Labour MP Barry Sheerman also joined calls for the election to be "paused" over the fears of infiltration by other parties.[66] The Labour Party told representatives of the four candidates at a meeting on 11th August that 1,200 members and supporters of other parties had been excluded and a further 800 were under investigation.[67]
Labour later confirmed that it would cancel supporters' votes after they had been cast if it was found that they were members of other parties.[68]
Debates
Television
Programme | Date | Moderator | Channel | Link |
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Newsnight | Wednesday 17 June; 19.00 | Laura Kuenssberg | BBC Two | On BBC iPlayer |
Victoria Derbyshire Show | Monday 13 July; 09.15 | Victoria Derbyshire | BBC Two | On BBC iPlayer |
Sunday Politics | Sunday 19 July; 11.00 | Andrew Neil | BBC One | On BBC iPlayer |
Radio
Show | Date | Moderator | Station | Information |
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The Labour Leadership Debate: Live On LBC | Wednesday 22 July; 19.00 | Iain Dale | LBC | On LBC website |
TBC | Tuesday 25 August; 08.30 | TBC | BBC Radio 5 Live |
Opinion polling
The polls in this section have been undertaken by media pollsters known to use scientific polling methods.
The polls below were conducted after nominations for the leadership ballot closed.
Where there is more than one line for a poll, this is for when a candidate has been eliminated and their second or third preference votes passed onto another candidate.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Andy Burnham |
Yvette Cooper |
Jeremy Corbyn |
Liz Kendall |
Other/ Undecided |
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Survation[69][70] | 12–13 August 2015 | 1,007 British residents[a] | ± ? | 25% | 15% | 28% | 12% | 19% |
YouGov/London Evening Standard[71][72] | 10–12 August 2015 | 1,153 London residents[b] | ± ? | 21% | 20% | 46% | 12% | – |
11% | 10% | 24% | 6% | 48% | ||||
YouGov/The Times[73] | 6–10 August 2015 | 1,411 eligible voters[c] | ± ? | 21% | 18% | 53% | 8% | – |
23% | 23% | 54% | – | – | ||||
– | 38% | 62% | – | – | ||||
Research Now[74] | 28–29 July 2015 | ? Labour voters[d] | ± ? | 36% | 20% | 28% | 16% | – |
1,001 British residents[e] | 30% | 24% | 24% | 21% | 1% | |||
Opinium[75] | 24–27 July 2015 | 481 Labour voters[d] | ± ? | 39% | 22% | 24% | 15% | – |
1,732 British residents[e] | 21% | 14% | 16% | 12% | 38% | |||
YouGov/The Times[76][77] | 17–21 July 2015 | 1,054 eligible voters[c] | ± ? | 26% | 20% | 43% | 11% | – |
29% | 26% | 44% | – | – | ||||
47% | – | 53% | – | – | ||||
ORB/The Independent[76] | 21–23 June 2015 | 2,000 British residents[e] | ± ? | 36% | 20% | 18% | 25% | 1% |
Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard[78][79] | 14–16 June 2015 | 275 Labour voters[d] | ± ? | 23% | 20% | 9% | 11% | 38% |
1,005 British residents[e] | ± 4% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 11% | 55% |
The polls below were conducted before nominations for the leadership closed and therefore include Labour figures who were not in the final four candidates who were nominated.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Andy Burnham |
Yvette Cooper |
Tristram Hunt |
Dan Jarvis |
Liz Kendall |
David Miliband |
Rachel Reeves |
Chuka Umunna |
Other/ Undecided |
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YouGov/The Independent[80] | 14–15 May 2015 | 1,567 British residents[e] | ± ? | 22% | 18% | 9% | – | 5% | – | – | 21% | 25% |
± ? | 14% | 8% | 3% | – | 2% | – | – | 17% | 56% | |||
Economic and Social Research Council/YouGov/New Statesman[81] | 12–15 May 2015 | 1,200 Labour Party members[f] | ± ? | 18% | 8.5% | – | 5% | 2% | 2% | – | 12% | 52.5% |
The Independent[82] | 11–15 May 2015 | 62 defeated Labour parliamentary candidates[g] | ± ? | 27% | 8% | 3% | – | 18% | – | – | 13% | 31% |
Survation/The Mail on Sunday[83][84] | 8–9 May 2015 | 329 Labour voters[d] | ± ? | 20.9% | 13.1% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 4.5% | — | 6.4% | 16.2% | 25.8% |
17.4% | 10.8% | 3.2% | 7% | 4.5% | 23.8% | 1.9% | 15.9% | 15.6% | ||||
1,027 British residents[e] | ± 2.1% | 14.1% | 11.2% | 6% | 6.4% | 5.1% | — | 4.2% | 12.2% | 40.6% | ||
12.4% | 8.4% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 4.5% | 17.8% | 3.1% | 11% | 30.8% |
- ^ Residents over 18 in Great Britain after watching video clips of candidates
- ^ Residents over 18 in London
- ^ a b Labour Party members, registered supporters and signed up trade unionists who are eligible to vote in the leadership election
- ^ a b c d People who voted Labour in 2015 general election.
- ^ a b c d e f Residents over 18 in Great Britain
- ^ People who are due-paying members of the Labour Party.
- ^ The 62 defeated parliamentary candidates gave their views anonymously.
Odds of winning
Candidate | Bet365 | Betfair | Betfred | BetVictor | Boylesports | Coral | Ladbrokes | Paddy Power | Sky Bet | William Hill |
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Andy Burnham | 4/1 | 4/1 | 9/2 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 9/2 | 9/2 | 4/1 | 4/1 |
Yvette Cooper | 7/1 | 15/2 | 7/1 | 7/1 | 7/1 | 7/1 | 7/1 | 7/1 | 15/2 | 15/2 |
Jeremy Corbyn | 3/10 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 2/7 | 1/4 |
Liz Kendall | 50/1 | 80/1 | 100/1 | 80/1 | 100/1 | 125/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 | 100/1 | 66/1 |
- Last updated on 17 August 2015.
See also
- Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 2015
- London Labour Party mayoral selection, 2015
- Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2015
- Liberal Democrats leadership election, 2015
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External links
Official Website of the Labour Party
- Campaign websites