2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)

British leadership election to replace Gordon Brown May 2013 September 2020 2010 Labour Party leadership election presidential no 127,330 (71.7%) 2007 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 2007 2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 2015 First round Final round 2010 08 16 2010 09 25 yes Ed Miliband election infobox.jpg 150x150px Ed Miliband 34.3% 50.7% David Miliband 2 (cropped).jpg 150x150px David Miliband 37.8% 49.3% Ed Balls 2.jpg 150x150px Ed Balls 11.8% Eliminated Andy Burnham (cropped).jpg 150x150px Andy Burnham 0 8.7% Eliminated Diane Abbott, after New Statesman hustings, cropped 2.jpg 150x150px Diane Abbott 7.4% Eliminated Leader Harriet Harman (interim)Gordon Brown Ed Miliband The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was triggered on 10 May 2010 by incumbent leader Gordon Brown's resignation following the 2010 general election which resulted in a hung parliament; the first since 1974. Brown resigned as Leader of the Labour Party on 10 May and as Prime Minister on 11 May, following the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats forming a coalition government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8672859.stm Gordon Brown 'stepping down as Labour leader' BBC News 10 May 2010 10 May 2010 26 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926035322/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8672859.stm live The National Executive Committee decided the timetable for the election the result of which would be announced at the annual party conference.http://www2.labour.org.uk/plp-nominations-period-for-leadership-election-to-close-on-9-jun,2010-05-20 PLP nominations period for Leadership Election to close on 9 June 20 May 2010 Labour Party 23 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110102175929/http://www2.labour.org.uk/plp-nominations-period-for-leadership-election-to-close-on-9-jun,2010-05-20 2 January 2011http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8688959.stm New Labour leader to be elected at September conference BBC News 18 May 2010 18 May 2010 22 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190822060733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8688959.stm live On 25 September 2010, Ed Miliband became the new Leader of the Labour Party, narrowly defeating his older brother, David Miliband.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11412031 Ed Miliband is elected leader of the Labour Party BBC News 25 September 2010 20 June 2018 26 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100926044003/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11412031 live Andy Burnham, one of the candidates in the leadership election, would be elected leader of the party in 2026. Procedure The rules of the Labour Party stated in 2010 that "each nomination [for leader] must be supported by 12.5 per cent of the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party."The Labour Party Rule Book 2008 Chris Lennie The Labour Party 2008 24–25 4 http://www.savethelabourparty.org/labourpartyrulebook2008.pdf 10 May 2010 dead https://www.webcitation.org/5qE9F8kuo?url=http://www.savethelabourparty.org/labourpartyrulebook2008.pdf 4 June 2010 As the number of Labour MPs was 257 (the 258 returned at the general electionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/default.stm Election 2010 BBC News 7 May 2010 10 May 2010 11 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311112449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/default.stm live minus Eric Illsley, who had been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party)http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8691861.stm Labour MP charged over expenses 19 May 2010 24 May 2010 BBC News 23 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523175812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8691861.stm live 33 MPs were needed to support any nomination. Nominations opened on 24 May and closed on 27 May,http://www2.labour.org.uk/labours-nec-agrees-timetable-for-the-election-of-next-leader-of-,2010-05-18 Labour's NEC agrees timetable for the election of next Leader of the Labour Party 18 May 2010 Labour Party 23 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110102180004/http://www2.labour.org.uk/labours-nec-agrees-timetable-for-the-election-of-next-leader-of-,2010-05-18 2 January 2011 but the deadline was extended to 9 June after complaints from John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, and Ed Miliband that the short deadline had provided insufficient time to secure the 33 nominations from MPs needed for inclusion on the ballot.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8695225.stm Labour extends leadership race deadline BBC News 20 May 2010 20 May 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175652/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8695225.stm live The ballot took place between 1 and 22 September, and the results were announced on the first day of the party's conference in Manchester, 25 September. There were three distinct electorates, the electors of which cast their votes on a "one member, one vote" basis in each applicable category: Labour members of the House of Commons and the European Parliament Individual members of the party Individual members of affiliated organisations, such as trade unions and socialist societies Each of the three electorates or sections contributed one third (33.33 per cent) of the total votes and were counted using the alternative vote system"Leadership elections: Labour party". Kelly, R., Lester, P., & Durkin, M. (2010). House of Commons Library Note, 6, pg. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2013. system. The election was run by the National Executive Committee, and the results were announced at the annual conference in September 2010. Union recommendation controversy Under Labour Party rules, trade unions were allowed to make recommendations to their members, but were barred from doing this in the same envelope that contained the ballot paper. During the election, it emerged that both the GMB and Unite had included both an envelope containing the ballot paper, and an envelope containing promotional material for Ed Miliband, their favoured candidate, in the same communication. Though the promotional material was in a different envelope from the ballot paper, this nevertheless attracted criticism that they had breached the spirit of the rules.Ed Miliband union backers accused over Labour ballot mail-out https://web.archive.org/web/20160307155246/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/24/ed-miliband-union-gmb-labour-leadership 7 March 2016 The Guardian 24 September 2010.Unite union 'ignored rules in endorsing Ed Miliband' https://web.archive.org/web/20160419193600/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/unite-union-ignored-rules-in-endorsing-ed-miliband-2075409.html 19 April 2016 The Independent 10 September 2010 Candidates At a meeting of the Cabinet held on 10 May 2010, it was agreed that no one would announce their candidacy until after formal negotiations on forming a government were resolved.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/10/labour-david-miliband-ed-balls David Miliband and Ed Balls set to launch Labour leadership bids The Guardian Curtis Polly 10 May 2010 10 May 2010 London 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306182523/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/10/labour-david-miliband-ed-balls live The Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition on 11 May, and David Miliband became the first person to announce his candidacy the following day. A total of six candidates emerged by 20 May: Diane Abbott, announced 20 Mayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8693687.stm Diane Abbott enters Labour leadership contest BBC News 20 May 2010 20 May 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8693687.stm live Ed Balls, announced 19 Mayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8690947.stm Ed Balls announces he will stand for Labour leader BBC News 19 May 2010 20 May 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8690947.stm live Andy Burnham, announced 20 Mayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8692850.stm Andy Burnham enters Labour leadership contest BBC News 20 May 2010 20 May 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8692850.stm live John McDonnell, announced 18 May;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8690259.stm Labour leadership race discredited, says MP McDonnell 18 May 2010 18 May 2010 BBC News 21 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521073305/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8690259.stm live withdrew 9 JuneHélène Mulholland and Allegra Stratton https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/jun/09/john-mcdonnell-withdraws-labour-leadership-race John McDonnell withdraws from Labour leadership race in favour of Diane Abbott The Guardian 9 June 2010 23 June 2010 London 12 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151012045036/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/jun/09/john-mcdonnell-withdraws-labour-leadership-race live David Miliband, announced 12 May Stratton, Allegra Allegra Stratton https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/12/labourleadership-labour David Miliband announces Labour leadership bid The Guardian 12 May 2010 20 May 2010 London 13 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513035441/http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/12/labourleadership-labour live Ed Miliband, announced 14 Mayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8684063.stm Ed Miliband to take on brother David in leader battle 14 May 2010 14 May 2010 BBC News 18 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518061946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8684063.stm live On 9 June John McDonnell withdrew from the contesthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/john-mcdonnell-withdraws-from-labour-leadership-race-1995311.html John McDonnell withdraws from Labour leadership race The Independent 9 June 2010 London Andrew Woodcock 22 August 2017 20 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170520225151/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/john-mcdonnell-withdraws-from-labour-leadership-race-1995311.html live in favour of Diane Abbott, who eventually made the ballot paper.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/jun/09/diane-abbott-makes-it-on-to-labour-leadership-ballot Diane Abbott makes it on to Labour leadership ballot The Guardian 9 June 2010 London Helene Mulholland 15 December 2016 5 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073853/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/jun/09/diane-abbott-makes-it-on-to-labour-leadership-ballot live Nominations Candidates must receive nominations from at least 12.5 per cent of the 257 Parliamentary Labour Party members (33) to appear on the ballot. John McDonnell had 16 nominations when he withdrew on 9 June, in favour of Diane Abbott.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10271228.stm John McDonnell withdraws from Labour leadership race BBC News 9 June 2010 23 June 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175657/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10271228 live The final nominations figures were as follows:http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Labour-Leadership-Left-Wing-Candidate-John-McDonnell-Pulls-Out-Of-Labour-Leadership-Race/Article/201006215646125?f=rss Diane Abbott Joins 'Open' Labour Leader Race Sky News 9 June 2010 26 September 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175655/https://news.sky.com/?f=rss live Candidate Constituency Nominations Share Diane Abbott Hackney North and Stoke Newington 33 12.84% Ed Balls Morley and Outwood 33 12.84% Andy Burnham Leigh 33 12.84% David Miliband South Shields 81 31.52% Ed Miliband Doncaster North 63 24.51% The number of MPs next to the candidate's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they counted as one of the 33 MPs needed (except for David Miliband, as he nominated Diane Abbott to ensure her appearance on the ballot). Public nominations for candidates by MPs were as follows:http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-2010 Labour Leadership Election 2010 - Information & Candidates - The Labour Party 2010-06-09 2016-07-16 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20100609135124/http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-2010 9 June 2010 David Miliband (81): Bob Ainsworth, Douglas Alexander, Willie Bain, Gordon Banks, Hugh Bayley, Stuart Bell, Ben Bradshaw, Russell Brown, Richard Burden, Liam Byrne, David Cairns, Alan Campbell, Jenny Chapman, Ann Clwyd, Ann Coffey, Rosie Cooper, Mary Creagh, Stella Creasy, Alex Cunningham, Simon Danczuk, Alistair Darling, Gloria De Piero, Brian Donohoe, Gemma Doyle, Angela Eagle, Julie Elliott, Louise Ellman, Chris Evans, Jim Fitzpatrick, Caroline Flint, Paul Flynn, Mike Gapes, Barry Gardiner, Pat Glass, Mary Glindon, Fabian Hamilton, David Hanson, Tom Harris, Mark Hendrick, Margaret Hodge, George Howarth, Tristram Hunt, Alan Johnson, Tessa Jowell, Gerald Kaufman, Liz Kendall, Ivan Lewis, Michael McCann, Gregg McClymont, Siobhain McDonagh, Pat McFadden, Anne McGuire, Ian Mearns, Alun Michael, Jessica Morden, Meg Munn, Jim Murphy, Ian Murray, Pamela Nash, Fiona O'Donnell, Toby Perkins, Bridget Phillipson, Yasmin Qureshi, Nick Raynsford, Jamie Reed, Jonathan Reynolds, Frank Roy, Chris Ruane, Anas Sarwar, Virendra Sharma, Barry Sheerman, Angela Smith, Nick Smith, Peter Soulsby, Graham Stringer, Mark Tami, Gareth Thomas, Valerie Vaz, Phil Wilson, John Woodcock, Shaun Woodward Ed Miliband (63): Adrian Bailey, Margaret Beckett, Anne Begg, Hilary Benn, Luciana Berger, Roberta Blackman-Woods, Paul Blomfield, Karen Buck, Margaret Curran, Wayne David, Geraint Davies, John Denham, Frank Dobson, Jack Dromey, Maria Eagle, Clive Efford, Natascha Engel, Bill Esterson, Frank Field, Hywel Francis, Helen Goodman, Tom Greatrex, Lilian Greenwood, Peter Hain, David Hamilton, Jimmy Hood, Graham Jones, Susan Jones, Sadiq Khan, Ian Lavery, Mark Lazarowicz, Andy Love, Ian Lucas, Shabana Mahmood, John Mann, Gordon Marsden, Jim McGovern, Ann McKechin, Catherine McKinnell, Michael Meacher, Alan Meale, Madeleine Moon, Grahame Morris, Paul Murphy, Lisa Nandy, Sandra Osborne, Albert Owen, Stephen Pound, Rachel Reeves, Emma Reynolds, Lindsay Roy, Joan Ruddock, Alison Seabeck, Jim Sheridan, Andy Slaughter, Owen Smith, Emily Thornberry, Stephen Timms, Chuka Umunna, Alan Whitehead, Christopher Williamson, Rosie Winterton Ed Balls (33): David Anderson, Ian Austin, Tom Blenkinsop, Kevin Brennan, Lyn Brown, Vernon Coaker, Yvette Cooper, David Crausby, Jim Cunningham, Jim Dobbin, Mike Dugher, Andrew Gwynne, John Healey, Stephen Hepburn, Sharon Hodgson, Diana Johnson, Helen Jones, Eric Joyce, Barbara Keeley, Chris Leslie, Khalid Mahmood, Steve McCabe, Kerry McCarthy, Teresa Pearce, John Robertson, Geoffrey Robinson, Marsha Singh, Andrew Smith, John Spellar, Tom Watson, David Wright, Iain Wright Andy Burnham (33): Heidi Alexander, Kevin Barron, Joe Benton, Clive Betts, Hazel Blears, David Blunkett, Tom Clarke, Michael Connarty, Nic Dakin, Thomas Docherty, Frank Doran, Paul Farrelly, Rob Flello, Yvonne Fovargue, Paul Goggins, Kate Green, Julie Hilling, Lindsay Hoyle, Huw Irranca-Davies, Cathy Jamieson, Kevan Jones, Alan Keen, Alison McGovern, Andrew Miller, Austin Mitchell, Steve Rotheram, Gerry Sutcliffe, Karl Turner, Derek Twigg, Joan Walley, Dave Watts, Malcolm Wicks Diane Abbott (33): Rushanara Ali, Chris Bryant, Ronnie Campbell, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, Jon Cruddas, John Cryer, Ian Davidson, Sheila Gilmore, Nia Griffith, Harriet Harman, Meg Hillier, Kate Hoey, Kelvin Hopkins, Sian James, David Lammy, Tony Lloyd, Denis MacShane, Fiona MacTaggart, John McDonnell, George Mudie, Chi Onwurah, Linda Riordan, Gavin Shuker, Dennis Skinner, Jack Straw, Jon Trickett, Stephen Twigg, Keith Vaz, Mike Wood, Phil Woolas Before dropping out of the race on 9 June 2010, John McDonnell had the following 16 nominations: Ronnie Campbell, Martin Caton, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, John Cryer, Ian Davidson, Jim Dowd, Frank Field, Dai Havard, Kate Hoey, Ian Lavery, Graeme Morrice, Linda Riordan, Dennis Skinner, Mike WoodEaton George http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/05/south-jim-north-west-east Labour leadership: who's nominated who Newstatesman.com 2010-05-25 2016-07-16 6 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706011445/http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/05/south-jim-north-west-east live Notable Labour politicians who declined to stand Some members of parliament were seen as potential candidates but decided against running: Hazel Blearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8677548.stm BBC News Whelan and Blears on Labour leadership 12 May 2010 24 April 2013 25 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225071205/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8677548.stm live – former Communities and Local Government Secretary; supported Andy Burnham Yvette Cooperhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8668608.stm Labour leadership contest: Runners and riders BBC News 26 May 2010 31 May 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175707/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10697651 live – Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary; supported her husband Ed Ballshttp://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-Ed-Balls 2010 Labour leadership election-Ed Balls Labour Party 24 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100618105854/http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-Ed-Balls/ 18 June 2010 Jon Cruddas – backbencher who stood for Deputy Leader in 2007; he nominated Diane Abbotthttp://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/27000/20100605/jon-cruddas-backs-diane-abbott-for-labour-leader.htm https://archive.today/20120719003542/http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/27000/20100605/jon-cruddas-backs-diane-abbott-for-labour-leader.htm dead 19 July 2012 Jon Cruddas backs Diane Abbott for Labour leader 5 June 2010 8 June 2010 International Business Times and supported David Milibandhttp://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/08/labour-cruddas-david Exclusive: Jon Cruddas endorses David Miliband 25 August 2010 26 August 2010 New Statesman Jason Cowley 28 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100828082658/http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/08/labour-cruddas-david live Alistair Darling – Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer; supported David Milibandhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/jun/01/david-miliband-backing-alistair-darling-labour-leadership David Miliband wins backing of Alistair Darling in Labour leadership race The Guardian 1 June 2010 24 June 2010 Allegra Stratton Allegra Stratton London 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305123019/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/jun/01/david-miliband-backing-alistair-darling-labour-leadership livehttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/wintour-and-watt/2010/jun/01/alistair-darling-david-miliband-labour Alistair Darling backs David Miliband for Labour leadership 1 June 2010 8 June 2010 The Guardian Patrick Wintour Patrick Wintour London 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307235920/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/wintour-and-watt/2010/jun/01/alistair-darling-david-miliband-labour live Peter Hainhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7128845.ece David Miliband hails 'next Labour' as he opens leadership bid Times Online 17 May 2010 Judith Evans London 17 May 2010 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175656/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ dead – Shadow Wales Secretary, previously Northern Ireland and Work and Pensions Secretary; supported Ed Miliband Harriet Harman – acting leader following Gordon Brown's departure, former Leader of the House of Commons; neutral but nominated Diane Abbotthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/harriet-harman-nominates-diane-abbott-for-labour-leadership-1994633.html Harriet Harman nominates Diane Abbott for Labour leadership The Independent 8 June 2010 Andrew Woodcock London 22 August 2017 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153248/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/harriet-harman-nominates-diane-abbott-for-labour-leadership-1994633.html live Alan Johnson – Shadow Home Secretary, previously Health Secretary and Education Secretary; supported David Milibandhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/7713705/Alan-Johnson-backs-David-Miliband-for-Labour-leadership.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100516232245/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/7713705/Alan-Johnson-backs-David-Miliband-for-Labour-leadership.html dead 16 May 2010 Alan Johnson backs David Miliband for Labour leadership 12 May 2010 8 June 2010 The Daily Telegraph London Jack Straw – Shadow Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, previously Foreign and Home Secretary; nominated Diane Abbotthttp://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-Diane-Abbott 2010 Labour leadership election-Diane Abbott Labour Party 24 June 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100618094821/http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-Diane-Abbott/ 18 June 2010 and supported David Milibandhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/straw-backs-miliband-in-leadership-race-2050307.html Straw backs Miliband in leadership race 12 August 2010 12 August 2010 The Independent Lewis Smith London 16 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100816023801/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/straw-backs-miliband-in-leadership-race-2050307.html live Televised debates Title Date Moderator Channel Information Newsnight Tuesday 15 June; 22:30 Jeremy Paxman BBC Two As it happened: Newsnight Labour leader hustings Channel 4 News Wednesday 1 September; 19:00 Jon Snow Channel 4 Labour leadership: live Channel 4 debate Sky News Sunday 5 September; 22:30 Adam Boulton Sky News Labour Leader Debate: Submit Your Question Question Time Thursday 16 September; 22:35 David Dimbleby BBC One Question Time Labour leadership special Opinion polling YouGov, 27–29 July 2010 1,102 eligible votersLabour Party members, MPs, MEPs, members of Socialist Societies and members of affiliated Trade Unions.YouGov survey https://web.archive.org/web/20110224180300/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Pol-Sun-LabSummaryUPDATED-290710.pdf 24 February 2011 YouGov, 29 July 2010Candidate Members AffiliatesMembers of Socialist Societies and Trade Unions that are affiliated to the Labour Party. PLP Total First RoundDavid Miliband 32%34%37% 37%Ed Miliband 38% 26% 29% 29%Diane Abbott 13% 17% 5% 12%Andy Burnham 10% 13% 12% 12%Ed Balls 7% 11% 11% 11% Final RoundDavid Miliband 50% 44% 55% 54%Ed Miliband 50% 56% 45% 46% YouGov, 7–10 September 2010 1,011 eligible votersLabour Party members, MPs, MEPs, members of Socialist Societies and members of affiliated Trade Unions.Neck and neck https://web.archive.org/web/20100915233004/http://today.yougov.co.uk/politics/neck-and-neck 15 September 2010 YouGov, 13 September 2010Candidate Members AffiliatesMembers of Socialist Societies and Trade Unions that are affiliated to the Labour Party. PLP Total First RoundDavid Miliband 31% 29% 41% 36%Ed Miliband 38% 36% 29% 32%Andy Burnham 10% 14% 11% 12%Ed Balls 9% 9% 14% 11%Diane Abbott 11% 12% 4% 9% Final RoundEd Miliband 52% 57% 44% 51%David Miliband 48% 43% 56% 49% Results Each of the three electorates or sections contributed one third (33.33 per cent) of the total votes and were counted using the Alternative Vote system. Overall result : + First round Candidate MPs/MEPs (33.3%) Labour Party members (33.3%) Affiliated members (33.3%) Overall result Votes % Votes % Votes % % David Miliband 111 41.7 55,905 44.1 58,189 27.5 37.8 Ed Miliband 84 31.6 37,980 29.9 87,585 41.5 34.3 Ed Balls 40 15.0 12,831 10.1 21,618 10.2 11.8 Andy Burnham 24 9.0 10,844 8.5 17,904 8.5 8.7 Diane Abbott 7 2.6 9,314 7.3 25,938 12.3 7.4 The combined total of first-round votes for Balls, Burnham, and Abbott (27.89%) was less than Ed Miliband's vote (34.33%). Thus, it was certain after the first round that Balls, Burnham, and Abbott would all be eliminated. + Second round Candidate MPs/MEPs (33.3%) Labour Party members (33.3%) Affiliated members (33.3%) Overall result Votes % Votes % Votes % % David Miliband 111 42.0 57,128 45.2 61,336 29.4 38.9 Ed Miliband 88 33.3 42,176 33.4 95,335 45.7 37.5 Ed Balls 41 15.5 14,510 11.5 26,441 12.7 13.2 Andy Burnham 24 9.1 12,498 9.9 25,528 12.2 10.4 + Third round Candidate MPs/MEPs (33.3%) Labour Party members (33.3%) Affiliated members (33.3%) Overall result Votes % Votes % Votes % % David Miliband 125 47.3 60,375 48.2 66,889 32.6 42.7 Ed Miliband 96 36.4 46,697 37.3 102,882 50.1 41.3 Ed Balls 43 16.3 18,114 14.5 35,512 17.3 16.0 + Fourth round Candidate MPs/MEPs (33.3%) Labour Party members (33.3%) Affiliated members (33.3%) Overall result Votes % Votes % Votes % % Ed Miliband 122 46.6 55,992 45.6 119,405 59.8 50.7 David Miliband 140 53.4 66,814 54.4 80,266 40.2 49.3 Turnout in the members section was 71.7%, with 127,330 votes cast of the 177,558 ballots distributed.http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-clps Votes by CLP Labour Party https://web.archive.org/web/20100928083753/http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-clps 28 September 2010 Amongst affiliated members, turnout was 9.0%, whilst amongst MPs/MEPs turnout was 98.5%.http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party.htm Labour Party Leadership Elections 1922-2016 Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Essex 21 September 2017 1 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234044/http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party.htm live Labour MPs and MEPs MP First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Fourth Choice Fifth Choice Diane Abbott Diane Abbott None None None None Bob Ainsworth David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Douglas Alexander David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Heidi Alexander Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband None None Rushanara Ali David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Graham Allen David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Dave Anderson Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ian Austin Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Adrian Bailey Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None Willie Bain David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Balls None None None None Gordon Banks David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None Kevin Barron Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Hugh Bayley David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Margaret Beckett Ed Miliband None None None None Anne Begg Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Stuart Bell David Miliband Ed Balls None None None Hilary Benn Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Joe Benton Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls None Luciana Berger Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Clive Betts Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None Roberta Blackman-Woods Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Hazel Blears Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband None Tom Blenkinsop Ed Balls David Miliband None None None Paul Blomfield Ed Miliband None None None None David Blunkett Andy Burnham David Miliband None None None Ben Bradshaw David Miliband None None None None Kevin Brennan Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Gordon Brown None None None None None Lyn Brown Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband None None Russell Brown David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None Chris Bryant David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Karen Buck Ed Miliband None None None None Richard Burden David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None Andy Burnham Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Liam Byrne David Miliband Ed Balls None None None David Cairns David Miliband None None None None Alan Campbell David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Ronnie Campbell Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None Michael Cashman MEP David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Martin Caton Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Balls None None Jenny Chapman David Miliband None None None None Katy Clark Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Tom Clarke David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Miliband Ed Balls Ann Clwyd David Miliband None None None None Vernon Coaker Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None Ann Coffey David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Michael Connarty Andy Burnham Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott Rosie Cooper David Miliband Ed Balls None None None Yvette Cooper Ed Balls None None None None Jeremy Corbyn Diane Abbott Ed Miliband None None None David Crausby Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Mary Creagh David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Stella Creasy David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Jon Cruddas David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Andy Burnham John Cryer Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Alex Cunningham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Jim Cunningham Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Tony Cunningham Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham None Margaret Curran Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Nic Dakin David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Simon Danczuk David Miliband None None None None Alistair Darling David Miliband None None None None Wayne David Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ian Davidson Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Geraint Davies Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls None None Gloria De Piero David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None John Denham Ed Miliband None None None None Jim Dobbin Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None Frank Dobson Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Thomas Docherty Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Brian Donohoe David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Frank Doran Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None Jim Dowd David Miliband None None None None Gemma Doyle David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Andy Burnham Jack Dromey Ed Miliband None None None None Michael Dugher Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None Angela Eagle David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Maria Eagle Ed Miliband None None None None Clive Efford Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Julie Elliott David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None Louise Ellman David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Natascha Engel Ed Miliband None None None None Bill Esterson Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Chris Evans Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None Paul Farrelly Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Frank Field Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Jim Fitzpatrick David Miliband None None None None Rob Flello Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband None None Caroline Flint David Miliband None None None None Paul Flynn David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Miliband Yvonne Fovargue Andy Burnham David Miliband None None None Hywel Francis Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Mike Gapes David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Barry Gardiner David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Sheila Gilmore David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Balls Pat Glass David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Mary Glindon David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Roger Godsiff Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Paul Goggins Andy Burnham David Miliband None None None Helen Goodman Ed Miliband None None None None Tom Greatrex Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None Kate Green Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott Lilian Greenwood Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Nia Griffith Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None Andrew Gwynne Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Peter Hain Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None David Hamilton Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband None Fabian Hamilton David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None David Hanson David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Harriet Harman None None None None None Tom Harris David Miliband None None None None Dai Havard Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None John Healey Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None Mark Hendrick David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Stephen Hepburn Ed Balls David Miliband None None None David Heyes Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Meg Hillier David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None None Julie Hilling Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Margaret Hodge David Miliband None None None None Sharon Hodgson Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott Kate Hoey Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband None None Mary Honeyball MEP David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Jimmy Hood Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Kelvin Hopkins Diane Abbott Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband George Howarth David Miliband Ed Balls None None None Richard Howitt MEP David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Lindsay Hoyle Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None Stephen Hughes Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham None None Tristram Hunt David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Huw Irranca-Davies David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls None Glenda Jackson Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Siân James Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Cathy Jamieson Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Alan Johnson David Miliband None None None None Diana Johnson Ed Balls David Miliband None None None Graham Jones Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband None Helen Jones Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None Kevan Jones David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Susan Elan Jones Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Tessa Jowell David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Balls Eric Joyce Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott Gerald Kaufman David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None Barbara Keeley Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Alan Keen Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Liz Kendall David Miliband None None None None Sadiq Khan Ed Miliband None None None None David Lammy David Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ian Lavery Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Mark Lazarowicz Ed Miliband None None None None Chris Leslie Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ivan Lewis David Miliband None None None None Tony Lloyd None None None None None Andy Love Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ian Lucas Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Denis MacShane David Miliband None None None None Fiona Mactaggart David Miliband Ed Balls None None None Khalid Mahmood Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott David Miliband Andy Burnham Shabana Mahmood Ed Miliband None None None None John Mann David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Gordon Marsden Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None David Martin MEP David Miliband None None None None Linda McAvan MEP Ed Miliband None None None None Steve McCabe Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None Michael McCann David Miliband None None None None Arlene McCarthy MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham None None Kerry McCarthy Ed Balls David Miliband None None None Gregg McClymont David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Siobhain McDonagh David Miliband None None None None John McDonnell Diane Abbott None None None None Pat McFadden David Miliband None None None None Alison McGovern David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Jim McGovern Ed Miliband None None None None Anne McGuire David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ann McKechin Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Catherine McKinnell Ed Miliband None None None None Michael Meacher Ed Miliband Diane Abbott None None None Alan Meale Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ian Mearns David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Alun Michael David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott David Miliband David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Ed Miliband Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Andrew Miller Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls None Austin Mitchell Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Andy Burnham Madeleine Moon Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Claude Moraes MEP David Miliband None None None None Jessica Morden David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Graeme Morrice Ed Miliband None None None None Grahame Morris Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott David Miliband George Mudie Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None Meg Munn David Miliband None None None None Jim Murphy David Miliband None None None None Paul Murphy Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Ian Murray David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Lisa Nandy Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Pamela Nash David Miliband None None None None Fiona O'Donnell David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Chi Onwurah Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott None None Sandra Osborne Ed Miliband None None None None Albert Owen Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls None Teresa Pearce Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None Toby Perkins David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Bridget Phillipson David Miliband None None None None Stephen Pound Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls None Dawn Primarolo Ed Miliband None None None None Yasmin Qureshi David Miliband None None None None Nick Raynsford David Miliband None None None None Jamie Reed David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None Rachel Reeves Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Emma Reynolds Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Jonathan Reynolds David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Linda Riordan Diane Abbott Ed Miliband None None None John Robertson Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Geoffrey Robinson Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Steve Rotheram Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None Frank Roy David Miliband None None None None Lindsay Roy Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband None None Chris Ruane David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Joan Ruddock Ed Miliband None None None None Anas Sarwar David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Alison Seabeck Ed Miliband None None None None Virendra Sharma David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Barry Sheerman David Miliband None None None None Jim Sheridan Ed Miliband None None None None Gavin Shuker Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None Brian Simpson MEP Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None Marsha Singh Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls None None Dennis Skinner David Miliband None None None None Peter Skinner MEP David Miliband None None None None Andy Slaughter Ed Miliband None None None None Andrew Smith Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None Angela Smith David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Nick Smith David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Owen Smith Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Peter Soulsby David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott John Spellar Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None Catherine Stihler MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Jack Straw David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None None Graham Stringer David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Gisela Stuart David Miliband None None None None Gerry Sutcliffe Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Mark Tami David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Gareth Thomas David Miliband None None None None Emily Thornberry Ed Miliband None None None None Stephen Timms Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None Jon Trickett Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott None Karl Turner Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Derek Twigg Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Stephen Twigg David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None Chuka Umunna Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Derek Vaughan MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Keith Vaz David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Andy Burnham Valerie Vaz David Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Miliband None None Joan Walley Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None Tom Watson Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott Dave Watts Andy Burnham Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott David Miliband Alan Whitehead Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband None None Malcolm Wicks David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott Chris Williamson Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Glenis Willmott MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None Phil Wilson David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None David Winnick David Miliband None None None None Rosie Winterton Ed Miliband None None None None Mike Wood Diane Abbott Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None John Woodcock David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls None Shaun Woodward David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Phil Woolas David Miliband None None None None David Wright Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None Iain Wright Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-mps-and-meps Votes by MPs and MEPs Labour Party https://web.archive.org/web/20110101171158/http://www2.labour.org.uk/leadership-mps-and-meps 1 January 2011 Constituency Labour Parties The map below shows the results of the Constituency Labour Parties' first round preferences in the leadership election by constituency, before votes were transferred due to eliminations. David Miliband took the most constituencies, winning 577 in total. He was followed by Ed Miliband who took sixty-seven constituencies. Andy Burnham won eight seats, all in north-west England, Ed Balls took two constituencies (his own, Morley & Outwood, and that of his wife, Yvette Cooper, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford), and Diane Abbott won no constituencies. All ties with the exception of Wigan (Burnham and David Miliband) were between David and Ed Miliband. Northern Ireland was counted as one constituency. thumb|centre|500px|Green indicates constituencies won by David Miliband, light blue for Ed Miliband, pink for Andy Burnham, yellow for Ed Balls and white for a tie. (Click to enlarge) Trade Unions and Socialist Societies Name DianeAbbott Ed Balls AndyBurnham DavidMiliband EdMiliband ASLEF 1,791 228 246 626 665 BECTU 588 194 210 715 697 BFAWU 178 152 154 484 231 Community 205 184 151 1,292 332 CWU 1,786 7,101 1,417 3,370 2,047 GMB 3,213 2,548 3,119 9,746 18,128 Musicians' Union 925 221 210 805 865 TSSA 898 285 296 923 544 UCATT 177 185 229 630 2,471 UNISON 2,910 2,141 2,343 6,665 9,652 Unite the Union 11,129 6,995 7,993 21,778 47,439 USDAW 1,279 788 881 8,264 1,661 BAME Labour 20 4 2 200 29 CSM 79 57 80 194 279 Fabian Society 308 313 281 1,461 1,321 LHG 16 15 16 33 41 LPDMG 5 4 2 11 20 Irish Society 11 5 2 20 16 Labour Students 117 86 116 402 379 LGBT Labour 55 17 29 193 136 Scientists for Labour 9 5 10 21 24 SERA 77 22 32 86 209 SEA 57 28 28 63 138 SHA 75 26 36 87 172 Labour Lawyers 25 14 15 83 66 Jewish Labour 5 0 6 37 24 Turnout in the affiliates section was 9.0%, with 247,339 votes cast of the 2,747,030 ballots distributed.http://archive.labour.org.uk/leadership-affiliates Votes by Affiliated Members Labour Party 13 September 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150630164450/http://archive.labour.org.uk/leadership-affiliates 30 June 2015 See also 2007 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election Notes lower-alpha References 30em External links News Factbox – Rules governing Labour leadership elections Reuters, 10 May 2010 Labour party leadership The Guardian Party websites Labour Party Labour Party Rule Book 2008 (PDF) Candidates' leadership campaign websites Diane Abbott: Diane 4 Leader – Turn the page, change the party Andy Burnham – Re-connecting Labour Ed Balls for Labour Leader David Miliband – Bringing Labour together leading Labour to power https://web.archive.org/web/20100917200730/http://www.davidmiliband.net/ 17 September 2010 Ed Miliband for Labour Leader expanded collapsed Category:2010 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom 2010 Category:Ed Balls Category:Gordon Brown 2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)