2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election

British Labour Party deputy leadership election July 2017 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election presidential no 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election 2007 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election 2020 2015 8 14 2015 9 12 yes First pref. Final round Official portrait of Tom Watson crop 2.jpg 150x150px Tom Watson 160,852 (39.4%) 198,962 (50.7%) Stella Creasy - MP - 2017.jpg 150x150px Stella Creasy 78,100 (19.1%) 103,746 (26.4%) Official portrait of Caroline Flint crop 2.jpg 150x150px Caroline Flint 64,425 (15.8%) 89,538 (22.8%) Official portrait of Ms Angela Eagle.jpg 150x150px Angela Eagle 0 66,013 (16.2%) — Official portrait of Mr Ben Bradshaw crop 2.jpg 150x150px Ben Bradshaw 39,080 (9.6%) — Deputy Leader Harriet Harman Tom Watson The 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election was triggered on 8 May 2015 by the resignation of Harriet Harman as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom following the party's defeat at the 2015 General Election. Harman, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, became Acting Leader following Leader Ed Miliband's resignation. Harman announced on the same day that she would step down as Deputy Leader, with her resignation taking effect when the new Leader and Deputy Leader are elected.Cathy Owen http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/general-election-2015-harriet-harman-9216220 General Election 2015: Harriet Harman announces that she will be standing down as deputy leader of the Labour Party Wales Online 8 May 2015 Media Wales 30 July 2015 12 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150730034924/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/general-election-2015-harriet-harman-9216220 live Five candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the deputy leadership election: Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Caroline Flint, and Tom Watson. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and closed on Thursday 10 September 2015, with the results being announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. Voting was by Labour Party members and registered and affiliated supporters, using the alternative vote system. Tom Watson was elected deputy leader with 50.7% of the vote on the third ballot.http://www.labour.org.uk/blog/entry/results-of-the-labour-leadership-and-deputy-leadership-election Results of the Labour Leadership elections 13 September 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160721231632/http://www.labour.org.uk/blog/entry/results-of-the-labour-leadership-and-deputy-leadership-election 21 July 2016 dmy-all 12 September 2015 12 September 2015 Wilkinson Michael Jeremy Corbyn set to win Labour leadership election – live results coverage https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11860227/labour-leadership-election-results.html The Telegraph 12 September 2015 12 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150912112035/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11860227/labour-leadership-election-results.html live Coterminous with the deputy leadership election, in the 2015 Labour Party leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader. Procedure The leadership election, triggered by Harman's resignation, took place under the reformed rules adopted from the proposals of the February 2014 Collins Report, which was led by Ray Collins.Ray Collins, Building a One Nation Labour Party: The Collins Review into Labour Party Reform https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102414/http://action.labour.org.uk/page/-/Collins_Report_Party_Reform.pdf 18 May 2015 Labour Party, February 2014 The plan entailed a shorter election than the one that took place in 2010, with a new deputy leader in place before Labour's party conference in September 2015.http://labourlist.org/2015/05/how-will-the-leadership-election-work/ How will the leadership election work? Pope Conor 8 May 2015 LabourList 8 May 2015 9 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150509205424/http://labourlist.org/2015/05/how-will-the-leadership-election-work/ live 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. Ed Miliband famously won following a large victory in the third of these colleges. Following the Collins review, this system was replaced by a "one member, one vote" (OMOV) system. Candidates were elected by members and registered and affiliated supporters, who all received a maximum of one vote. This meant that, for example, members of Labour-affiliated trade unions needed to register as Labour supporters in order to vote. In order to stand, candidates needed to have been nominated by at least 15% of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) – 35 MPs. The vote, as in previous elections, was held by the alternative vote (instant-runoff) system. The leadership election was held under the same rules. A meeting of Labour's National Executive Committee took place on 13 May 2015 to set a timetable and procedure for the two elections.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32714809 Labour leadership: Cooper and Burnham bids ahead of September election 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 BBC News 13 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150513105025/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32714809 live 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 open Friday 31 July 2015 (12:00) – Supporting nominations close Wednesday 12 August 2015 (12:00) – Last date to join as member, affiliated support or registered supporter and be able to vote Friday 14 August 2015 – Ballot papers sent out Thursday 10 September 2015 (12:00) – Ballot closes Saturday 12 September 2015 – Special Conference announce the results Candidates for Deputy Leader Declared Ben Bradshaw, former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and MP for Exeterhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/15/ben-bradshaw-labour-party-deputy-leadership-bid-politics Ben Bradshaw announces Labour party deputy leadership bid Press Association The Guardian 15 May 2015 15 May 2015 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811152728/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/15/ben-bradshaw-labour-party-deputy-leadership-bid-politics live Stella Creasy, Shadow Business Minister and MP for Walthamstowhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stella-creasy-labour-deputy-leader-5709897 Stella Creasy confirms she's running for Labour deputy leader: 'Party must return to fighting poverty, inequality and injustice' Hayward Stephen MGN Mirror Online 16 May 2015 16 May 2015 21 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180521104224/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stella-creasy-labour-deputy-leader-5709897 live Angela Eagle, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and MP for WallaseyLiam Murphy http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/angela-eagle-labour-deputy-leader-9276731 Wallasey MP Angela Eagle joins race to be Labour's deputy leader Liverpool Echo 18 May 2015 Reach 24 July 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150724042526/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/angela-eagle-labour-deputy-leader-9276731 live Caroline Flint, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, former Minister of State for Europe and MP for Don Valleyhttp://labourlist.org/2015/05/bradshaw-and-flint-both-announce-deputy-leadership-campaigns/ Bradshaw and Flint both announce deputy leadership campaigns LabourList 16 May 2015 27 September 2016 21 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221032142/http://labourlist.org/2015/05/bradshaw-and-flint-both-announce-deputy-leadership-campaigns/ live Tom Watson, former Deputy Chair of the Labour Party, former Parliamentary secretary for the Cabinet Office and MP for West Bromwich EastAnoosh Cakelian http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/tom-watson-mp-sets-crowdfunding-site-his-deputy-labour-leadership-bid Tom Watson MP sets up crowdfunding site for his deputy Labour leadership bid New Statesman 10 May 2015 NS Media Group 12 May 2015 14 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150514014707/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/tom-watson-mp-sets-crowdfunding-site-his-deputy-labour-leadership-bid live Withdrawn John Healey, former Shadow Secretary of State for Health, former Minister of State for Housing and Planning and MP for Wentworth and Dearnehttp://labourlist.org/2015/06/john-healey-withdraws-from-deputy-leadership-race/ John Healey withdraws from deputy leadership race LabourList 11 June 2015 11 June 2015 11 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150611155925/http://labourlist.org/2015/06/john-healey-withdraws-from-deputy-leadership-race/ live Rushanara Ali, former Shadow Minister for Education and MP for Bethnal Green and Bowhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/17/rushanara-ali-pulls-out-labour-deputy-leadership-contest Rushanara Ali pulls out of Labour deputy leadership contest 17 June 2015 The Guardian Frances Perraudin Guardian News and Media 3 January 2020 Declined Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale (endorsed Caroline Flint)http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/rochdale-mp-simon-danczuk-rules-9293523 Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk rules out standing for Labour Party deputy leader Manchester Evening News Todd Fitzgerald MEN Media 20 May 2015 13 June 2015 24 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150613021649/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/rochdale-mp-simon-danczuk-rules-9293523 live Gloria De Piero, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities and MP for Ashfield (endorsed Tom Watson) Flint was viewed as a Blairite, while Watson was viewed as having close links to the trade unions. One party source was anonymously quoted in the Financial Times as comparing a potential contest between Flint and Watson to the hotly contested 1981 deputy leadership election between Denis Healey and the leftist Tony Benn.http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/43654394-f58a-11e4-8c83-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZbNFPrzb General election: Battle for Labour's soul Pickard Jim 8 May 2015 8 May 2015 10 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510032424/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/43654394-f58a-11e4-8c83-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZbNFPrzb live MP nominations for candidates To be placed on the ballot, candidates for deputy leader must have obtained the nominations of 35 MPs. The number of MPs next to the candidate's name includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the 35 MPs needed. Members with bold numbers succeeded to get the 35 nominations needed to make the ballot. Nominations for candidates by MPs were:Labour’s leadership contest https://web.archive.org/web/20150703143348/http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php/leadership 3 July 2015 , Labour Party, 9 June 2015 Tom Watson (62): Dave Anderson, Jonathan Ashworth, Ian Austin, Adrian Bailey, Kevin Brennan, Richard Burden, Richard Burgon, Liam Byrne, Ronnie Campbell, Vernon Coaker, David Crausby, Jon Cruddas, Judith Cummins, Jim Cunningham, Gloria De Piero, Michael Dugher, Paul Farrelly, Rob Flello, Colleen Fletcher, Vicky Foxcroft, Roger Godsiff, Louise Haigh, Harry Harpham, Sue Hayman, Stephen Hepburn, Imran Hussain, Kevan Jones, Helen Jones, Barbara Keeley, Ian Lavery, Emma Lewell-Buck, Clive Lewis, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Ian Lucas, Justin Madders, Khalid Mahmood, Shabana Mahmood, Rob Marris, Chris Matheson, Stephen McCabe, Andy McDonald, Conor McGinn, Alan Meale, Ian Mearns, Grahame Morris, Lisa Nandy, Kate Osamor, Jess Phillips, Lucy Powell, Rachel Reeves, Geoffrey Robinson, Naz Shah, Virendra Sharma, Dennis Skinner, Ruth Smeeth, Jeff Smith, Nick Smith, John Spellar, Jo Stevens, David Winnick, Iain Wright Caroline Flint (43): Kevin Barron, Hilary Benn, Luciana Berger, Tom Blenkinsop, Ann Coffey, Alex Cunningham, Nic Dakin, Simon Danczuk, Wayne David, Jim Dowd, Peter Dowd, Jack Dromey, Julie Elliott, Jim Fitzpatrick, Yvonne Fovargue, Barry Gardiner, Mary Glindon, David Hanson, Carolyn Harris, Margaret Hodge, Kate Hoey, George Howarth, Graham Jones, Gerald Kaufman, Stephen Kinnock, Siobhain McDonagh, Pat McFadden, Jessica Morden, Albert Owen, Toby Perkins, Jonathan Reynolds, Emma Reynolds, Joan Ryan, Barry Sheerman, Owen Smith, Angela Smith, Gisela Stuart, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Anna Turley, Karl Turner, Alan Whitehead, Phil Wilson Angela Eagle (38): Margaret Beckett, Roberta Blackman-Woods, Paul Blomfield, Nick Brown, Dawn Butler, Ann Clwyd, Julie Cooper, Maria Eagle, Bill Esterson, Mike Gapes, Pat Glass, Lilian Greenwood, Margaret Greenwood, Nia Griffith, Andrew Gwynne, John Healey, Mark Hendrick, Sharon Hodgson, Kelvin Hopkins, Seema Malhotra, Rachael Maskell, John McDonnell, Alison McGovern, Liz McInnes, Michael Meacher, Teresa Pearce, Stephen Pound, Angela Rayner, Christina Rees, Marie Rimmer, Steve Rotheram, Tulip Siddiq, Cat Smith, Jon Trickett, Derek Twigg, Keith Vaz, Daniel Zeichner Ben Bradshaw (37): Heidi Alexander, Rushanara Ali, Clive Betts, Lyn Brown, Chris Bryant, Karen Buck, Neil Coyle, Geraint Davies, Thangam Debbonaire, Clive Efford, Chris Evans, Frank Field, Paul Flynn, Helen Goodman, Fabian Hamilton, Meg Hillier, Tristram Hunt, Rupa Huq, Huw Irranca-Davies, Alan Johnson, Diana Johnson, Susan Elan Jones, Sadiq Khan, Peter Kyle, Gordon Marsden, Kerry McCarthy, Catherine McKinnell, Matthew Pennycook, Bridget Phillipson, Yasmin Qureshi, Andy Slaughter, Andrew Smith, Keir Starmer, Emily Thornberry, Stephen Timms, Valerie Vaz Stella Creasy (35): Diane Abbott, Debbie Abrahams, Ruth Cadbury, Sarah Champion, Jenny Chapman, Jo Cox, Stephen Doughty, Louise Ellman, Kate Green, Helen Hayes, Kate Hollern, Dan Jarvis, Gerald Jones, Mike Kane, David Lammy, Chris Leslie, Ivan Lewis, Holly Lynch, Fiona Mactaggart, Madeleine Moon, Ian Murray, Melanie Onn, Chi Onwurah, Jamie Reed, Steve Reed, Gavin Shuker, Karin Smyth, Wes Streeting, Graham Stringer, Gareth Thomas, Stephen Twigg, Chuka Umunna, Catherine West, John Woodcock Before dropping out of the race on 17 June, Rushanara Ali had the following 24 nominations: Roberta Blackman-Woods, Paul Blomfield, Lyn Brown, Dawn Butler, Julie Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Clive Efford, Fabian Hamilton, Helen Hayes, Tristram Hunt, Rupa Huq, Sadiq Khan, Seema Malhotra, John Mann, John McDonnell, Chi Onwurah, Teresa Pearce, Matthew Pennycook, Yasmin Qureshi, Dennis Skinner, Andy Slaughter, Keir Starmer, Chuka Umunna Before dropping out of the race on 11 June, John Healey had the following 20 nominations: Sarah Champion, Clive Efford, Holly Lynch, Kevin Barron, Andy Slaughter, Clive Betts, Ruth Cadbury, Simon Danczuk, Louise Ellman, Fabian Hamilton, Harry Harpham, Madeleine Moon, Paula Sherriff, Derek Twigg, Paul Blomfield, Ivan Lewis, Gordon Marsden, Chris Leslie, Teresa PearceNew Statesman https://web.archive.org/web/20150612020204/http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/06/list-mps-endorsements-labour-deputy-leadership-candidates-0 12 June 2015 9 June 2015 Opinion polling YouGov/The Times,Peter Kellner https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/07/22/comment-corbyn-ahead-labours-leadership-contest/ Comment: Corbyn takes early lead in Labour leadership race YouGov 22 July 2015 8 August 2017 30 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170730203011/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/07/22/comment-corbyn-ahead-labours-leadership-contest/ live 17–21 July 2015, 1,054 eligible votersLabourLeadershipVoters Labour Party members, registered supporters and signed up trade unionists who are eligible to vote in the leadership electionCandidate First Round Second Round Third RoundTom Watson 41% 46% 50%Stella Creasy 21% 22% 26%Caroline Flint 17% 19% 23%Ben Bradshaw 11% 13% —Angela Eagle 10% — — Result + First round Candidate Party members Registered supporters Affiliated supporters Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Tom Watson 90,018 37.5 43,729 43.7 27,105 39.6 160,852 39.4 DC241f 39.4 Stella Creasy 47,372 19.7 22,465 22.5 8,263 12.1 78,100 19.1 DC241f 19.1 Angela Eagle 36,321 15.1 15,676 15.7 14,016 20.5 66,013 16.2 DC241f 16.2 Caroline Flint 41,504 17.3 11,282 11.3 11,639 17.0 64,425 15.8 DC241f 15.8 Ben Bradshaw 24,738 10.3 6,839 6.8 7,503 10.9 39,080 9.6 DC241f 9.6 + Second round Candidate Party members Registered supporters Affiliated supporters Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Tom Watson 96,008 40.4 45,329 45.9 29,252 43.2 170,589 42.2 DC241f 42.2 Stella Creasy 52,866 22.223,959 24.2 9,730 14.4 86,555 21.4 DC241f 21.4 Caroline Flint 48,208 20.312,948 13.1 13,425 19.8 74,581 18.4 DC241f 18.4 Angela Eagle 40,559 17.116,583 16.8 15,375 22.7 72,517 17.9 DC241f 17.9 + Third round Candidate Party members Registered supporters Affiliated supporters Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Tom Watson 111,465 48.1 51,815 54.5 35,682 54.5 198,962 50.7 DC241f 50.7 Stella Creasy 62,875 27.1 27,874 29.3 12,997 19.8 103,746 26.4 DC241f 26.4 Caroline Flint 57,305 24.7 15,434 16.2 16,799 25.7 89,538 22.8 DC241f 22.8 Source: See also 2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK) 2015 Scottish Labour leadership election 2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election References 2 expanded collapsed Category:Deputy leaders of the Labour Party (UK) 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election Labour Party deputy leadership election Category:2015 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom