2000 London Labour Party mayoral selection

May 2021 May 2021 London Labour Party mayoral selection 2000 United Kingdom presidential 2002 London Labour Party mayoral selection 2002 First Round Second Round 110px|Blank Frank Dobson DC241F 49.6% 51.5% 110px|Blank Ken Livingstone DC241F 46.0% 48.5% 110px|Blank Glenda Jackson DC241F 4.4% Eliminated 20 February 2000 Mayoral candidate Frank Dobson Labour Party (UK) The London Labour Party mayoral selection of 2000 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of London, to stand in the 2000 mayoral election. Frank Dobson, MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was selected to stand, defeating former Leader of the Greater London Council Ken Livingstone and Glenda Jackson, MP for Hampstead and Highgate. Livingstone went on to run as an independent candidate in the Mayoral election, defeating Dobson, who came third behind Conservative candidate Steven Norris. Selection process The Labour candidate was selected via an Electoral College of Labour Party MPs, MEPs, GLA candidates, members and affiliated unions. Individual London Labour members were invited to vote via a postal ballot. Affiliated unions were not obliged to ballot members; instead some cast block votes (plumped for one candidate). Candidates Frank Dobson, Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras since 1979; Secretary of State for Health, 1997–1999. Ken Livingstone, Member of Parliament for Brent East since 1987; Leader of the Greater London Council, 1981–1986. Glenda Jackson, Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Highgate since 1992. Result Livingstone won amongst party members (60% to Dobson's 40%) and among affiliated unions (72% to Dobson's 28%, a more than 2:1 vote). Dobson's landslide victory (173:27 in ratio) amongst the systemic third of votes attributed to MPs, MEPS and GLA candidates saw him win narrowly overall: forming a simple electoral college outcome of 52% to 48%.LONDON MAYORALTY CANDIDATE SELECTION 2000-2016 http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/london_mayoralty.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160804195802/http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/london_mayoralty.htm 2016-08-04 2021-05-07 University of Essex + First round Candidate Elected members (33.3%) Individual members (33.3%) Affiliated supporters (33.3%) Total Frank Dobson 86.5% 35.3% 26.9% 49.6 DC241f 49.6% Ken Livingstone 12.2% 54.9% 71.0% 46.0 DC241f 46.0% Glenda Jackson 1.4% 9.8% 2.1% 4.4 DC241f 4.4% + Second round Candidate Elected members (33.3%) Individual members (33.3%) Affiliated supporters (33.3%) Total Frank Dobson 86.5% 40.1% 28.0% 51.5 DC241f 51.5% Ken Livingstone 13.5% 59.9% 72.0% 48.5 DC241f 48.5% Aftermath Livingstone described the result as "tainted" because the election system gave greater weight to the votes of London Labour MPs, MEPs, and GLA candidates, rather than rank-and-file party members, https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/feb/21/livingstone Now Ken must decide 2000-02-20 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 2016-03-02 and decided to contest the election as an Independent. On handing in nomination papers, he was automatically expelled from the Labour Party.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/699204.stm Labour expels Livingstone 2000-04-04 BBC 2016-03-07 Livingstone won the election as an Independent, with Dobson coming third (winning 13% of the popular vote).http://www.londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/176 2000 election results for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly London Elects 5 May 2000 17 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503085013/https://londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/176 3 May 2016 dead See also 2000 London mayoral election References External links London Labour Party website https://web.archive.org/web/20150714171119/http://www.labourinlondon.org.uk/ 14 July 2015 Category:London Labour Category:London mayoral elections Category:2000 in London Category:2000 elections in the United Kingdom