2016 Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection

October 2019 Greater Manchester Labour Party (UK) mayoral selection 2016 United Kingdom 65.3% presidential 9 August 2016 Mayoral candidate Andy Burnham Labour Party (UK) 150x150px Andy Burnham 3,792 51.0% DC241F 150x150px Tony Lloyd 2,163 29.1% DC241F 150x150px Ivan Lewis 1,472 19.8% DC241F Mayoral candidate The Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester, to stand in the mayoral election on 4 May 2017. On 9 August 2016, The Labour Party announced that Andy Burnham had won the candidacy.https://www.facebook.com/labourparty/photos/a.249540562410.149481.25749647410/10153721673902411/?type=3 The Labour Party - Timeline Facebook www.facebook.com 2016-08-09 Timetable 3 June 2016: Short-list announced 26 July 2016: Hustings, held by The Manchester Evening News 9 August 2016: Results announced Candidates Name Born Current/previous positions Announced candidacy Campaign website (Slogan) 100px|BurnhamAndy Burnham 1970 1 7 dmy (age 1970 1 7 2016 08 9) Shadow Home Secretary (2015–2016) Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) MP for Leigh (2001–2017) 5 May 2016http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-05-05/andy-burnham-considering-running-for-manchester-mayor/ Andy Burnham 'considering running for Manchester mayor' 5 May 2016 ITV News 31 May 2016 Andy 4 Mayor ("For a Greater Manchester") 100px|Lewis Ivan Lewis 1967 3 4 dmy (age 1967 3 4 2016 08 9) Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2013–2015) Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2009–2010) MP for Bury South (1997–2019) 18 February 2016 Perraudin Frances Ivan Lewis announces Greater Manchester mayoral bid https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/18/ivan-lewis-announces-greater-manchester-mayoral-bid The Guardian Guardian Media Group London 18 February 2016 31 May 2016 Staff writer Labour's Ivan Lewis to stand for Greater Manchester Mayor http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-02-19/labours-ivan-lewis-to-stand-for-greater-manchester-mayor/ ITV Granada ITV Manchester 19 February 2016 31 May 2016 Ivan Lewis for Greater Manchester Mayor ("Fighting inequality together – Transforming Greater Manchester") 100px|Lloyd Tony Lloyd 1950 2 25 dmy (age 1950 2 25 2016 08 09) Mayor of Greater Manchester (interim)(2015–2017) Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner(2012–2017) MP for Manchester Central (Stretford, 1983–1997) (1983–2012) 11 February 2016 Staff writer Tony Lloyd confirms he wants to be Labour's candidate for Manchester mayor http://labourlist.org/2016/02/tony-lloyd-confirms-he-wants-to-be-labours-candidate-for-manchester-mayor/ LabourList 12 February 2016 31 May 2016 Tony Lloyd for Greater Manchester Mayor ("Building Greater Manchester's Future") Result +First round Perraudin Frances Andy Burnham selected as Labour candidate for Greater Manchester mayor https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/09/andy-burnham-selected-labours-candidate-manchester-mayor The Guardian 9 August 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Andy Burnham 3,792 51.1 DC241f 51.1%Tony Lloyd 2,163 29.1 DC241f 29.1%Ivan Lewis 1,472 19.8 DC241f 19.8% Turnout was 65.3%, with 7,427 votes cast. Endorsements Andy Burnham Debbie Abrahams, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2016–2018), MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth (2011–present) Yvonne Fovargue, MP for Makerfield (2010–2024) Andrew Gwynne, Shadow Health Minister (2011–present), MP for Denton and Reddish (2005–2026) Ivan Lewis Alan Johnson, Former Labour Cabinet Minister (2004-2010), Chair of Labour IN for Britain (2016), MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (1997-present) Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow (2010–present) Cllr Rishi Shori, Leader of Bury Council Cllr Alex Ganotis, Leader of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council Tony Lloyd Co-operative Party, UK centre-left political party closely affiliated to the Labour Party Theresa Griffin, MEP for North West England (2014–2020) Afzal Khan, MEP for North West England (2014–2017) Rebecca Long-Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles (2015–present) Cllr Kieran Quin, Leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East (2010–present) Angela Rayner, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne (2015–present) Unite the Union, largest trade union in the UK and Ireland See also Liverpool City Region Labour Party mayoral selection, 2016 London Labour Party mayoral selection, 2015 References 30em External links North West Labour Party website Category:History of the Labour Party (UK) Category:Labour Party (UK) primaries Category:Elections in Greater Manchester Category:2010s in Greater Manchester Category:Andy Burnham