| Election Name: | Greater Manchester Labour Party (UK) mayoral selection 2016 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Turnout: | 65.3% |
| Type: | presidential |
| Election Date: | 9 August 2016 |
| Mayoral candidate | |
| After Election: | Andy Burnham |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Candidate1: | Andy Burnham |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,792 |
| Percentage1: | 51.0% |
| Colour1: | DC241F |
| Candidate2: | Tony Lloyd |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,163 |
| Percentage2: | 29.1% |
| Colour2: | DC241F |
| Candidate3: | Ivan Lewis |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,472 |
| Percentage3: | 19.8% |
| Colour3: | DC241F |
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.[1]
| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | Announced candidacy | Campaign website (Slogan) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(age) | Shadow Home Secretary (2015–2016) Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) MP for Leigh (2001–2017) | 5 May 2016[2] | Andy 4 Mayor ("For a Greater Manchester") | ||
(age) | Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2013–2015) Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2009–2010) MP for Bury South (1997–present) | 18 February 2016[3] [4] | Ivan Lewis for Greater Manchester Mayor ("Fighting inequality together – Transforming Greater Manchester") | ||
(age) | Mayor of Greater Manchester (interim) (2015–present) Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner (2012–present) MP for Manchester Central (1983–2012) | 11 February 2016[5] | Tony Lloyd for Greater Manchester Mayor ("Building Greater Manchester's Future") |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ) to two decimal places in percentage; this preserves visual clues to the magnitude of the numbers --> | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Burnham | 3,792 | align=center | 51.1% | ||
| Tony Lloyd | 2,163 | align=center | 29.1% | ||
| Ivan Lewis | 1,472 | align=center | 19.8% | ||
Turnout was 65.3%, with 7,427 votes cast.