2015 London Labour Party mayoral selection explained

Election Name:London Labour Party (UK) mayoral selection 2015
Country:United Kingdom
Type:presidential
Turnout:76.5%
Previous Election:2010 London Labour Party mayoral selection
Previous Year:2010
1Blank:1st Pref.
2Blank:Percentage
3Blank:Final Pref.
4Blank:Percentage
Candidate1:Sadiq Khan
Colour1:DC241F
1Data1:32,926
2Data1:37.5%
3Data1:48,151
4Data1:58.9%
Colour2:DC241F
1Data2:26,121
2Data2:29.7%
3Data2:33,575
4Data2:41.1%
Candidate3:Diane Abbott
Colour3:DC241F
1Data3:14,798
2Data3:16.8%
3Data3:—
4Data3:—
Colour4:DC241F
1Data4:8,255
2Data4:9.4%
Colour5:DC241F
1Data5:4,729
2Data5:5.4%
Colour6:DC241F
1Data6:1,055
2Data6:1.2%
Election Date: –
Mayoral candidate
After Election:Sadiq Khan
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

The London Labour Party mayoral selection of 2015 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of London, to stand in the mayoral election on 5 May 2016. It was the first Mayoral selection process since 2002 not to feature Ken Livingstone as a candidate.

Timetable

Candidates

CLP nominations

To proceed in the Labour selection process, each applicant had to secure the nomination of at least five Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) in the London region. There are 73 CLPs in London, and each CLP could make up to two nominations. The first nomination was required to be for one of the female candidates, and the second nomination could be for any candidate. Nominations were decided at open meetings of local parties, with all Labour members and registered/affiliated supporters within that CLP eligible to vote in person.[1] [2]

The results were as follows:

First nominationSecond nomination
CandidateCLPsCandidateCLPs
Tessa Jowell63Sadiq Khan42
Diane Abbott8David Lammy15
None2Christian Wolmar6
Gareth Thomas6
None4

Keran Kerai and Neeraj Patil received no CLP nominations and were therefore eliminated from the contest. All six other applicants received enough nominations to go forward.

Announced

Nominated
Name Born Current/previous positions Announced candidacy Campaign website
(Slogan)


(Selected)

(age)		Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
(2010–2015)
Minister of State for Transport
(2009–2010)
MP for Tooting
(2005–2016)		[3] Sadiq Khan – For London
("Changing London together")


(Defeated)
17 September 1947 – 12 May 2018
(aged 70)
Minister for London
(2007–2008; 2009–2010)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(2001–2007)
MP for Dulwich and West Norwood
(1992–2015)		[4] Tessa for Londoners
("One London")


(Defeated)

(age)		Shadow Minister for Public Health
(2010–2013)
MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
(1987–present)		[5] Diane for London


(Defeated)

(age)		Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
(2007–2010)
MP for Tottenham
(2000–present)
Member of the London Assembly
(2000)		[6] Lammy for Mayor
("New London New Leadership")


(Defeated)

(age)		Transport Correspondent for The Independent
(1992–1996)		[7] Wolmar for London
("For a more affordable, liveable
and sustainable London")


(Defeated)

(age)		Chair of the Co-operative Party
(2001–present)
Minister of State for International Development
(2008–2010)
MP for Harrow West
(1997–present)		[8] Gareth Thomas for London
("A London for All Londoners")
Eliminated

Declined

The following candidates considered running or were mentioned as possible candidates, but ultimately did not put themselves forward for selection.

Opinion polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		class=small Sample
size
error		Diane
Abbott		Tessa
Jowell		Sadiq
Khan		David
Lammy		Gareth
Thomas		Christian
Wolmar		Other/
Undecided
YouGov/LBC[19] 10–12 August 2015452 Labour voters± ?%11% align=center23%16%9%3%1% align=center37%
1,153 British residents± ?%7% align=center19%10%5%2%2% align=center55%
LabourList[20] 3–7 August 20152,791 LabourList readers± ?%23% align=center36%23%7%1%9%1%
YouGov/Evening Standard[21] 30 June –
2 July 2015		410 Labour voters± ?%8% align=center24%13%14%3%1% align=center37%
1,047 British residents± ?%7% align=center16%8%8%2%2% align=center56%
LabourList[22] 29 June –
3 July 2015		? LabourList readers± ?%12% align=center35%18%9%1%12%13%
YouGov/Evening Standard[23] 8–11 June 2015433 Labour voters± ?%9% align=center23%20%9%1%1% align=center37%
1,236 British residents± ?%6% align=center15%10%6%1%1% align=center60%
LabourList[24] 22–26 May 20152,274 LabourList readers± ?%13.8% align=center30.9%28.8%9.9%2.4%9.9%4.3%
YouGov/Evening Standard29 April –
1 May 2015		? British residents± ?%8% align=center16%7%6%–1% align=center62%
YouGov/Evening Standard[25] 26–30 March 2015405 Labour voters± ?%11% align=center24%11%9%–1% align=center44%
1,064 British residents± ?%8% align=center17%6%6%–1% align=center62%
YouGov/Evening Standard[26] 27 February –
2 March 2015		373 Labour voters± ?%11% align=center21%12%8%–2% align=center46%
1,011 British residents± ?%6% align=center13%7%5%–1% align=center68%
YouGov/Evening Standard[27] 26–29 January 2015? Labour voters± ?%12% align=center26%19%14%–2% align=center27%
YouGov/Evening Standard[28] 8–13 October 2014? Labour voters± ?%9% align=center16%10%8%–1% align=center56%
1,002 British residents± ?%7% align=center12%6%5%–1% align=center69%
YouGov/Evening Standard[29] 24–26 September 2014439 Labour voters± ?%11% align=center18%10%11%–0% align=center49%
1,086 British residents± ?%6% align=center12%6%6%–1% align=center70%
YouGov/Evening Standard[30] 21–24 July 2014489 Labour voters± ?%14% align=center16%6%6%–2% align=center56%
1,350 British residents± ?%8% align=center12%4%4%–2% align=center70%
LabourList[31] 23–27 June 2015722 LabourList readers± ?%15%17% align=center22%7%–– align=center39%
YouGov/Evening Standard[32] 17–19 June 2014? Labour voters± ?% align=center17%14%8%9%–– align=center52%
1,115 British residents± ?%9% align=center11%5%6%–– align=center69%
YouGov/Evening Standard[33] 8–10 October 2013445 Labour voters± ?%13% align=center20%9%10%–– align=center48%
1,231 British residents± ?%9% align=center17%5%7%–– align=center62%

Results

Between 14 August and 10 September, affiliated and registered supporters and members of the Labour Party in London were able to vote.

First round
CandidateParty membersRegistered supportersAffiliated supportersTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Sadiq Khan17,51833.8%11,07742.1%4,33144.1%32,926align=center 37.5%
Tessa Jowell19,32437.3%4,44216.9%2,35524.0%26,121align=center 29.7%
Diane Abbott6,89013.3%6,21623.6%1,69217.2%14,798align=center 16.8%
David Lammy5,19110.0%2,3188.8%7467.6%8,255align=center 9.4%
Christian Wolmar2,1954.2%1,9977.6%5375.5%4,729align=center 5.4%
Gareth Thomas6501.3%2410.9%1641.7%1,055align=center 1.2%
Second round
CandidateParty membersRegistered supportersAffiliated supportersTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Sadiq Khan17,665 34.2%11,12142.4%4,35544.4%33,141align=center 37.8%
Tessa Jowell19,535 37.8%4,47717.1%2,39424.4%26,406align=center 30.1%
Diane Abbott6,943 13.4%6,23823.8%1,71017.4%14,891align=center 17.0%
David Lammy5,279 10.2%2,3539.0%7607.8%8,392align=center 9.6%
Christian Wolmar2,288 4.4%2,0577.8%5825.9%4,927align=center 5.6%
Third round
CandidateParty membersRegistered supportersAffiliated supportersTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Sadiq Khan18,433 35.8%11,83545.6%4,54546.8%34,813align=center 40.0%
Tessa Jowell20,064 39.0%4,71018.1%2,49825.7%27,272align=center 31.3%
Diane Abbott7,323 14.2%6,73726.0%1,81818.7%15,878align=center 18.2%
David Lammy5,632 10.9%2,67110.3%8448.7%9,147align=center 10.5%
Fourth round
CandidateParty membersRegistered supportersAffiliated supportersTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Sadiq Khan20,628 40.5%12,94450.7%4,86850.7%38,440align=center 44.7%
Tessa Jowell21,851 43.0%5,23720.5%2,69728.1%29,785align=center 34.6%
Diane Abbott8,396 16.5%7,34528.8%2,04321.3%17,784align=center 20.7%
Fifth round
CandidateParty membersRegistered supportersAffiliated supportersTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Sadiq Khan 24,983 51.0%17,17973.0%5,99065.2%48,152align=center 58.9%
Tessa Jowell24,019 49.0%6,35127.0%3,20334.8%33,573align=center 41.1%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London Mayoral Selection . . 6 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150710054443/http://www.labourinlondon.org.uk/london_mayoral . 10 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Sadiq Khan and Tessa Jowell are in a tight race as nominations close for Labour's London mayoral candidate . . Chakelian, Anoosh . 2015-06-10 . 2015-06-11.
  3. Web site: Sadiq Khan announces bid to become London Mayor . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sadiq-khan-announces-bid-to-become-london-mayor-10246726.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live . Independent . Moodley, Kiran . 13 May 2015 . 14 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Tessa Jowell bids to replace Boris Johnson as London mayor . BBC News . 14 July 2015 . 19 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Labour MP Diane Abbott announces her bid to run for Mayor of London . London Evening Standard . 13 May 2015 . 14 July 2015 . Crerar, Pippa.
  6. Web site: David Lammy MP announces bid to become Labour's London mayor . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-lammy-mp-announces-bid-to-become-labours-london-mayor-9712777.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live . Grice, Andrew. Independent . 4 September 2014. 14 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Christian Wolmar Throws His Hat Into The 2016 Mayoral Ring. Holdsworth, Rachel. 11 September 2015. 14 July 2015. The Londonist.
  8. Web site: Labour MP Gareth Thomas joins the race to be his party's London Mayor candidate. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-mp-gareth-thomas-joins-the-race-to-be-his-partys-london-mayor-candidate-10253760.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. Stone, Jon. Independent. 15 May 2015. 14 July 2015.
  9. News: Donovan . Tim . Eight candidates to fight it out to be Labour's London mayor . . 2015-05-21 .
  10. News: London mayor race 2016: Labour announce shortlisted six . . 2015-06-13 .
  11. Web site: Joe Murphy . Build for future now, says Adonis in mayoral pitch - London - News - London Evening Standard . Standard.co.uk . 2013-09-11 . 2014-03-15.
  12. Web site: I won't run for mayor - Dame Tessa Jowell is the best candidate, says. Joe. Murphy. 19 February 2015. www.standard.co.uk.
  13. Web site: The populists at Westminster who are reshaping politics . Telegraph . 2014-03-15.
  14. Web site: Eames. Tom. Eddie Izzard to run for London Mayor in six years. 26 March 2013 . Digital Spy. 20 January 2014.
  15. Web site: Sadiq Khan wins support of Ken Livingstone and Oona King in London Mayor race. LabourList.
  16. Web site: Doreen Lawrence tipped as Labour Mayor candidate - ITV News . Itv.com . 2014-08-06.
  17. Web site: BBC News - Ken Livingstone: End of the road for political heavyweight . Bbc.co.uk . 2012-05-05 . 2014-03-15.
  18. Web site: Newham's Sir Robin Wales confirms his ambition for City Hall | Trial by Jeory . 15 April 2013 . Trialbyjeory.wordpress.com . 2014-08-06.
  19. Web site: YouGov/ LBC Survey Results – Fieldwork: 10th - 12th August 2015. YouGov.
  20. Web site: Stella Creasy takes the lead in the deputy leadership race, according to latest LabourList survey. LabourList.
  21. Web site: YouGov/ Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 30th June - 2nd July 2015. YouGov.
  22. Web site: LabourList readers give Jowell the lead in latest survey. LabourList.
  23. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 8th - 11th June 2015. YouGov.
  24. Web site: London mayoral survey results: Jowell in the lead but Khan isn't far behind. LabourList.
  25. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 26th – 30th March 2015. YouGov.
  26. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 27th February – 2nd March 2015. YouGov.
  27. Web site: Sadiq Khan enjoys huge poll boost in Labour mayoral race. 29 January 2015. Evening Standard.
  28. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 8th – 13th October 2014. YouGov.
  29. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 24th – 26th September 2014. YouGov.
  30. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 21st – 24th July 2014. YouGov.
  31. Web site: Weekly Survey results: Your London Mayoral choice, youth training and Lords Reform. LabourList.
  32. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 17th – 19th June 2014. YouGov.
  33. Web site: YouGov / Evening Standard Survey Results – Fieldwork: 8th – 10th October 2013. YouGov.

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