2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)

The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by a general election which resulted in a hung parliament; the first since 1974. The previous Labour leader, Gordon Brown, resigned as Leader of the Labour Party on 10 May and as Prime Minister on 11 May, following the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats forming a coalition government.[1] The National Executive Committee decided the timetable for the election the result of which would be announced at the annual party conference.[2][3] On 25 September 2010, Ed Miliband became the new Leader of the Labour Party.[4]

2010 Labour Party leadership election
16 August – 25 September 2010 (2010-08-16 2010-09-25)
Turnout127,330
(71.7%)
 
Candidate Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls
First round 34.3% 37.8% 11.8%
Final round 50.7% 49.3% Eliminated
 
Candidate Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
First round 8.7% 7.4%
Final round Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election

Harriet Harman (acting)
Gordon Brown

Elected Leader

Ed Miliband

Procedure

The rules of the Labour Party stated in 2010 that "each nomination [for leader] must be supported by 12.5 per cent of the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party."[5] As the number of Labour MPs was 257 (the 258 returned at the general election[6] minus Eric Illsley, who had been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party)[7] 33 MPs needed to support any nomination. Nominations opened on 24 May and closed on 27 May,[8] but the deadline was extended to 9 June after complaints from John McDonnell, Diane Abbott, and Ed Miliband that the short deadline had provided insufficient time to secure the 33 nominations from MPs needed for inclusion on the ballot.[2][9] The ballot took place between 1 and 22 September, and the results were announced on the first day of the party's conference in Manchester, 25 September.[3] There were three distinct electorates, the electors of which cast their votes on a "one member, one vote" basis in each applicable category:

  1. Labour members of the House of Commons and the European Parliament
  2. Individual members of the party
  3. Individual members of affiliated organisations, such as trade unions and socialist societies

Each of the three electorates or sections contributed one third (33.33 per cent) of the total votes and were counted using the Alternative Vote system[10] system. The election was run by the National Executive Committee, and the results were announced at the annual conference in September 2010.[5]

Union recommendation controversy

Under Labour Party rules, trade unions were allowed to make recommendations to their members, but were barred from doing this in the same envelope that contained the ballot paper. During the election, it emerged that both the GMB and Unite had included both an envelope containing the ballot paper, and an envelope containing promotional material for Ed Miliband, their favoured candidate, in the same communication. Though the promotional material was in a different envelope from the ballot paper, this nevertheless attracted criticism that they had breached the spirit of the rules.[11][12]

Candidates

At a meeting of the Cabinet held on 10 May 2010, it was agreed that no one would announce their candidacy until after formal negotiations in regards to forming a government were resolved.[13] The Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition on 11 May, and David Miliband became the first person to announce his candidacy the following day. A total of six candidates emerged by 20 May:

On 9 June John McDonnell withdrew from the contest[21] in favour of Diane Abbott,[18] who eventually made the ballot paper.[22]

Nominations

Candidates must receive nominations from at least 12.5 per cent of the 257 Parliamentary Labour Party members (33) to appear on the ballot. John McDonnell had 16 nominations when he withdrew on 9 June, in favour of Diane Abbott.[23] The final nominations figures were as follows:[24]

CandidateConstituencyNominationsShare
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke Newington3312.84%
Ed BallsMorley and Outwood3312.84%
Andy BurnhamLeigh3312.84%
David MilibandSouth Shields8131.52%
Ed MilibandDoncaster North6324.51%

The number of MPs next to the candidate's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they counted as one of the 33 MPs needed (except for David Miliband, as he nominated Diane Abbott to ensure her appearance on the ballot). Public nominations for candidates by MPs were as follows:[25]

Before dropping out of the race on 9 June 2010, John McDonnell had the following 16 nominations: Ronnie Campbell, Martin Caton, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, John Cryer, Ian Davidson, Jim Dowd, Frank Field, Dai Havard, Kate Hoey, Ian Lavery, Graeme Morrice, Linda Riordan, Dennis Skinner, Mike Wood[26]

Notable Labour politicians who declined to stand

Some members of parliament were seen as potential candidates but decided against running:

Televised debates

Title Date Moderator Channel Information
Newsnight Tuesday 15 June; 22:30 Jeremy Paxman BBC Two As it happened: Newsnight Labour leader hustings
Channel 4 News Wednesday 1 September; 19:00 Jon Snow Channel 4 Labour leadership: live Channel 4 debate
Sky News Sunday 5 September; 22:30 Adam Boulton Sky News Labour Leader Debate: Submit Your Question
Question Time Thursday 16 September; 22:35 David Dimbleby BBC One Question Time Labour leadership special

Opinion polling

YouGov, 27–29 July 2010
1,102 eligible voters[lower-alpha 1][39]
Candidate Members Affiliates[lower-alpha 2] PLP Total
First Round
David Miliband 32% 34% 37% 37%
Ed Miliband 38% 26% 29% 29%
Diane Abbott 13% 17% 5% 12%
Andy Burnham 10% 13% 12% 12%
Ed Balls 7% 11% 11% 11%
Final Round
David Miliband 50% 44% 55% 54%
Ed Miliband 50% 56% 45% 46%
YouGov, 7–10 September 2010
1,011 eligible voters[lower-alpha 3][40]
Candidate Members Affiliates[lower-alpha 4] PLP Total
First Round
David Miliband 31% 29% 41% 36%
Ed Miliband 38% 36% 29% 32%
Andy Burnham 10% 14% 11% 12%
Ed Balls 9% 9% 14% 11%
Diane Abbott 11% 12% 4% 9%
Final Round
Ed Miliband 52% 57% 44% 51%
David Miliband 48% 43% 56% 49%

Results

Each of the three electorates or sections contributed one third (33.33 per cent) of the total votes and were counted using the Alternative Vote system[10] system.[41]

Overall result

First round
Candidate MPs/MEPs
(33.3%)
Labour Party members
(33.3%)
Affiliated members
(33.3%)
Overall result
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
David Miliband 111 41.7 55,905 44.1 58,189 27.5 37.8
Ed Miliband 84 31.6 37,980 29.9 87,585 41.5 34.3
Ed Balls 40 15.0 12,831 10.1 21,618 10.2 11.8
Andy Burnham 24 9.0 10,844 8.5 17,904 8.5 8.7
Diane Abbott N 7 2.6 9,314 7.3 25,938 12.3 7.4

The total of first-round votes for Balls, Burnham, and Abbott (27.89%) was less than Ed Miliband's vote (34.33%). Thus, it was certain after the first round that Balls, Burnham, and Abbott would all be eliminated.

Second round
Candidate MPs/MEPs
(33.3%)
Labour Party members
(33.3%)
Affiliated members
(33.3%)
Overall result
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
David Miliband 111 42.0 57,128 45.2 61,336 29.4 38.9
Ed Miliband 88 33.3 42,176 33.4 95,335 45.7 37.5
Ed Balls 41 15.5 14,510 11.5 26,441 12.7 13.2
Andy Burnham N 24 9.1 12,498 9.9 25,528 12.2 10.4
Third round
Candidate MPs/MEPs
(33.3%)
Labour Party members
(33.3%)
Affiliated members
(33.3%)
Overall result
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
David Miliband 125 47.3 60,375 48.2 66,889 32.6 42.7
Ed Miliband 96 36.4 46,697 37.3 102,882 50.1 41.3
Ed Balls N 43 16.3 18,114 14.5 35,512 17.3 16.0
Fourth round
Candidate MPs/MEPs
(33.3%)
Labour Party members
(33.3%)
Affiliated members
(33.3%)
Overall result
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
Ed Miliband Y 122 46.6 55,992 45.6 119,405 59.8 50.7
David Miliband 140 53.4 66,814 54.4 80,266 40.2 49.3

Turnout in the members section was 71.7%, with 127,330 votes cast of the 177,558 ballots distributed.[42] Amongst affiliated members, turnout was 9.0%, whilst amongst MPs/MEPs turnout was 98.5%.[43]

Labour MPs and MEPs

MPFirst ChoiceSecond ChoiceThird ChoiceFourth ChoiceFifth Choice
Diane AbbottDiane AbbottNoneNoneNoneNone
Bob AinsworthDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Douglas AlexanderDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Heidi AlexanderAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNone
Rushanara AliDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Graham AllenDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Dave AndersonEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ian AustinEd BallsDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDiane Abbott
Adrian BaileyEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamNone
Willie BainDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ed BallsEd BallsNoneNoneNoneNone
Gordon BanksDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamNone
Kevin BarronAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Hugh BayleyDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Margaret BeckettEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Anne BeggEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Stuart BellDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Hilary BennEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Joe BentonAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsNone
Luciana BergerEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Clive BettsAndy BurnhamEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Roberta Blackman-WoodsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Hazel BlearsAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandNone
Tom BlenkinsopEd BallsDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Paul BlomfieldEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
David BlunkettAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Ben BradshawDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Kevin BrennanEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Gordon BrownNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Lyn BrownEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNone
Russell BrownDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamNone
Chris BryantDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDiane Abbott
Karen BuckEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Richard BurdenDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNone
Andy BurnhamAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Liam ByrneDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
David CairnsDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Alan CampbellDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Ronnie CampbellAndy BurnhamEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Michael Cashman MEPDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Martin CatonEd MilibandDiane AbbottEd BallsNoneNone
Jenny ChapmanDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Katy ClarkDiane AbbottEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid Miliband
Tom ClarkeDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane AbbottEd MilibandEd Balls
Ann ClwydDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Vernon CoakerEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNone
Ann CoffeyDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Michael ConnartyAndy BurnhamEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandDiane Abbott
Rosie CooperDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Yvette CooperEd BallsNoneNoneNoneNone
Jeremy CorbynDiane AbbottEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
David CrausbyEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Mary CreaghDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Stella CreasyDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Jon CruddasDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandDiane AbbottAndy Burnham
John CryerEd MilibandEd BallsDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Alex CunninghamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Jim CunninghamEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Tony CunninghamEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNone
Margaret CurranEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Nic DakinDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Simon DanczukDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Alistair DarlingDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Wayne DavidEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ian DavidsonEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Geraint DaviesEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNone
Gloria De PieroDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
John DenhamEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Jim DobbinEd BallsEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Frank DobsonEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Thomas DochertyAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Brian DonohoeDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Frank DoranEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamNone
Jim DowdDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Gemma DoyleDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsDiane AbbottAndy Burnham
Jack DromeyEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Michael DugherEd BallsEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Angela EagleDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Maria EagleEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Clive EffordEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Julie ElliottDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandNoneNone
Louise EllmanDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Natascha EngelEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Bill EstersonEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Chris EvansEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNone
Paul FarrellyEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Frank FieldEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Jim FitzpatrickDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Rob FlelloAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNone
Caroline FlintDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Paul FlynnDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane AbbottEd BallsEd Miliband
Yvonne FovargueAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Hywel FrancisEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Mike GapesDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsEd MilibandDiane Abbott
Barry GardinerDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Sheila GilmoreDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane AbbottEd Balls
Pat GlassDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDiane Abbott
Mary GlindonDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Roger GodsiffEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Paul GogginsAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Helen GoodmanEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Tom GreatrexEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNone
Kate GreenEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandDiane Abbott
Lilian GreenwoodEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Nia GriffithEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNone
Andrew GwynneEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Peter HainEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
David HamiltonEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandNone
Fabian HamiltonDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNone
David HansonDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Harriet HarmanNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Tom HarrisDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Dai HavardEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
John HealeyEd BallsEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Mark HendrickDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Stephen HepburnEd BallsDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
David HeyesAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Meg HillierDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamNoneNone
Julie HillingAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Margaret HodgeDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Sharon HodgsonEd BallsAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDavid MilibandDiane Abbott
Kate HoeyAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNone
Mary Honeyball MEPDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Jimmy HoodEd MilibandEd BallsDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Kelvin HopkinsDiane AbbottEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDavid Miliband
George HowarthDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Richard Howitt MEPDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Lindsay HoyleEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNone
Stephen HughesEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNone
Tristram HuntDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Huw Irranca-DaviesDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandEd BallsNone
Glenda JacksonEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Siân JamesEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Cathy JamiesonEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Alan JohnsonDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Diana JohnsonEd BallsDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Graham JonesEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandNone
Helen JonesEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNone
Kevan JonesDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Susan Elan JonesEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Tessa JowellDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDiane AbbottEd Balls
Eric JoyceEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandDiane Abbott
Gerald KaufmanDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNone
Barbara KeeleyEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Alan KeenAndy BurnhamEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Liz KendallDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Sadiq KhanEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
David LammyDavid MilibandDiane AbbottEd BallsEd MilibandAndy Burnham
Ian LaveryEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Mark LazarowiczEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Chris LeslieEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ivan LewisDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Tony LloydNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Andy LoveEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ian LucasEd MilibandEd BallsDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Denis MacShaneDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Fiona MactaggartDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Khalid MahmoodEd BallsEd MilibandDiane AbbottDavid MilibandAndy Burnham
Shabana MahmoodEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
John MannDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Gordon MarsdenEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNone
David Martin MEPDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Linda McAvan MEPEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Steve McCabeEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNone
Michael McCannDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Arlene McCarthy MEPEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNone
Kerry McCarthyEd BallsDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Gregg McClymontDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Siobhain McDonaghDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
John McDonnellDiane AbbottNoneNoneNoneNone
Pat McFaddenDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Alison McGovernDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Jim McGovernEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Anne McGuireDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ann McKechinEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Catherine McKinnellEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Michael MeacherEd MilibandDiane AbbottNoneNoneNone
Alan MealeEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Ian MearnsDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Alun MichaelDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
David MilibandDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Ed MilibandEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Andrew MillerAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsNone
Austin MitchellEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsDiane AbbottAndy Burnham
Madeleine MoonEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Claude Moraes MEPDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Jessica MordenDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Graeme MorriceEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Grahame MorrisEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane AbbottDavid Miliband
George MudieEd BallsEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Meg MunnDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Jim MurphyDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Paul MurphyEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Ian MurrayDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Lisa NandyEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Pamela NashDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Fiona O'DonnellDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Chi OnwurahEd MilibandDavid MilibandDiane AbbottNoneNone
Sandra OsborneEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Albert OwenEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsNone
Teresa PearceEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNone
Toby PerkinsDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Bridget PhillipsonDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Stephen PoundEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsNone
Dawn PrimaroloEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Yasmin QureshiDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Nick RaynsfordDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Jamie ReedDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNone
Rachel ReevesEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Emma ReynoldsEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Jonathan ReynoldsDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Linda RiordanDiane AbbottEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
John RobertsonEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Geoffrey RobinsonEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Steve RotheramAndy BurnhamEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Frank RoyDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Lindsay RoyEd MilibandEd BallsDavid MilibandNoneNone
Chris RuaneDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Joan RuddockEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Anas SarwarDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Alison SeabeckEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Virendra SharmaDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Barry SheermanDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Jim SheridanEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Gavin ShukerEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNoneNone
Brian Simpson MEPAndy BurnhamEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Marsha SinghEd MilibandDavid MilibandEd BallsNoneNone
Dennis SkinnerDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Peter Skinner MEPDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Andy SlaughterEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Andrew SmithEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNone
Angela SmithDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Nick SmithDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Owen SmithEd MilibandEd BallsDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Peter SoulsbyDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
John SpellarEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNone
Catherine Stihler MEPEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Jack StrawDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNoneNone
Graham StringerDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Gisela StuartDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Gerry SutcliffeAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandDiane Abbott
Mark TamiDavid MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Gareth ThomasDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Emily ThornberryEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Stephen TimmsEd MilibandDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsNone
Jon TrickettEd BallsEd MilibandDavid MilibandDiane AbbottNone
Karl TurnerAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsDiane Abbott
Derek TwiggAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandEd BallsEd MilibandDiane Abbott
Stephen TwiggDavid MilibandEd MilibandNoneNoneNone
Chuka UmunnaEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Derek Vaughan MEPEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Keith VazDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsDiane AbbottAndy Burnham
Valerie VazDavid MilibandDiane AbbottEd MilibandNoneNone
Joan WalleyEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
Tom WatsonEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandDiane Abbott
Dave WattsAndy BurnhamEd BallsEd MilibandDiane AbbottDavid Miliband
Alan WhiteheadEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandNoneNone
Malcolm WicksDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamEd BallsDiane Abbott
Chris WilliamsonEd MilibandEd BallsDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Glenis Willmott MEPEd MilibandDavid MilibandNoneNoneNone
Phil WilsonDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamNoneNoneNone
David WinnickDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Rosie WintertonEd MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
Mike WoodDiane AbbottEd MilibandEd BallsNoneNone
John WoodcockDavid MilibandAndy BurnhamEd MilibandEd BallsNone
Shaun WoodwardDavid MilibandEd MilibandEd BallsAndy BurnhamDiane Abbott
Phil WoolasDavid MilibandNoneNoneNoneNone
David WrightEd BallsDavid MilibandEd MilibandAndy BurnhamNone
Iain WrightEd BallsEd MilibandAndy BurnhamDavid MilibandDiane Abbott

[44]

Constituency Labour Parties

The map below shows the results of the Constituency Labour Parties first round preferences in the leadership election by constituency, before votes were transferred due to eliminations. David Miliband took the most constituencies, winning 577 in total. He was followed by Ed Miliband who took sixty-seven constituencies. Andy Burnham won eight seats, all in north-west England, Ed Balls took two constituencies (his own, Morley & Outwood, and that of his wife, Yvette Cooper, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford), and Diane Abbott won no constituencies. All ties with the exception of Wigan (Andy Burnham and David Miliband) were between David and Ed Miliband. Northern Ireland was counted as one constituency.[42]

Green indicates constituencies won by David Miliband, light blue for Ed Miliband, pink for Andy Burnham, yellow for Ed Balls and white for a tie. (Click to enlarge)

Trade Unions and Socialist Societies

NameDiane
Abbott
Ed BallsAndy
Burnham
David
Miliband
Ed
Miliband
ASLEF1,791228246626665
BECTU588194210715697
BFAWU178152154484231
Community2051841511,292332
CWU1,7867,1011,4173,3702,047
GMB3,2132,5483,1199,74618,128
Musicians' Union925221210805865
TSSA898285296923544
UCATT1771852296302,471
UNISON2,9102,1412,3436,6659,652
Unite the Union11,1296,9957,99321,77847,439
USDAW1,2797888818,2641,661
BAME Labour204220029
CSM795780194279
Fabian Society3083132811,4611,321
LHG1615163341
LPDMG5421120
Irish Society11522016
Labour Students11786116402379
LGBT Labour551729193136
Labour Scientists95102124
SERA77223286209
SEA57282863138
SHA75263687172
Labour Lawyers2514158366
Jewish Labour5063724

Turnout in the affiliates section was 9.0%, with 247,339 votes cast of the 2,747,030 ballots distributed.[45]

See also

Notes

  1. Labour Party members, MPs, MEPs, members of Socialist Societies and members of affiliated Trade Unions.
  2. Members of Socialist Societies and Trade Unions that are affiliated to the Labour Party.
  3. Labour Party members, MPs, MEPs, members of Socialist Societies and members of affiliated Trade Unions.
  4. Members of Socialist Societies and Trade Unions that are affiliated to the Labour Party.

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