Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2010

Labour Party (UK) leadership election
16 August 2010 (2010-08-16) – 22 September 2010 (2010-09-22)
Turnout 127,330
(71.7%)
 
Candidate Ed Miliband David Miliband
1st Pref. 34.33% 37.78%
Final Pref. 50.65% 49.35%
 
Candidate Ed Balls Andy Burnham
1st Pref. 11.79% 8.68%
Final Pref. Eliminated Eliminated
 
Candidate Diane Abbott
1st Pref. 7.42%
Final Pref. Eliminated
Leader before election

Harriet Harman (pro tempore); previously Gordon Brown

 Elected Leader

Ed Miliband

The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by a general election which resulted in a hung parliament. On 10 May, Gordon Brown resigned as Leader of the Labour Party. The following day, he stepped down as Prime Minister.[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, Ed Miliband became the new Leader of the Labour Party.[4]

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 separate envelope to 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]

Candidate Constituency Nominations Share
Diane Abbott Hackney North and Stoke Newington 33 12.84%
Ed Balls Morley and Outwood 33 12.84%
Andy Burnham Leigh 33 12.84%
David Miliband South Shields 81 31.52%
Ed Miliband Doncaster North 63 24.51%

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

Section
First-preference votes Run-off
Diane Abbott Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Miliband
YouGov/The Sun (27–29 July 2010)[39]
Constituency Labour Parties 13% 7% 10% 38% 32% 50% 50%
Affiliated Socialist Societies and Trade Unions 17% 11% 13% 34% 26% 56% 44%
Parliamentary Labour Party 5% 14% 12% 39% 30% 55% 45%
Total 12% 11% 12% 37% 29% 54% 46%
YouGov/The Sun (7–10 September 2010)[40]
Constituency Labour Parties 11% 9% 10% 38% 31% 48% 52%
Affiliated Socialist Societies and Trade Unions 12% 9% 14% 29% 36% 43% 57%
Parliamentary Labour Party 4% 14% 11% 41% 29% 56% 44%
Total 9% 11% 12% 36% 32% 49% 51%

Results

In accordance with the principles of the Alternative Vote system, until one candidate won a majority, the candidate with the fewest votes in each round was eliminated and his or her second preference votes distributed to other candidates.[41]

First round
Candidate MPs/MEPs Labour Party members Affiliated members Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
David Miliband 111 13.91% 55,905 14.69% 58,189 9.18% 37.78%
Ed Miliband 84 10.53% 37,980 9.98% 87,585 13.82% 34.33%
Ed Balls 40 5.01% 12,831 3.37% 21,618 3.41% 11.79%
Andy Burnham 24 3.01% 10,844 2.85% 17,904 2.83% 8.68%
Diane Abbott Red X 7 0.88% 9,314 2.45% 25,938 4.09% 7.42%

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 Labour Party members Affiliated members Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
David Miliband 111 14.02% 57,128 15.08% 61,336 9.80% 38.89%
Ed Miliband 88 11.11% 42,176 11.13% 95,335 15.23% 37.47%
Ed Balls 41 5.18% 14,510 3.83% 26,441 4.22% 13.23%
Andy Burnham Red X 24 3.03% 12,498 3.30% 25,528 4.08% 10.41%
Third round
Candidate MPs/MEPs Labour Party members Affiliated members Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
David Miliband 125 15.78% 60,375 16.08% 66,889 10.86% 42.72%
Ed Miliband 96 12.12% 46,697 12.43% 102,882 16.71% 41.26%
Ed Balls Red X 43 5.43% 18,114 4.82% 35,512 5.77% 16.02%
Fourth round
Candidate MPs/MEPs Labour Party members Affiliated members Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % %
Ed Miliband Green tick 122 15.52% 55,992 15.20% 119,405 19.93% 50.65%
David Miliband 140 17.81% 66,814 18.13% 80,266 13.40% 49.35%

Turnout in the members section was 71.7%, with 127,330 votes cast of the 177,558 ballots distributed.[42]

Labour MPs and MEPs

[43]

MP First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Fourth Choice Fifth Choice
Diane Abbott Diane Abbott None None None None
Bob Ainsworth David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Douglas Alexander David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Heidi Alexander Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband None None
Rushanara Ali David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Graham Allen David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Dave Anderson Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ian Austin Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott
Adrian Bailey Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None
Willie Bain David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ed Balls Ed Balls None None None None
Gordon Banks David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None
Kevin Barron Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Hugh Bayley David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Margaret Beckett Ed Miliband None None None None
Anne Begg Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Stuart Bell David Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Hilary Benn Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Joe Benton Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls None
Luciana Berger Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Clive Betts Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None
Roberta Blackman-Woods Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Hazel Blears Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband None
Tom Blenkinsop Ed Balls David Miliband None None None
Paul Blomfield Ed Miliband None None None None
David Blunkett Andy Burnham David Miliband None None None
Ben Bradshaw David Miliband None None None None
Kevin Brennan Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Gordon Brown None None None None None
Lyn Brown Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband None None
Russell Brown David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None
Chris Bryant David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott
Karen Buck Ed Miliband None None None None
Richard Burden David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None
Andy Burnham Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Liam Byrne David Miliband Ed Balls None None None
David Cairns David Miliband None None None None
Alan Campbell David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Ronnie Campbell Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None
Michael Cashman MEP David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Martin Caton Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Balls None None
Jenny Chapman David Miliband None None None None
Katy Clark Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband
Tom Clarke David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Miliband Ed Balls
Ann Clwyd David Miliband None None None None
Vernon Coaker Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None
Ann Coffey David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Michael Connarty Andy Burnham Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott
Rosie Cooper David Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Yvette Cooper Ed Balls None None None None
Jeremy Corbyn Diane Abbott Ed Miliband None None None
David Crausby Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Mary Creagh David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Stella Creasy David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Jon Cruddas David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Andy Burnham
John Cryer Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Alex Cunningham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Jim Cunningham Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Tony Cunningham Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham None
Margaret Curran Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Nic Dakin David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Simon Danczuk David Miliband None None None None
Alistair Darling David Miliband None None None None
Wayne David Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ian Davidson Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Geraint Davies Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls None None
Gloria De Piero David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
John Denham Ed Miliband None None None None
Jim Dobbin Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None
Frank Dobson Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Thomas Docherty Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Brian Donohoe David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Frank Doran Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None
Jim Dowd David Miliband None None None None
Gemma Doyle David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Andy Burnham
Jack Dromey Ed Miliband None None None None
Michael Dugher Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None
Angela Eagle David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Maria Eagle Ed Miliband None None None None
Clive Efford Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Julie Elliott David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None
Louise Ellman David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Natascha Engel Ed Miliband None None None None
Bill Esterson Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Chris Evans Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None
Paul Farrelly Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Frank Field Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Jim Fitzpatrick David Miliband None None None None
Rob Flello Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband None None
Caroline Flint David Miliband None None None None
Paul Flynn David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Miliband
Yvonne Fovargue Andy Burnham David Miliband None None None
Hywel Francis Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Mike Gapes David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott
Barry Gardiner David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Sheila Gilmore David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott Ed Balls
Pat Glass David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott
Mary Glindon David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Roger Godsiff Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Paul Goggins Andy Burnham David Miliband None None None
Helen Goodman Ed Miliband None None None None
Tom Greatrex Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None
Kate Green Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott
Lilian Greenwood Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Nia Griffith Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None
Andrew Gwynne Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Peter Hain Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
David Hamilton Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband None
Fabian Hamilton David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None
David Hanson David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Harriet Harman None None None None None
Tom Harris David Miliband None None None None
Dai Havard Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
John Healey Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None
Mark Hendrick David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Stephen Hepburn Ed Balls David Miliband None None None
David Heyes Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Meg Hillier David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham None None
Julie Hilling Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Margaret Hodge David Miliband None None None None
Sharon Hodgson Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott
Kate Hoey Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband None None
Mary Honeyball MEP David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Jimmy Hood Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Kelvin Hopkins Diane Abbott Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband
George Howarth David Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Richard Howitt MEP David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Lindsay Hoyle Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None
Stephen Hughes Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham None None
Tristram Hunt David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Huw Irranca-Davies David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls None
Glenda Jackson Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Siân James Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Cathy Jamieson Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Alan Johnson David Miliband None None None None
Diana Johnson Ed Balls David Miliband None None None
Graham Jones Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham David Miliband None
Helen Jones Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None
Kevan Jones David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Susan Elan Jones Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Tessa Jowell David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Balls
Eric Joyce Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott
Gerald Kaufman David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None
Barbara Keeley Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Alan Keen Andy Burnham Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Liz Kendall David Miliband None None None None
Sadiq Khan Ed Miliband None None None None
David Lammy David Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham
Ian Lavery Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Mark Lazarowicz Ed Miliband None None None None
Chris Leslie Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ivan Lewis David Miliband None None None None
Tony Lloyd None None None None None
Andy Love Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ian Lucas Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Denis MacShane David Miliband None None None None
Fiona Mactaggart David Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Khalid Mahmood Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott David Miliband Andy Burnham
Shabana Mahmood Ed Miliband None None None None
John Mann David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Gordon Marsden Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None
David Martin MEP David Miliband None None None None
Linda McAvan MEP Ed Miliband None None None None
Steve McCabe Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None
Michael McCann David Miliband None None None None
Arlene McCarthy MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham None None
Kerry McCarthy Ed Balls David Miliband None None None
Gregg McClymont David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Siobhain McDonagh David Miliband None None None None
John McDonnell Diane Abbott None None None None
Pat McFadden David Miliband None None None None
Alison McGovern David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Jim McGovern Ed Miliband None None None None
Anne McGuire David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ann McKechin Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Catherine McKinnell Ed Miliband None None None None
Michael Meacher Ed Miliband Diane Abbott None None None
Alan Meale Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Ian Mearns David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Alun Michael David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
David Miliband David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Ed Miliband Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Andrew Miller Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls None
Austin Mitchell Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Andy Burnham
Madeleine Moon Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Claude Moraes MEP David Miliband None None None None
Jessica Morden David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Graeme Morrice Ed Miliband None None None None
Grahame Morris Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott David Miliband
George Mudie Ed Balls Ed Miliband None None None
Meg Munn David Miliband None None None None
Jim Murphy David Miliband None None None None
Paul Murphy Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Ian Murray David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Lisa Nandy Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Pamela Nash David Miliband None None None None
Fiona O'Donnell David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Chi Onwurah Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott None None
Sandra Osborne Ed Miliband None None None None
Albert Owen Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls None
Teresa Pearce Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband None None
Toby Perkins David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Bridget Phillipson David Miliband None None None None
Stephen Pound Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls None
Dawn Primarolo Ed Miliband None None None None
Yasmin Qureshi David Miliband None None None None
Nick Raynsford David Miliband None None None None
Jamie Reed David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None
Rachel Reeves Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Emma Reynolds Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Jonathan Reynolds David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Linda Riordan Diane Abbott Ed Miliband None None None
John Robertson Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Geoffrey Robinson Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Steve Rotheram Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None
Frank Roy David Miliband None None None None
Lindsay Roy Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband None None
Chris Ruane David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Joan Ruddock Ed Miliband None None None None
Anas Sarwar David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Alison Seabeck Ed Miliband None None None None
Virendra Sharma David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Barry Sheerman David Miliband None None None None
Jim Sheridan Ed Miliband None None None None
Gavin Shuker Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None None
Brian Simpson MEP Andy Burnham Ed Miliband None None None
Marsha Singh Ed Miliband David Miliband Ed Balls None None
Dennis Skinner David Miliband None None None None
Peter Skinner MEP David Miliband None None None None
Andy Slaughter Ed Miliband None None None None
Andrew Smith Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None
Angela Smith David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Nick Smith David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Owen Smith Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Peter Soulsby David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
John Spellar Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None
Catherine Stihler MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Jack Straw David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None None
Graham Stringer David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Gisela Stuart David Miliband None None None None
Gerry Sutcliffe Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott
Mark Tami David Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Gareth Thomas David Miliband None None None None
Emily Thornberry Ed Miliband None None None None
Stephen Timms Ed Miliband David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls None
Jon Trickett Ed Balls Ed Miliband David Miliband Diane Abbott None
Karl Turner Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Derek Twigg Andy Burnham David Miliband Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott
Stephen Twigg David Miliband Ed Miliband None None None
Chuka Umunna Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Derek Vaughan MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Keith Vaz David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Diane Abbott Andy Burnham
Valerie Vaz David Miliband Diane Abbott Ed Miliband None None
Joan Walley Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
Tom Watson Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott
Dave Watts Andy Burnham Ed Balls Ed Miliband Diane Abbott David Miliband
Alan Whitehead Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband None None
Malcolm Wicks David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Balls Diane Abbott
Chris Williamson Ed Miliband Ed Balls David Miliband Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Glenis Willmott MEP Ed Miliband David Miliband None None None
Phil Wilson David Miliband Andy Burnham None None None
David Winnick David Miliband None None None None
Rosie Winterton Ed Miliband None None None None
Mike Wood Diane Abbott Ed Miliband Ed Balls None None
John Woodcock David Miliband Andy Burnham Ed Miliband Ed Balls None
Shaun Woodward David Miliband Ed Miliband Ed Balls Andy Burnham Diane Abbott
Phil Woolas David Miliband None None None None
David Wright Ed Balls David Miliband Ed Miliband Andy Burnham None
Iain Wright Ed Balls Ed Miliband Andy Burnham David Miliband Diane Abbott

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

Name Diane
Abbott 		Ed Balls Andy
Burnham 		David
Miliband 		Ed
Miliband
ASLEF 1,791 228 246 626 665
BECTU 588 194 210 715 697
BFAWU 178 152 154 484 231
Community 205 184 151 1,292 332
CWU 1,786 7,101 1,417 3,370 2,047
GMB 3,213 2,548 3,119 9,746 18,128
Musicians' Union 925 221 210 805 865
TSSA 898 285 296 923 544
UCATT 177 185 229 630 2,471
UNISON 2,910 2,141 2,343 6,665 9,652
Unite the Union 11,129 6,995 7,993 21,778 47,439
USDAW 1,279 788 881 8,264 1,661
BAME Labour 20 4 2 200 29
CSM 79 57 80 194 279
Fabian Society 308 313 281 1,461 1,321
LHG 16 15 16 33 41
LPDMG 5 4 2 11 20
Irish Society 11 5 2 20 16
Labour Students 117 86 116 402 379
LGBT Labour 55 17 29 193 136
Labour Scientists 9 5 10 21 24
SERA 77 22 32 86 209
SEA 57 28 28 63 138
SHA 75 26 36 87 172
Labour Lawyers 25 14 15 83 66
Jewish Labour 5 0 6 37 24

Turnout in the affiliates section was 9.0%, with 247,339 votes cast of the 2,747,030 ballots distributed.[44]

See also

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