London Labour Party mayoral selection, 2015

London Labour Party (UK) mayoral selection 2015
United Kingdom
14 August 2015 (2015-08-14) – 10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)
Turnout 76.5%
 
Candidate Sadiq Khan Tessa Jowell Diane Abbott
First preferences 37.5% 29.7% 16.8%
Two-candidate preferred 58.9% 41.1% —
 
Candidate David Lammy Christian Wolmar Gareth Thomas
First preferences 9.4% 5.4% 1.2%
Two-candidate preferred — — —
Mayoral candidate before election

Ken Livingstone
Labour

 Elected Mayoral candidate

Sadiq Khan
Labour

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.

Timetable

Candidates

Announced

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

Khan, SadiqSadiq Khan
(Selected)
8 October 1970
(age 46)		 Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
(2010–2015)
Minister of State for Transport
(2009–2010)
MP for Tooting
(2005–present)		 13 May 2015[1] Sadiq Khan – For London
("Changing London together")

Jowell, TessaTessa Jowell
(Defeated)
17 September 1947
(age 69)		 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)		 19 May 2015[2] Tessa for Londoners
("One London")

Abbott, DianeDiane Abbott
(Defeated)
27 September 1953
(age 63)		 Shadow Minister for Public Health
(2010–2013)
MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
(1987–present)		 13 May 2015[3] Diane for London

Lammy, DavidDavid Lammy
(Defeated)
19 July 1972
(age 44)		 Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
(2007–2010)
MP for Tottenham
(2000–present)
Member of the London Assembly
(2000)		 4 September 2014[4] Lammy for Mayor
("New London New Leadership")

Wolmar, ChristianChristian Wolmar
(Defeated)
3 August 1949
(age 67)		 Transport Correspondent for The Independent
(1992–1996)		 11 September 2012[5] Wolmar for London
("For a more affordable, liveable
and sustainable London")

Thomas, GarethGareth Thomas
(Defeated)
15 July 1967
(age 49)		 Chair of the Co-operative Party
(2001–present)
Minister of State for International Development
(2008–2010)
MP for Harrow West
(1997–present)		 15 May 2015[6] 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 source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 Diane
    Abbott    		 Tessa
    Jowell    		 Sadiq
    Khan    		 David
    Lammy    		 Gareth
    Thomas    		 Christian
    Wolmar    		 Other/
    Undecided
    YouGov/LBC[17] 10–12 August 2015 452 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 11% 23% 16% 9% 3% 1% 37%
    1,153 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 7% 19% 10% 5% 2% 2% 55%
    LabourList[18] 3–7 August 2015 2,791 LabourList readers[lower-alpha 3] ± ?% 23% 36% 23% 7% 1% 9% 1%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[19] 30 June –
    2 July 2015    		 410 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 8% 24% 13% 14% 3% 1% 37%
    1,047 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 7% 16% 8% 8% 2% 2% 56%
    LabourList[20] 29 June –
    3 July 2015    		 ? LabourList readers[lower-alpha 3] ± ?% 12% 35% 18% 9% 1% 12% 13%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[21] 8–11 June 2015 433 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 9% 23% 20% 9% 1% 1% 37%
    1,236 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 6% 15% 10% 6% 1% 1% 60%
    LabourList[22] 22–26 May 2015 2,274 LabourList readers[lower-alpha 3] ± ?% 13.8% 30.9% 28.8% 9.9% 2.4% 9.9% 4.3%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[19] 29 April –
    1 May 2015    		 ? British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 8% 16% 7% 6% – 1% 62%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[23] 26–30 March 2015 405 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 11% 24% 11% 9% – 1% 44%
    1,064 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 8% 17% 6% 6% – 1% 62%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[24] 27 February –
    2 March 2015    		 373 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 11% 21% 12% 8% – 2% 46%
    1,011 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 6% 13% 7% 5% – 1% 68%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[25] 26–29 January 2015 ? Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 12% 26% 19% 14% – 2% 27%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[26] 8–13 October 2014 ? Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 9% 16% 10% 8% – 1% 56%
    1,002 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 7% 12% 6% 5% – 1% 69%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[27] 24–26 September 2014 439 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 11% 18% 10% 11% – 0% 49%
    1,086 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 6% 12% 6% 6% – 1% 70%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[28] 21–24 July 2014 489 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 14% 16% 6% 6% – 2% 56%
    1,350 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 8% 12% 4% 4% – 2% 70%
    LabourList[29] 23–27 June 2015 722 LabourList readers[lower-alpha 3] ± ?% 15% 17% 22% 7% – – 39%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[30] 17–19 June 2014 ? Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 17% 14% 8% 9% – – 52%
    1,115 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 9% 11% 5% 6% – – 69%
    YouGov/Evening Standard[31] 8–10 October 2013 445 Labour voters[lower-alpha 1] ± ?% 13% 20% 9% 10% – – 48%
    1,231 British residents[lower-alpha 2] ± ?% 9% 17% 5% 7% – – 62%
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Persons who voted Labour in 2015 general election.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Residents over 18 in Great Britain
    3. 1 2 3 4 Persons who responded to a LabourList survey.

    Results

    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.[32][33]

    The results were as follows:

    First nomination Second nomination
    Candidate CLPs Candidate CLPs
    Tessa Jowell 63 Sadiq Khan 42
    Diane Abbott 8 David Lammy 15
    None 2 Christian Wolmar 6
    Gareth Thomas 6
    None 4

    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.

    Membership ballot

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

    First round
    Candidate Votes Percentage
    Sadiq Khan 32,926
    		37.5%
    Tessa Jowell 26,121
    		29.7%
    Diane Abbott 14,798
    		16.8%
    David Lammy 8,255
    		9.4%
    Christian Wolmar 4,729
    		5.4%
    Gareth Thomas Red X 1,055
    		1.2%
    Second round
    Sadiq Khan 33,141
    		37.8%
    Tessa Jowell 26,406
    		30.1%
    Diane Abbott 14,957
    		17.0%
    David Lammy 8,392
    		9.6%
    Christian Wolmar Red X 4,927
    		5.6%
    Third round
    Sadiq Khan 34,813
    		40.0%
    Tessa Jowell 27,272
    		31.3%
    Diane Abbott 15,878
    		18.2%
    David Lammy Red X 9,147
    		10.5%
    Fourth round
    Sadiq Khan 38,440
    		44.7%
    Tessa Jowell 29,785
    		34.6%
    Diane Abbott Red X 17,849
    		20.7%
    Fifth round
    Sadiq Khan Green tick 48,151
    		58.9%
    Tessa Jowell Red X 33,575
    		41.1%

    See also

    References

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