London Labour Party mayoral selection, 2015

London Labour Party (UK) mayoral selection 2015

14 August 2015 – 10 September 2015

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

• 13 May 2015: Applications opened
• 20 May 2015 (12:00): Applications closed, Constituency Labour Party (CLP) nominations opened
• 10 June 2015: CLP nominations closed
• 12 June 2015: Selection Committee determines short-list
• 13 June 2015: Short-list announced
• 17 June 2015: First hustings, held in Camden
• 21 June 2015: Second hustings, held in Stratford
• 15 July 2015: Third hustings, held in Ealing
• 24 July 2015: Fourth hustings, held in Hornsey & Wood Green
• 30 July 2015: Final hustings, held in Southwark
• 12 August 2015 (12:00): Last date to join as an affiliated support or registered supporter of the Labour Party in London and be eligible to vote
• 14 August 2015: Ballot papers dispatched
• 10 September 2015 (12:00): Ballot closes
• 11 September 2015: Results announced

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

• Keran Kerai, writer based in Harrow^[7][8]
• Neeraj Patil, former Mayor of Lambeth (2010–2011) and Lambeth Borough Councillor for Larkhall Ward (2006–2014)^[7][8]

Declined

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

• Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, Shadow Infrastructure Minister and former Secretary of State for Transport^[9][10]
• Margaret Hodge, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and MP for Barking^[11]
• Eddie Izzard, comedian, actor and writer^[12]
• Alan Johnson, former Home Secretary and MP for Kingston upon Hull West
• Oona King, Baroness King of Bow, former MP for Bethnal Green and Bow and candidate for Mayor in 2012^[13]
• Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, campaigner and mother of Stephen Lawrence^[14]
• Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London^[15]
• Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham^[16]

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. Persons who voted Labour in 2015 general election.
2. Residents over 18 in Great Britain
3. 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 N	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 N	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 N	9,147		10.5%
Fourth round
Sadiq Khan	38,440		44.7%
Tessa Jowell	29,785		34.6%
Diane Abbott N	17,849		20.7%
Fifth round
Sadiq Khan	48,151		58.9%
Tessa Jowell N	33,575		41.1%

See also

• Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection, 2016

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External links

• London Labour Party website