The Liverpool City Region Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for

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, to stand in the

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on 4 May 2017. Voting ending on Friday 5 August 2016, with the result to be announced on Wednesday 10 August. Steve Rotheram had called for the voting deadline to be extended until Friday 12 August after delays in issuing ballot papers, but in the event, on 10 August Rotheram was declared the winning candidate.

Candidates

Declined

* Barrie Grunewald, Leader of St Helens Council, had been seen as a potential contender. Grunewald later endorsed Rotheram.

Endorsements

;Joe Anderson * Louise Ellman, MP for

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(1997–present) * Stephen Twigg, MP for

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(2010–present),

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(1997–2005) * Peter Dowd, MP for Bootle (2015–present) * Phil Davies, Leader of Wirral Council * Andy Moorhead, Leader of

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* Phil Redmond, English television producer and screenwriter ;Steve Rotheram * Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central (2010–present) * Barrie Grunewald, Leader of

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, MP for

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(1991–2010)

Membership ballot

The results of the selection were announced on 10 August 2016. Turnout was 72%, with 4,955 votes cast, and 83 invalid votes.

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