Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2010
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A Labour Party leadership election was triggered by a
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which resulted in a hung parliament; the first since
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. 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
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. The National Executive Committee decided the timetable for the election the result of which would be announced at the annual party conference. On 25 September 2010, Ed Miliband became the new Leader of the Labour Party, narrowly defeating his older brother, David.


Procedure

The rules of the Labour Party stated in 2010 that "each nomination
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must be supported by 12.5 per cent of the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party." As the number of Labour MPs was 257 (the 258 returned at the general election minus
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, who had been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party) 33 MPs needed to support any nomination. Nominations opened on 24 May and closed on 27 May, but the deadline was extended to 9 June after complaints from John McDonnell,
Diane Abbott Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Sh ...
, and Ed Miliband that the short deadline had provided insufficient time to secure the 33 nominations from MPs needed for inclusion on the ballot. 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. There were three distinct electorates, the electors of which cast their votes on a "
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" basis in each applicable category: # Labour members of the House of Commons and the European Parliament # Individual members of the party # 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
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Leadership elections: Labour party
. Kelly, R., Lester, P., & Durkin, M. (2010). House of Commons Library Note, 6, pg. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
system. The election was run by the National Executive Committee, and the results were announced at the
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in September 2010.


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
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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.


Candidates

At a meeting of the
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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. The
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and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition on 11 May, and
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became the first person to announce his candidacy the following day. A total of six candidates emerged by 20 May: *
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, announced 20 May * Ed Balls, announced 19 May *
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, announced 20 May * John McDonnell, announced 18 May; withdrew 9 June *
David Miliband David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...
, announced 12 May * Ed Miliband, announced 14 May On 9 June John McDonnell withdrew from the contest in favour of
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, who eventually made the ballot paper.


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
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. The final nominations figures were as follows: 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 David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...
, as he nominated
Diane Abbott Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Sh ...
to ensure her appearance on the ballot). Public nominations for candidates by MPs were as follows: *
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Jon Trickett Jon Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election. He was Shadow Lord President of the Council from 2016 to 2020 and s ...
, Stephen Twigg, Keith Vaz, Mike Wood, Phil Woolas Before dropping out of the race on 9 June 2010, John McDonnell had the following 16 nominations:
Ronnie Campbell Ronald Campbell (born 14 August 1943) is a former British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth Valley from 1987 until 2019. Early life Campbell was born in Tynemouth, and grew up with seven siblings. He atten ...
,
Martin Caton Martin Philip Caton (born 15 June 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower from 1997 to 2015. Early life and career Caton was born in Bishop's Stortford and educated at the Newport Free Gram ...
,
Katy Clark Kathryn Sloan Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (born 3 July 1967) is a British politician and life peer who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, sh ...
, Jeremy Corbyn, John Cryer, Ian Davidson, Jim Dowd, Frank Field,
Dai Havard David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2001 to 2015. Early life Career Havard was a trade union researcher, education t ...
, Kate Hoey, Ian Lavery,
Graeme Morrice Graeme Morrice (born 23 February 1959) is a Scottish Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 2010 to 2015. Prior to his election to Parliament, he served as the Leader of West Lothian Council from 1995 to ...
,
Linda Riordan Linda June Riordan (née Haigh; 31 May 1953) is an English Labour Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax from the 2005 general election until standing down in 2015. Early life Riordan was born in Halifax ...
, Dennis Skinner, Mike Wood


Notable Labour politicians who declined to stand

Some members of parliament were seen as potential candidates but decided against running: * Hazel Blears – former Communities and Local Government Secretary; supported
Andy Burnham Andrew Murray Burnham (born 7 January 1970) is a British politician who has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. He served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2007 to 2008, Culture Secretary from 2008 ...
* Yvette Cooper – former Work and Pensions Secretary; supported her husband Ed Balls *
Jon Cruddas Jonathan Cruddas (born 7 April 1962) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagenham and Rainham since 2010, and formerly for Dagenham between 2001 and 2010. A graduate of the University of Warw ...
– backbencher who stood for Deputy Leader in 2007; he nominated
Diane Abbott Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Sh ...
and supported
David Miliband David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...
* Alistair Darling – former Chancellor of the Exchequer; supported
David Miliband David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...
* Peter Hain – former Wales Secretary, previously Northern Ireland and Work and Pensions Secretary; supported Ed Miliband * Harriet Harman – acting leader following Gordon Brown's departure, former Leader of the House of Commons; neutral but nominated
Diane Abbott Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Sh ...
* Alan Johnson – former Home Secretary, previously Health Secretary and Education Secretary; supported
David Miliband David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...
* Jack Straw – former Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, previously Foreign and Home Secretary; nominated
Diane Abbott Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Sh ...
and supported
David Miliband David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...


Televised debates


Opinion polling


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 Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a type of ranked preferential voting method. It uses a majority voting rule in single-winner elections where there are more than two candidates. It is commonly referred to as ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the Un ...
system.


Overall result

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


Labour MPs and MEPs


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 David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of P ...
took the most constituencies, winning 577 in total. He was followed by Ed Miliband who took sixty-seven constituencies.
Andy Burnham Andrew Murray Burnham (born 7 January 1970) is a British politician who has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. He served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2007 to 2008, Culture Secretary from 2008 ...
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 Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Sh ...
won no constituencies. All ties with the exception of Wigan (Burnham and David Miliband) were between David and Ed Miliband. Northern Ireland was counted as one constituency.


Trade Unions and Socialist Societies

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


See also

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Notes


References


External links


News


Factbox – Rules governing Labour leadership elections
Reuters, 10 May 2010
Labour party leadership
The Guardian


Party websites


Labour PartyLabour Party Rule Book 2008
(PDF)


Candidates' leadership campaign websites


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