2015 London Labour Party mayoral selection

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. It was the first Mayoral selection process since 2002 not to feature Ken Livingstone as a candidate.

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

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.^[1][2]

The results were as follows:

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.

Announced

Nominated

Eliminated

• Keran Kerai, writer based in Harrow^[9][10]
• Neeraj Patil, former Mayor of Lambeth (2010–2011) and Lambeth Borough Councillor for Larkhall Ward (2006–2014)^[9][10]

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^[11][12]
• Margaret Hodge, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and MP for Barking^[13]
• Eddie Izzard, comedian, actor and writer^[14]
• Alan Johnson, former Home Secretary and MP for Kingston upon Hull West
• Oona King, former MP for Bethnal Green and Bow and candidate for Mayor in 2012^[15]
• Doreen Lawrence, campaigner and mother of Stephen Lawrence^[16]
• Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London^[17]
• Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham^[18]

Opinion polling

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

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

See also

• Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection, 2016
• London Conservative Party mayoral selection, 2015

References

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External links

• London Labour Party website