2015 leadership election • Endorsements |
2016 leadership election • Endorsements |
The following list contains a run down of politicians, individuals, Constituency Labour Parties, trade unions (both Labour Party affiliated and not), Socialist Societies, newspapers, magazines and other organisations that endorsed a candidate in the Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015
Candidate | Constituency | CLP Nominations | Share | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 152 | 23.53% | |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | 111 | 17.18% | |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 109 | 16.87% | |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 18 | 2.79% | |
Undeclared | 256 | 39.63% |
Burnham received the nominations of 111 CLPs.[92]
Cooper received the nominations of 109 CLPs.[92]
Corbyn received the nominations of 152 CLPs.[92]
Kendall received the nominations of 18 CLPs.[92]
256 CLPs did not nominate a candidate for party leader.
Candidate | Constituency | TU Nominations | Share of TU membership[100] |
---|---|---|---|
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 6 | 70.05% |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | 3 | 13.12% |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 2 | 1.26% |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 0 | 0% |
Undeclared | 3 | 15.57% |
Candidate | Constituency | SS Nominations |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 2 |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 1 |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 1 |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | 0 |
Undeclared | 18 |
Newspaper | General Election Main Endorsement |
Labour Leadership Endorsement |
Notes | Link | ||
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Daily Mirror | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Andy Burnham | Called Burnham the candidate best placed to lead the party and "the only Prime Minister-in-waiting" | [136] |
Sunday People | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | Named Burnham as the paper's choice for party leader | [137] | ||
Daily Record | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jeremy Corbyn | Backed Corbyn, saying he would "regain the trust of the country by returning to the party's core values" | [138] |
Morning Star | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | Editorial called Corbyn the "only option" for the party leadership | [139] | ||
The Guardian | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Yvette Cooper | Described Cooper as the person "best placed" to offer a strong vision and unite the party | [140] |
The Sun | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative Party | rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liz Kendall | Described Kendall as "the only prayer the Labour Party have" | [141] |
Magazine | General Election Main Endorsement |
Labour Leadership Endorsement |
Notes | Link | ||
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Red Pepper | None | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jeremy Corbyn | Editor backed Corbyn, saying he would "create a truly transformative politics" | [142] | |
The Ecologist | style="background-color: Template:Green Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Green Party | Endorsed Corbyn as the only candidate who is "serious about the environment and social justice" | [143] | ||
The Economist | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"| | Conservative Party | rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liz Kendall | Endorsed Kendall saying that she remains "Labour's best chance" | [144] |
New Statesman | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour Party | rowspan="1" style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Yvette Cooper | Credited Cooper as being best to lead Labour, for her "experience of government, intellect and credibility" | [145] |