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The Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester, to stand in the mayoral election on 4 May 2017. On 9 August 2016, The Labour Party announced that Andy Burnham had won the candidacy.[1]
Name | Born | Current/previous positions | Announced candidacy | Campaign website (Slogan) |
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Andy Burnham |
7 January 1970 (age 54) |
Shadow Home Secretary (2015–2016) Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) MP for Leigh (2001–2017) |
5 May 2016[2] | Andy 4 Mayor ("For a Greater Manchester") |
Ivan Lewis |
4 March 1967 (age 57) |
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2013–2015) Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2009–2010) MP for Bury South (1997–present) |
18 February 2016[3][4] | Ivan Lewis for Greater Manchester Mayor ("Fighting inequality together – Transforming Greater Manchester") |
Tony Lloyd |
25 February 1950 (age 74) |
Mayor of Greater Manchester (interim) (2015–present) Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner (2012–present) MP for Manchester Central (Stretford, 1983–1997) (1983–2012) |
11 February 2016[5] | Tony Lloyd for Greater Manchester Mayor ("Building Greater Manchester's Future") |
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
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Andy Burnham | 3,792 | 51.1% | |
Tony Lloyd | 2,163 | 29.1% | |
Ivan Lewis | 1,472 | 19.8% |
Turnout was 65.3%, with 7,427 votes cast.