Leadership Election 2020 - Epsom and Ewell Labour Party

Labour Party Leadership & Deputy Leadership Process

Below is a list of the MPs that have reached the required threshold to be nominated by MPs and MEPs for Leader. Each candidate will now require either 5% of CLPs or at least 3 affiliates (at least 2 of which shall be a trade union) compromising 5% of affiliated membership to be successfully included on the ballot. The final date for CLPs and affiliates to submit their nomination is Friday 14th February.

Rebecca Long-Bailey     –  136 nominations (plus Unite, 
                           BFAWU, FBU, CWU, 
                           Socialist Educational Association, 
                           Disability Labour, ASLEF)

Lisa Nandy              –  57 nominations (plus NUM, GMB, 
                           Chinese for Labour)

Keir Starmer            – 295 nominations (plus UNISON, Usdaw, 
                          SERA, Community, Labour Movement for 
                          Europe,Labour Business, 
                          Socialist Health Association,                                                                                        Labour Campaign for International Development)

Emily Thornberry        –  31 nominations

Clive Lewis and Jess Philips has withdrawn from the leadership contest.

Emily Thornbury failed to obtain 33 nominations from Constituency Labour Parties, and so will not be on the ballot papers to be distributed to party members on 21st February 2020.

Below is a list of the MPs that have reached the required threshold to be nominated by MPs and MEPs for Deputy Leader. Each candidate will now require either 5% of CLPs or at least 3 affiliates (at least 2 of which shall be a trade union) compromising 5% of affiliated membership to be successfully included on the ballot. The final date for CLPs and affiliates to submit their nomination is Friday 14th February.

Candidate

Rosena Allin-Khan   –    44 CLP nominations (plus Labour 
                         Campaign for International Development)

Richard Burgon.     –    58 CLP nominations (plus BFAWU, Unite, 
                         FBU, Socialist Educational Association)

Dawn Butler         –    67 CLP nominations (plus Chinese for 
                         Labour, Disability Labour)

Ian Murray          –    52 CLP nominations (plus Labour Movement for Europe)

Angela Rayner       –   288 CLP nominations (plus UNISON, NUM, 
                        Usdaw, GMB, Community,CWU, 
                        Labour Business,
                        Socialist Health Association, ASLEF)

Khalid Mahmood withdrew from the deputy leader competition.

What happens next?

The NEC has agreed the following timetable for Labour Party Hustings – a great opportunity for you to hear from the candidates in the Leadership and Deputy Leadership Elections.

The Leadership candidates are Rebecca Long-Bailey, Kier Starmer and Lisa Nandy.

The Deputy Leadership candidates are Rosena Allin-Khan, Richard Burton, Dawn Butler, Ian Murray, and Angela Rayner.

Sat 18 Jan. Liverpool
Sat 25 Jan   Leeds
Sat 1 Feb   Bristol
Sun 2 Feb   Cardiff
Sat 8 Feb Nottingham – Local Government Conference
Sun 9 Feb West Brom
Sat 15 Feb Glasgow
Sun 16 Feb   London
Sat 22 Feb   Bedford – Eastern Region Conference
Sun 23 Feb Durham
Sat 29 Feb   Brighton

You can watch these events online here (you can catch up on them afterwards too). Details on the Labour Party website to follow soon

Anyone who has joined the party before Monday 20 January (5pm) will be able to vote in the Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections. Any members who are currently in arrears will need to be fully paid up by Friday 14 February.

The contender’s statements can be read here.

https://labour.org.uk

Ballot papers will be issued to those eligible to vote:

Full members of the Labour Party
Affiliated supporters who are members of unions, or, socialist societies who have opted-in.
Registered supporters who have paid a reduced fee which entitles them to vote in the leadership and deputy leadership of the Labour Party.

Timetable for the Labour Leadership election decided by the National Executive Committee on Monday 6th January 2020.

7 January: Nominations open from MPs and MEPs.

13 January: Nominations from MPs and MEPs close at 2.30pm.

14 January: Registered supporters applications open at 5pm.

15 January: Second stage of nominations from constituency Labour parties and affiliates opens.

16 January: Registered supporters’ applications close at 5pm.

20 January: Freeze date for eligibility for new members and affiliated supporters. Closes at 5pm.

14 February: Close of CLP and affiliate nominations.

21 February: Ballot opens.

2 April: Ballot closes at 12pm.

4 April: Special conference to announce results.

A spokesperson for the Labour party said: “In light of the spread of coronavirus, the Labour party has taken the decision to cancel the leadership elections special conference arranged for April 4 in order to safeguard our members and staff and to protect public health.The results of the Labour leadership and deputy leadership elections will be announced at a scaled back event on the same date and we are now considering options for what form that event will take.”