# 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.
The results were as follows:
| First nomination | First nomination | Second nomination | Second nomination |
| Candidate | CLPs | Candidate | CLPs |
| Tessa Jowell | 63 | Sadiq Khan | 42 |
| Diane Abbott | 8 | David Lammy | 15 |
| None | 2 | Christian Wolmar | 6 |
| | | Gareth Thomas | 6 |
| | | None | 4 |
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

| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | Announced candidacy | Campaign website (Slogan) |
| Sadiq Khan (Selected) | 8 October 1970 (age 54) | Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (2010–2015) Minister of State for Transport (2009–2010) MP for Tooting (2005–2016) | 13 May 2015 | Sadiq Khan – For London (Archived) ("Changing London together") |
| Tessa Jowell (Defeated) | 17 September 1947 – 12 May 2018 (aged 70) | Minister for London (2007–2008; 2009–2010) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2001–2007) MP for Dulwich and West Norwood (1992–2015) | 19 May 2015 | Tessa for Londoners (Archived) ("One London") |
| Diane Abbott (Defeated) | 27 September 1953 (age 71) | Shadow Minister for Public Health (2010–2013) MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (1987–present) | 13 May 2015 | Diane for London (Archived) |
| David Lammy (Defeated) | 19 July 1972 (age 52) | Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (2007–2010) MP for Tottenham (2000–present) Member of the London Assembly (2000) | 4 September 2014 | Lammy for Mayor (Archived) ("New London New Leadership") |
| Christian Wolmar (Defeated) | 3 August 1949 (age 75) | Transport Correspondent for The Independent (1992–1996) | 11 September 2012 | Wolmar for London ("For a more affordable, liveable and sustainable London") |
| Gareth Thomas (Defeated) | 15 July 1967 (age 57) | Chair of the Co-operative Party (2001–present) Minister of State for International Development (2008–2010) MP for Harrow West (1997–present) | 15 May 2015 | Gareth Thomas for London (Archived) ("A London for All Londoners") |

#### Eliminated

* Keran Kerai, writer based in Harrow
* Neeraj Patil, former Mayor of Lambeth (2010–2011) and Lambeth Borough Councillor for Larkhall Ward (2006–2014)

### 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
* Margaret Hodge, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and MP for Barking
* Eddie Izzard, comedian, actor and writer
* 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
* Doreen Lawrence, campaigner and mother of Stephen Lawrence
* Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London
* Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham

## Opinion polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Abbott | Tessa Jowell | Sadiq Khan | David Lammy | Gareth Thomas | Christian Wolmar | Other/ Undecided |
| YouGov/LBC | 10–12 August 2015 | 452 Labour voters | ± ?% | 11% | 23% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 37% |
| YouGov/LBC | 10–12 August 2015 | 1,153 British residents | ± ?% | 7% | 19% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 55% |
| LabourList | 3–7 August 2015 | 2,791 LabourList readers | ± ?% | 23% | 36% | 23% | 7% | 1% | 9% | 1% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 30 June – 2 July 2015 | 410 Labour voters | ± ?% | 8% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 3% | 1% | 37% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 30 June – 2 July 2015 | 1,047 British residents | ± ?% | 7% | 16% | 8% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 56% |
| LabourList | 29 June – 3 July 2015 | ? LabourList readers | ± ?% | 12% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 1% | 12% | 13% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 8–11 June 2015 | 433 Labour voters | ± ?% | 9% | 23% | 20% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 37% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 8–11 June 2015 | 1,236 British residents | ± ?% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 60% |
| LabourList | 22–26 May 2015 | 2,274 LabourList readers | ± ?% | 13.8% | 30.9% | 28.8% | 9.9% | 2.4% | 9.9% | 4.3% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 29 April – 1 May 2015 | ? British residents | ± ?% | 8% | 16% | 7% | 6% | – | 1% | 62% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 26–30 March 2015 | 405 Labour voters | ± ?% | 11% | 24% | 11% | 9% | – | 1% | 44% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 26–30 March 2015 | 1,064 British residents | ± ?% | 8% | 17% | 6% | 6% | – | 1% | 62% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 27 February – 2 March 2015 | 373 Labour voters | ± ?% | 11% | 21% | 12% | 8% | – | 2% | 46% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 27 February – 2 March 2015 | 1,011 British residents | ± ?% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 5% | – | 1% | 68% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 26–29 January 2015 | ? Labour voters | ± ?% | 12% | 26% | 19% | 14% | – | 2% | 27% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 8–13 October 2014 | ? Labour voters | ± ?% | 9% | 16% | 10% | 8% | – | 1% | 56% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 8–13 October 2014 | 1,002 British residents | ± ?% | 7% | 12% | 6% | 5% | – | 1% | 69% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 24–26 September 2014 | 439 Labour voters | ± ?% | 11% | 18% | 10% | 11% | – | 0% | 49% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 24–26 September 2014 | 1,086 British residents | ± ?% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 6% | – | 1% | 70% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 21–24 July 2014 | 489 Labour voters | ± ?% | 14% | 16% | 6% | 6% | – | 2% | 56% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 21–24 July 2014 | 1,350 British residents | ± ?% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 4% | – | 2% | 70% |
| LabourList | 23–27 June 2015 | 722 LabourList readers | ± ?% | 15% | 17% | 22% | 7% | – | – | 39% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 17–19 June 2014 | ? Labour voters | ± ?% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 9% | – | – | 52% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 17–19 June 2014 | 1,115 British residents | ± ?% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 6% | – | – | 69% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 8–10 October 2013 | 445 Labour voters | ± ?% | 13% | 20% | 9% | 10% | – | – | 48% |
| YouGov/Evening Standard | 8–10 October 2013 | 1,231 British residents | ± ?% | 9% | 17% | 5% | 7% | – | – | 62% |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Persons who voted Labour in 2015 general election.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Residents over 18 in Great Britain
* 1 2 3 4 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.
First round :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party members | Party members | Registered supporters | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | Total | Total |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | Sadiq Khan | 17,518 | 33.8% | 11,077 | 42.1% | 4,331 | 44.1% | 32,926 | | 37.5% |
| | Tessa Jowell | 19,324 | 37.3% | 4,442 | 16.9% | 2,355 | 24.0% | 26,121 | | 29.7% |
| | Diane Abbott | 6,890 | 13.3% | 6,216 | 23.6% | 1,692 | 17.2% | 14,798 | | 16.8% |
| | David Lammy | 5,191 | 10.0% | 2,318 | 8.8% | 746 | 7.6% | 8,255 | | 9.4% |
| | Christian Wolmar | 2,195 | 4.2% | 1,997 | 7.6% | 537 | 5.5% | 4,729 | | 5.4% |
| | Gareth Thomas | 650 | 1.3% | 241 | 0.9% | 164 | 1.7% | 1,055 | | 1.2% |
Second round :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party members | Party members | Registered supporters | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | Total | Total |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | Sadiq Khan | 17,665 | 34.2% | 11,121 | 42.4% | 4,355 | 44.4% | 33,141 | | 37.8% |
| | Tessa Jowell | 19,535 | 37.8% | 4,477 | 17.1% | 2,394 | 24.4% | 26,406 | | 30.1% |
| | Diane Abbott | 6,943 | 13.4% | 6,238 | 23.8% | 1,710 | 17.4% | 14,891 | | 17.0% |
| | David Lammy | 5,279 | 10.2% | 2,353 | 9.0% | 760 | 7.8% | 8,392 | | 9.6% |
| | Christian Wolmar | 2,288 | 4.4% | 2,057 | 7.8% | 582 | 5.9% | 4,927 | | 5.6% |
Third round :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party members | Party members | Registered supporters | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | Total | Total |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | Sadiq Khan | 18,433 | 35.8% | 11,835 | 45.6% | 4,545 | 46.8% | 34,813 | | 40.0% |
| | Tessa Jowell | 20,064 | 39.0% | 4,710 | 18.1% | 2,498 | 25.7% | 27,272 | | 31.3% |
| | Diane Abbott | 7,323 | 14.2% | 6,737 | 26.0% | 1,818 | 18.7% | 15,878 | | 18.2% |
| | David Lammy | 5,632 | 10.9% | 2,671 | 10.3% | 844 | 8.7% | 9,147 | | 10.5% |
Fourth round :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party members | Party members | Registered supporters | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | Total | Total |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | Sadiq Khan | 20,628 | 40.5% | 12,944 | 50.7% | 4,868 | 50.7% | 38,440 | | 44.7% |
| | Tessa Jowell | 21,851 | 43.0% | 5,237 | 20.5% | 2,697 | 28.1% | 29,785 | | 34.6% |
| | Diane Abbott | 8,396 | 16.5% | 7,345 | 28.8% | 2,043 | 21.3% | 17,784 | | 20.7% |
Fifth round :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party members | Party members | Registered supporters | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | Total | Total |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | Sadiq Khan Y | 24,983 | 51.0% | 17,179 | 73.0% | 5,990 | 65.2% | 48,152 | | 58.9% |
| | Tessa Jowell | 24,019 | 49.0% | 6,351 | 27.0% | 3,203 | 34.8% | 33,573 | | 41.1% |