2000 London Labour Party mayoral selection

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London Labour Party mayoral selection 2000
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20 February 2000 2002  
  Frank Dobson MP, crop.jpg Ken Livingstone 2008.png Glenda Jackson.JPG
Candidate Frank Dobson Ken Livingstone Glenda Jackson
First Round49.6%46.0%4.4%
Second Round51.5%48.5%Eliminated

Elected Mayoral candidate

Frank Dobson
Labour

The London Labour Party mayoral selection of 2000 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of London, to stand in the 2000 mayoral election. Frank Dobson, MP for Holborn and St. Pancras, was selected to stand, defeating former Leader of the Greater London Council Ken Livingstone and Glenda Jackson, MP for Hampstead and Highgate.

Contents

Livingstone went on to run as an independent candidate in the Mayoral election, defeating Dobson, who came third behind Conservative candidate Steven Norris.

Selection process

The Labour candidate was selected via an Electoral College of Labour Party MPs, MEPs, GLA candidates, members and affiliated unions. Individual London Labour members were invited to vote via a postal ballot. Affiliated unions were not obliged to ballot members; instead some cast block votes (plumped for one candidate).

Candidates

Result

Livingstone won amongst party members (60% to Dobson's 40%) and among affiliated unions (72% to Dobson's 28%, a more than 2:1 vote). Dobson's landslide victory (173:27 in ratio) amongst the systemic third of votes attributed to MPs, MEPS and GLA candidates saw him win narrowly overall: forming a simple electoral college outcome of 52% to 48%. [1]

First round
CandidateElected
members
(33.3%)
Individual
members
(33.3%)
Affiliated
supporters
(33.3%)
Total
Frank Dobson 86.5%35.3%26.9%
49.6%
Ken Livingstone 12.2%54.9%71.0%
46.0%
Glenda Jackson 1.4%9.8%2.1%
4.4%
Second round
CandidateElected
members
(33.3%)
Individual
members
(33.3%)
Affiliated
supporters
(33.3%)
Total
Frank Dobson Green check.svg86.5%40.1%28.0%
51.5%
Ken Livingstone 13.5%59.9%72.0%
48.5%

Aftermath

Livingstone described the result as "tainted" because the election system gave greater weight to the votes of London Labour MPs, MEPs, and GLA candidates, rather than rank-and-file party members, [2] and decided to contest the election as an Independent. On handing in nomination papers, he was automatically expelled from the Labour Party. [3] Livingstone won the election as an Independent, with Dobson coming third (winning 13% of the popular vote). [4]

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References

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