2002 London Labour Party mayoral selection

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The London Labour Party mayoral selection of 2002 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of London, to stand in the 2004 mayoral election. Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London and London Assembly member for Enfield and Haringey, was selected to stand.^[1]

Selection process

The Labour Party candidate for Mayor was elected by an electoral college composed half-and-half of the votes of Labour members in London and the votes of affiliated organisations.^[2]

Candidates

Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London and London Assembly member for Enfield and Haringey.
Tony Banks, Minister for Sport 1997–1999; Member of Parliament for West Ham.
Bob Shannon, former Leader of Harrow Council.

Result

First round

	Individual members (50.0%)	Affiliated members (50.0%)	Overall Result
Nicky Gavron	46.2%	48.4%	47.3%
Tony Banks	45.7%	33.5%	39.8%
Bob Shannon	8.1%	18.0%	12.9%

Second round

Candidate		Individual members (50.0%)	Affiliated members (50.0%)	Overall Result
	Nicky Gavron Y	50.4%	57.7%	54.0%
	Tony Banks	49.6%	42.3%	46.0%

Source: Unfortunately, this service is no longer available | University of Essex Archived 4 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine

References

↑ "Labour selects Gavron to stand for mayor". The Guardian. 6 November 2002.
↑ "Unfortunately, this service is no longer available | University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk.

External links

London Labour Party website

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[1] "Labour selects Gavron to stand for mayor". The Guardian. 6 November 2002.

[2] "Unfortunately, this service is no longer available | University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk.

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