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The following list contains a run down of politicians, individuals, Constituency Labour Parties, trade unions (both Labour Party affiliated and not), Socialist societies, newspapers, magazines and other organisations that endorsed a candidate in the 2015 leadership election
Candidate | Constituency | CLP nominations | Share | Map |
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Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 152 | 23.53% | ![]() |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | 111 | 17.18% | |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 109 | 16.87% | |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 18 | 2.79% | |
Undeclared | 256 | 39.63% |
Burnham received the nominations of 111 CLPs. [104]
Cooper received the nominations of 109 CLPs. [104]
Corbyn received the nominations of 152 CLPs. [104]
Kendall received the nominations of 18 CLPs. [104]
256 CLPs did not nominate a candidate for party leader.
Candidate | Constituency | TU nominations | Share of TU membership [112] |
---|---|---|---|
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 6 | 70.05% |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | 3 | 13.12% |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 2 | 1.26% |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 0 | 0% |
Undeclared | 3 | 15.57% |
Candidate | Constituency | SS nominations |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 2 |
Yvette Cooper | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 1 |
Liz Kendall | Leicester West | 1 |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | 0 |
Undeclared | 18 |
Newspaper | General election main endorsement | Labour leadership endorsement | Notes | Link | ||
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Daily Mirror | Labour Party | Andy Burnham | Called Burnham the candidate best placed to lead the party and "the only Prime Minister-in-waiting" | [148] | ||
Sunday People | Labour Party | Named Burnham as the paper's choice for party leader | [149] | |||
Daily Record | Labour Party | Jeremy Corbyn | Backed Corbyn, saying he would "regain the trust of the country by returning to the party's core values" | [150] | ||
Morning Star | Labour Party | Editorial called Corbyn the "only option" for the party leadership | [151] | |||
The Guardian | Labour Party | Yvette Cooper | Described Cooper as the person "best placed" to offer a strong vision and unite the party | [152] | ||
The Sun | Conservative Party | Liz Kendall | Described Kendall as "the only prayer the Labour Party have" | [153] |
Magazine | General election main endorsement | Labour leadership endorsement | Notes | Link | ||
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Red Pepper | None | Jeremy Corbyn | Editor backed Corbyn, saying he would "create a truly transformative politics" | [154] | ||
The Ecologist | Green Party | Endorsed Corbyn as the only candidate who is "serious about the environment and social justice" | [155] | |||
The Economist | Conservative Party | Liz Kendall | Endorsed Kendall saying that she remains "Labour's best chance" | [156] | ||
New Statesman | Labour Party | Yvette Cooper | Credited Cooper as being best to lead Labour, for her "experience of government, intellect and credibility" | [157] |