Endorsements in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK)

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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 2016 leadership election

Contents

Summary

Summary of Nominations
CandidateConstituency PLP/EPLP Nominations CLP NominationsAffiliated Trade Union Nominations Socialist Societies
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 2128581
Owen Smith Pontypridd 2855343
Angela Eagle

(Withdrew)

 Wallasey 43N/AN/AN/A

Labour politicians

Jeremy Corbyn

MPs

MEPs

Other Labour politicians

Owen Smith

MPs

MEPs

Other Labour politicians

Angela Eagle

Angela Eagle's endorsements, prior to her withdrawal from the leadership election on 19 July
MPs
MEPs
Other Labour politicians

Individuals

Jeremy Corbyn

Owen Smith

Constituency Labour Parties

CandidateConstituencyCLP nominationsShare
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 28544.12%
Owen Smith Pontypridd 538.20%
Undeclared30847.68%

Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn received the supporting nomination of 285 CLPs. [141]

Owen Smith

Owen Smith received the supporting nomination of 53 CLPs. [141]

Affiliated trade unions

CandidateConstituencyTU nominationsShare of TU membership [145]
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 871.57%
Owen Smith Pontypridd 427.79%
Undeclared20.64%

Jeremy Corbyn

Owen Smith

Undeclared

Non-affiliated trade unions

Jeremy Corbyn

Socialist societies

CandidateConstituencySS nominations
Owen Smith Pontypridd 3
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 1
Undeclared19

Jeremy Corbyn

Owen Smith

Undeclared

Affiliated organisations

Jeremy Corbyn

Organisations

Jeremy Corbyn

Owen Smith

Publications

Newspaper General election
main endorsement		 2015 leadership
endorsement		2016 leadership
endorsement		Notes
Daily Mirror Labour Party Andy Burnham Did not endorse—
Sunday People —
Daily Record Jeremy Corbyn —
Morning Star Jeremy Corbyn Praised Corbyn's leadership and "courage and principle" in face of his parliamentary critics [173]
The Guardian Yvette Cooper Did not endorseCalled for Labour to unite after the result and for "a principled, effective and electable" party [174]
The Sun Conservative Party Liz Kendall —

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