Endorsements in the 2015 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 2015 leadership election

Contents

Labour politicians

Andy Burnham

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Individuals

Andy Burnham

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Constituency Labour Parties

CandidateConstituencyCLP nominationsShareMap
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 15223.53% 2015 Labour Leadership Election Constituency Labour Party Nominations.svg
Andy Burnham Leigh 11117.18%
Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 10916.87%
Liz Kendall Leicester West 182.79%
Undeclared25639.63%

Andy Burnham

Burnham received the nominations of 111 CLPs. [104]

Yvette Cooper

Cooper received the nominations of 109 CLPs. [104]

Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn received the nominations of 152 CLPs. [104]

Liz Kendall

Kendall received the nominations of 18 CLPs. [104]

Undeclared

256 CLPs did not nominate a candidate for party leader.

Affiliated trade unions

CandidateConstituencyTU nominationsShare of TU membership [112]
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 670.05%
Andy Burnham Leigh 313.12%
Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 21.26%
Liz Kendall Leicester West 00%
Undeclared315.57%

Andy Burnham

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Undeclared

Non-affiliated trade unions

Jeremy Corbyn

Socialist societies

CandidateConstituencySS nominations
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 2
Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 1
Liz Kendall Leicester West 1
Andy Burnham Leigh 0
Undeclared18

Yvette Cooper

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Undeclared

Political parties

Jeremy Corbyn

Organisations

Jeremy Corbyn

Liz Kendall

Publications

Newspaper General election
main endorsement		Labour leadership
endorsement		NotesLink
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]
MagazineGeneral election
main endorsement		Labour leadership
endorsement		NotesLink
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]

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