Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 2015

Labour Party deputy leadership election

← 2007 14 August–12 September 2015
Candidate Tom Watson Stella Creasy Caroline Flint 1st Pref. 160,852 78,100 64,425 Percentage 39.4% 19.1% 15.8% 2nd Round 170,589 86,555 74,581 Percentage 42.2% 21.4% 18.4% 3rd Round 198,962 103,746 89,538 Percentage 50.7% 26.4% 22.8%   Candidate Angela Eagle Ben Bradshaw 1st Pref. 66,013 39,080 Percentage 16.2% 9.6% 2nd Round 72,517 – Percentage 17.9% – 3rd Round – – Percentage – –
Deputy Leader before election Harriet Harman Elected Deputy Leader Tom Watson

Harriet Harman

Tom Watson

The 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election was triggered on 8 May 2015 by the resignation of Harriet Harman as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom following the party's defeat at the 2015 General Election. Harman, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, became Acting Leader following Leader Ed Miliband's resignation. Harman announced on the same day that she would step down as Deputy Leader, with her resignation taking effect when the new Leader and Deputy Leader are elected.

Five candidates were successfully nominated to stand in the deputy leadership election: Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Caroline Flint, and Tom Watson. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and closed on Thursday 10 September 2015, with the results being announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. Voting was by Labour Party members and registered and affiliated supporters, using the alternative vote system.

Tom Watson was elected deputy leader with 50.7% of the vote on the third ballot.

The leadership election, triggered by Harman's resignation, took place under the reformed rules adopted from the proposals of the February 2014 Collins Report, which was led by Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury. The plan entails a shorter election than the one that took place in 2010, with a new deputy leader being in place before Labour's party conference in September 2015.

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