Sebastian Payne

2015 Labour leadership contest — who’s nominated who

The Labour leadership contest is in full swing, with Labour MPs announcing who will they be backing to be the next leader. Under new rules, each candidate requires the backing of 35 MPs to make it into the ballot paper. Four candidates have made it onto the ballot paper:

The candidates

MPs backing Bookies’ odds YouGov poll
Andy Burnham 68 (on the ballot) 4/5 10%
Yvette Cooper 59 (on the ballot) 11/4 4%
Liz Kendall 41 (on the ballot) 3/1 7%
Jeremy Corbyn 36 (on the ballot) 25/1  4%

Who’s backing who

Andy Burnham Yvette Cooper Liz Kendall Jeremy Corbyn Mary Creagh (dropped out) Unknown
Alan Meale Adrian Bailey Alison McGovern Andrew Smith Helen Hayes Alan Campbell
Alan Whitehead Andy Slaughter Angela Smith Cat Smith Susan Elan Jones Alan Johnson
Albert Owen Ann Clwyd Ann Coffey Catherine West Rosie Cooper
Alex Cunningham Bridget Phillipson Barry Sheerman Chi Onwurah Angela Eagle
Andrew Gwynne Catherine McKinnell Christopher Evans Clive Efford Barry Gardiner
Andy Burnham Chris Bryant Chuka Umunna Clive Lewis Ben Bradshaw
Andy McDonald Chris Leslie Emma Reynolds David Lammy Caroline Flint
Angela Rayner Colleen Fletcher Fiona Mactaggart Dawn Butler David Winnick
Anna Turley Daniel Zeichner Gavin Shuker Dennis Skinner Ed Miliband 
Barbara Keeley David Hanson Gisela Stuart Diane Abbott Gearld Kaufman 
Bill Esterson Diana Johnson Gloria De Piero Emily Thornberry Graham Allen
Carolyn Harris Fabian Hamilton Jenny Chapman Frank Field Graham Stringer
Chris Matheson Geoffrey Robinson Ivan Lewis Gareth Thomas Harriet Harman
Christina Rees George Howarth Jessica Morden Gordon Marsden Stella Creasy
Clive Betts Geraint Davies Jim Dowd Grahame Morris Rob Marris
Conor McGinn Helen Goodman Joan Ryan Huw Irranca-Davies John Cryer
Dan Jarvis Helen Jones John Woodcock Imran Hussain Rosie Winterton
David Anderson Ian Austin Jonathan Reynolds Jeremy Corbyn Keith Vaz
David Crausby Jack Dromey Julie Elliott Jo Cox Lindsay Hoyle
Debbie Abrahams Jess Phillips Kevin Barron John McDonnell Roger Godsiff
Derek Twigg Jim Cunningham Liz Kendall Jon Cruddas Mark Tami
Emma Lewell-Buck Jim Fitzpatrick Louise Ellman Jon Trickett Meg Hillier
Gerald Jones John Healey Margaret Hodge Kate Osamor Natascha Engel
Graham Jones John Mann Mark Hendrick Kelvin Hopkins
Harry Harpham John Spellar Mike Gapes Louise Haigh
Heidi Alexander Jon Ashworth Mike Kane Margaret Beckett
Hilary Benn Judith Cummins Nick Smith Michael Meacher
Holly Lynch Karen Buck Pat McFadden Neil Coyle
Iain Wright Karin Smyth Paul Flynn Rebecca Long-Bailey
Ian Lavery Kate Green Peter Kyle Richard Burgon
Ian Lucas Kevan Jones Phil Wilson Ronnie Campbell
Ian Mearns Khalid Mahmood Simon Danczuk Rupa Huq
Jamie Reed Liam Byrne Siobhain McDonagh Rushanara Ali
Jeff Smith Lyn Brown Stephen Doughty Sadiq Khan
Jo Stevens Madeleine Moon Stephen Timms Sarah Champion
Julie Cooper Maria Eagle Stephen Twigg Tulip Siddiq
Justin Madders Marie Rimmer Steve Reed
Karl Turner Matthew Pennycook Toby Perkins
Kate Hoey Melanie Onn Tom Blenkinsop
Kate Hollern Naseem Shah Tristram Hunt
Keir Starmer Nic Dakin Wes Streeting
Kerry McCarthy Nick Brown
Kevin Brennan Paula Sherriff
Lilian Greenwood Richard Burden
Lisa Nandy Roberta Blackman-Woods
Liz McInnes Ruth Cadbury
Luciana Berger Ruth Smeeth
Lucy Powell Seema Malhotra
Margaret Greenwood Shabana Mahmood
Mary Glindon Sharon Hodgson
Michael Dugher Stephen Kinnock
Nia Griffith Steve McCabe
Nick...

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