Ballot executed via Election Buddy and postal voting papers running from 24/01/2020 to 30/01/2020 for the Election Buddy ballot and 22/01/2020 to 04/02/2020 for the postal ballot papers ( to allow time for the papers to be delivered and returned. Postal ballots were sent 2nd class and included a SAE ( 2nd class ).
955 Online voters emails and membership number were entered into the EB ballot.
63 postal papers ( plus another 9 for hard bounced email addresses ) were sent out.
325 votes submitted, 1 spoilt and 28 paper votes returned. ( not all paper ballot returned contain a vote for both the Leader and Deputy Leader. )
The results are as follows.
Ballot for the SHA nomination for the future Leader of The Labour Party.
| Name of Candidate | EB Ballot | Paper Ballot | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keir Starmer | 149 (45.8%) | 14 | 163 |
| Rebecca Long-Bailey | 120 (36.9%) | 8 | 128 |
| Lisa Nandy | 45 (13.8%) | 3 | 48 |
| Emily Thornberry | 11 (3.4% ) | 1 | 12 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 1 |
Total number of votes tallied 325
Jess withdrew her candidature after postal ballot papers were sent out.
Ballot for the SHA nomination for the future Deputy Leader of The Labour Party.
| Name of Candidate | EB ballot | Paper ballot | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Rayner | 118 (36.3% ) | 10 | 128 |
| Richard Burgon | 88 (27.1% ) | 7 | 95 |
| Rosena Allin-Khan | 54 (16.6% ) | 1 | 55 |
| Ian Murray | 36 (11.1% ) | 3 | 39 |
| Dawn Butler | 29 (8.9% ) | 3 | 32 |
Keir Starmer wins and is the SHA nomination for Leader of the Labour Party.
Angela Rayner wins and is the SHA nomination for the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.