The Leadership and Deputy election processes

Labour Party leadership results page

(London Mayoral Results & GLA Selection timetable HERE)

This is the schedule for the election process to choose the next Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party:

Date	Item
Friday 15 May	Election Period Opens
Monday 8 June	PLP Nomination Hustings for Leader
Tuesday 9 June	PLP Nomination Hustings for Deputy Leader
Tuesday 9 June	PLP Nominations Open
12pm Monday 15 June	PLP Nominations (Leader) Close
12pm  Wednesday 17 June	PLP Nominations (Deputy Leader) Close
Wednesday 17 June	Hustings period opens
12pm Friday 31 July	Supporting Nominations Close
12pm Wednesday 12 August	Last date to join as member, affiliated supporter, or registered supporter
Friday 14 August	Ballot mailing despatched
12pm Thursday 10 September	Ballot closes
Saturday 12 September	Special conference to announce result

These guidelines have been provided for Labour Party members:

• You have one vote to cast for your choice of Leader and another for Deputy Leader
• This election will be held on a one-person-one-vote basis. Three sets of people can vote:

                            * Labour Party members
                            * Affiliated supporters — people who signed up as a Labour Party supporter

                                                through one of our affiliated organisations or unions

                            * Registered supporters — people who registered that they support the Labour 

                                                Party by signing up online and paying a one-off minimum fee of £3

• The nomination process will start on 15 May
• Anyone that wants to be a candidate for the Leader or Deputy Leader of the Labour party needs to be nominated by 35 MPs.
• MPs can nominate their preferred candidates for Leader and Deputy Leader from 9 June; track the progress of each candidate at www.labour.org.uk/leadership [updated at 12.30pm and 5.30pm each day]. Nominations close on 15 June (Leader) and 17 June (Deputy Leader).
• More information soon on how CLPs can make a supporting nomination.
• From early June, the names and bios of MPs putting themselves forward for nomination will be hosted on our website at www.labour.org.uk/leadership

• London Mayoral & GLA Selection timetable CLICK HERE

What we who love the Labour party must do next - Stella Creasy MP

From The Observer online 10 May 2015

"The dust has begun to settle. We are an army bruised, beaten and bewildered. We worked our socks off delivering leaflets, knocking doors, tweeting cat pictures and arguing with risograph printers. And still David Cameron sits in Downing Street. Ed Miliband’s leadership reinvigorated long-time activists and inspired a new generation of campaigners alike, restoring a sense of hope that Labour could be a party to not only change governments but also change lives. This feels as heartbreaking as 1992, as lethal as 1979 and as shocking as 1983. As we ask where now for Labour, we owe it to our movement to resist the personal blame game – and not to simply launch a salvage operation.

The numbers are brutal – last week was not about media conspiracies or quirks of our electoral process. We cannot pretend we won the popular vote. More people chose the Conservatives over us. Some results defy national trends – whether in Cambridge, Edinburgh South or Enfield North – as others reinforce them. Whether in Scotland or in London or in key marginals, the public didn’t just disregard the received wisdom of pollsters. They also confounded the data underpinning our “get out the vote” activity. The voters have spoken – and told us to think again.

This is not their mistake but our challenge, to which we need to rise. It reflects how not only our argument, but also our actions as a campaigning force will need to be different if we are to win in 2020. Quick fixes – whether new technology or new people or arguing that the Conservatives will cause so much damage the public will “see sense” – risk us making the wrong assumptions about this upset. As challenging as it may seem, we have to allow ourselves the space and discipline to listen and reflect; to grieve and so to learn.

This matters not least because of what we already know about the election. The myriad different battles at both a local and a national level suggests there is no one truth, no one analysis that comfortably explains what happened. Some early lessons are filtering through. Our economic credibility is the core thread that allows us to show how progressive politics require not protecting the status quo but provoking change for the benefit of all. Our campaigning must do more than ask how people vote if we are to build a relationship with them for our shared ambitions for our country.

Rooted in the communities we serve, our cause must be renewed and reaffirmed for a generation that does not want to be told what to do but to shape its own future – and to support not just an opposition but an alternative to narrow Conservatism. All of us must ask fundamental questions about the purpose of the Labour movement and how this is best expressed. Only then can we develop a new politics for the new times we face.

In Harriet Harman we have an interim leader more than capable of stopping the Tories from boxing us into a story of hopelessness. Thoughtful and radical renewal cannot be rushed, and it cannot be devoid of emotion if it is to be meaningful. It will involve talking to those who didn’t back us as well as those who did – and asking both what it would take for them not simply to support us but to become involved.

Therapists will tell you there are several stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining and depression – before acceptance. Recognising that we cannot deny that Labour lost the fight about the future helps us be aware of the centrality of our arguments to our success. Anger for the amazing candidates who didn’t win highlights the value of our people to our movement. Bargaining for the changes that might have made all the difference in some seats shows the need for a more flexible approach to campaigning. Depression at the long road ahead for Labour to return to power helps us appreciate the work to be done.

As JFK once argued: “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” And change we must to win in 2020. This will be uncomfortable. But we have been here before. And by being brave we have led again and become a force for good in Britain. Let’s grieve today to enable us to grow tomorrow.

Stella Creasy is MP for Walthamstow

Original Observer article here

Labour leadership: Likely contenders

From BBC news on 10th May (click picture for original page on bbc.co.uk)

Thank you Walthamstow!

 The results of the election on May 7^th for the parliamentary seat of Walthamstow (and comparative party figures for 2010) were:

2015
CANDIDATE	PARTY	VOTES CAST	% of Turnout
Steven Cheung	Liberal Democrats	1661	4
Stella Creasy	Labour & Cooperative	28,779	68.8	Elected -  majority: 23,195
Michael Gold	Green	2,661	6.3
Paul Hillman	UKIP	2507	6
Jonty Leff	WRP	81
Ellie Merton	Independent	129
Molly Samuel- Leport	Conservative	5,584	13.4
Nancy Taffe	TUSC	394	1
	Total Turnout	41,809 (out of 67,015)	63% turnout
	2010
	Liberal Democrats	11,774	28.7
	Labour & Cooperative	21,252	51.8	Elected - majority: 9478
	Green	767	1.8
	UKIP	823	2
	Christian Party	248
	Independent	117
	Conservative	5734	14
	Total turnout	40,994

See the LBWF website for the results in Leyton and Chingford

What's happening this week to keep Walthamstow Labour

We're now gearing up for polling day, and organising committee rooms, eve of poll cards etc. If you can help us
email Dannie, or just email:
walthamstowclp@yahoo.co.uk.

We need help before polling day with:

• eve of poll card address labels
• eve of poll card delivery

We need help on polling day with:

• knocking up and leafleting
• campaigning in key seats [see London Labour Key Seats for where they are and contact details]

CALL 020 8520 6586 or 07984 895153:

• On polling day to find out where we most need help
• To help before polling day
• If you'd like a window poster to display

Where to find Stella Creasy Labour Candidate for Walthamstow, this week

• Saturday 2^nd May – Holding a public meeting on Women’s Safety and then attending the  Gnome House opening ceremony 
• Sunday 3^rd May – Campaigning in Enfield North for Labour
• Monday 4^th May – Judging the Lloyd Park Dog Show
• Thursday 7^th May – Seeking re-election to be Walthamstow's Labour MP in the General Election! 

Where to find Stella Creasy Labour Candidate for Walthamstow, this week

• Sunday 19th April - visiting the Wood Street Plates 4 U project and then heading to Finchley to campaign for a Labour Government
• Monday 20th April - taking part in theFawcett Society General Election Hustings for Labour 
• Tuesday 21st April - attending the St Georges Day celebrations at the Waltham Forest Social Club
• Wednesday 22nd April - Dropping into the Lloyd Park 'here and now' project and participating in the Waltham Forest Trades Council and Parish of Walthamstow General Election Hustings at Walthamstow School for Girls 
• Thursday 23rd April - joining the Citizens UK tea party at Ross Wyld Hall and then attending a poetry reading at Walthamstow School for Girls
• Friday 24th April - Taking part in the Waltham Forest Council of Mosques General Election Hustings at the Grove Road Hall 
• Saturday 25th April - Attending the Wood Street Plaza St George's Day celebration and then taking part in the Waltham Forest Women's Network hustings at Wood St library 
• Sunday 26th April - visiting the Hindu Temple on Bedford Road and then going to Milton Keynes to campaign for a Labour Government with Alan Johnson 

Protecting Our NHS - Public Workshop

Stella Creasy, Labour's Candidate for Walthamstow in the general election on May 7th, is organising a Public Workshop:

"Protecting Our NHS, Building a Health Service for the Future"

It's on Saturday 11 April 2015 2pm in Central Walthamstow.

Stella writes:
"Hello!

I'm writing to invite you to a community discussion I have organised for this coming Saturday 11 April at 2pm in central Walthamstow on this topic. 

My track record shows protecting our NHS is a key priority for me- and at this election the stakes could not be higher. Whipps Cross Hospital has gone into special measures and our GPs are overstretched, as our NHS comes under threat. Frontline staff are doing their best, but cuts to services and this Government’s hated Health and Social Care Act have made their job almost impossible. 

Whilst some of the problems with our local healthcare are longstanding, the fragmentation of responsibility this legislation created has allowed different organisations to blame each other for problems. Without action, early diagnosis of conditions will become only for those who can afford to pay for treatment, and residents will continue to experience poor health outcomes as a result. We need a plan not just to resolve the problems with Whipps Cross hospital, but also with access to all healthcare services locally so that they remain free at the point of need. We also need to ensure our services meet the needs of our changing population. That means not just investment in services but also joining up mental, social, public and primary healthcare so that everyone can get the support they need to be well throughout their lives. 

At this meeting we will hear first hand from healthcare practitioners and patients about their experiences and ideas for how to tackle these challenges. The meeting will go on for no longer than 90 minutes and all Walthamstow residents are welcome. If you would like to come along please RSVP to me  for details of the venue - and if you plan to invite other people to attend please do ask them to RSVP to me as well so we can ensure we have enough materials for all participants to contribute. If you cannot attend but would like to know the outcome of this discussion please do let me know. 

I hope you will join us for what should be a powerful afternoon, working together as a community to protect our NHS- if you would like to know more about this issue and our campaign please do get in touch"

Stella Creasy
Labour local choice for Walthamstow at the 2015 General Election

ps. Please do share this invitation with anyone else you think would like to attend or be interested in this discussion.  

Where to find Stella Creasy Labour Candidate for Walthamstow, this week

• Saturday 4 April - campaigning in Ilford North for Labour and then out and about in Walthamstow. If you would like me to visit your road to discuss the choice we face at the election please do reply to this email. 
• Monday 6 April - Friday 10 April - campaigning in Enfield North for Labour and then out and about in Walthamstow. 
• Saturday 11 April - holding a public meeting about how we can protect the NHS. Click here for details of how to join. 
• Sunday 12 April - attending the first Walthamstow Migrants Action Group meeting and then the Neil Gerrard Pub Quiz at the Chequers. Details HERE.