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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.[1]
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.[2][3] Coterminous with the deputy leadership election, in the 2015 Labour Party leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader.
- ^ Cathy Owen (8 May 2015). "General Election 2015: Harriet Harman announces that she will be standing down as deputy leader of the Labour Party". Wales Online. Media Wales.
- ^ "Results of the Labour Leadership elections". 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Wilkinson, Michael (12 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn set to win Labour leadership election – live results coverage". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2015.