2007 Labour Party leadership election

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The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was the internal contest in which Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.

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instanceOf Labour Party leadership election
United Kingdom political party leadership election
announcedResultDate 2007-05-17
ballot no vote among wider party membership
context took place during third consecutive Labour government term
country United Kingdom
electionType unopposed leadership election
electorate Labour Party MPs and affiliated organisations (for nominations)
endDate 2007-06-24
followedBy 2010 Labour Party leadership election
follows 2003 Labour Party leadership election
Gordon Brown becamePrimeMinister 2007-06-27
Gordon Brown constituency Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Gordon Brown nominations 313 Labour MPs
Gordon Brown previousPosition Chancellor of the Exchequer
Gordon Brown tookOfficeAsLeader 2007-06-24
Gordon Brown unopposed true
governingPartyAtTime Labour Party (UK)
hasCandidate Gordon Brown
John McDonnell
Michael Meacher
heldAfter Tony Blair’s announcement to step down as Labour leader
John McDonnell constituency Hayes and Harlington
John McDonnell nominations 29 Labour MPs
leadershipContest did not proceed to full electoral college ballot
mediaDescription coronation of Gordon Brown
Michael Meacher constituency Oldham West and Royton
Michael Meacher nominations no sufficient nominations
nominationRequirement 45 nominations from Labour MPs
nominationsCloseDate 2007-05-17
officeTransferred First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
outcome Gordon Brown elected Leader of the Labour Party
parliamentaryTerm 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
positionContested Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
precededBy Tony Blair
relatedEvent 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election
resultedIn Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
startDate 2007-05-10
Tony Blair announced resignation 2007-05-10
Tony Blair constituency Sedgefield
Tony Blair partyLeadershipStart 1994-07-21
Tony Blair previousTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1997-05-02
Tony Blair resignationEffective 2007-06-27
triggeredBy Tony Blair’s decision to resign as Leader of the Labour Party
winner Gordon Brown

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2010 Labour Party leadership election follows 2007 Labour Party leadership election