2010 Labour Party leadership election

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Labour Party leadership election United Kingdom party leadership election

The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.

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instanceOf Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
United Kingdom party leadership election ⓘ
affiliatesSectionWinner Ed Miliband ⓘ
ballots 4 ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
campaignStartContext post-2010 general election defeat ⓘ
candidate Andy Burnham ⓘ
David Miliband ⓘ
Diane Abbott ⓘ
Ed Balls ⓘ
Ed Miliband ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electedLeader Ed Miliband ⓘ
electedPosition Leader of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ
electoralCollegeSection Labour MPs and MEPs ⓘ
affiliated organisations ⓘ
individual Labour Party members ⓘ
electoralCollegeWeighting one-third MPs and MEPs ⓘ
one-third affiliated organisations ⓘ
one-third party members ⓘ
electoralSystem electoral college system ⓘ
endDate 2010-09-25 ⓘ
finalRoundMargin 1.3 percentage points ⓘ
finalRoundPercentageDavidMiliband 49.35% ⓘ
finalRoundPercentageEdMiliband 50.65% ⓘ
firstPreferenceLeader David Miliband ⓘ
followedBy 2015 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
follows 2007 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
incumbentDeputyPrimeMinisterDuringElection Nick Clegg ⓘ
incumbentPrimeMinisterDuringElection David Cameron ⓘ
location United Kingdom ⓘ
mediaDescription contest between the Miliband brothers ⓘ
MPMEPSectionWinner David Miliband ⓘ
notableFeature conducted under Labour’s three-part electoral college ⓘ
first Labour leadership election with a female candidate, Diane Abbott ⓘ
organisedBy Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
partyMembersSectionWinner Ed Miliband ⓘ
partyStatusAtTime Official Opposition ⓘ
predecessorLeader Gordon Brown ⓘ
reasonForElection resignation of Gordon Brown as Labour Party leader ⓘ
runnerUp David Miliband ⓘ
startDate 2010-05-24 ⓘ
successorLeader Ed Miliband ⓘ
triggeredBy 2010 United Kingdom general election campaign ⓘ
surface form: 2010 United Kingdom general election
voteResultAnnouncementDate 2010-09-25 ⓘ
votingSystem alternative vote ⓘ
winner Ed Miliband ⓘ

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Andy Burnham → participatedIn → 2010 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ