2016 Liverpool City Region Labour Party mayoral selection
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The Liverpool City Region Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, to stand in the mayoral election on 4 May 2017.
Voting ending on Friday 5 August 2016, with the result to be announced on Wednesday 10 August.[1][2] Steve Rotheram had called for the voting deadline to be extended until Friday 12 August after delays in issuing ballot papers,[3] but in the event, on 10 August Rotheram was declared the winning candidate.
Candidates
[edit]| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | Announced candidacy | Campaign website (Slogan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Rotheram |
4 November 1961 (age 63) |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition (2015–2017) MP for Liverpool Walton (2010–2017) |
22 May 2016[4] | Steve 4 Metro Mayor[permanent dead link] ("No Borough Left Behind - Fighting for the whole of Liverpool City Region") |
 Joe Anderson |
24 January 1958 (age 66) |
Chair of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (2015–2017) Mayor of Liverpool (2012–2021) Leader of Liverpool City Council (2010–2012) |
27 May 2016[5] | Joe for Liverpool ("A Track Record of Delivery - A Promise of More") |
 Luciana Berger |
13 May 1981 (age 43) |
Shadow Minister for Mental Health (2015–2016) Shadow Minister for Public Health (2013–2015) MP for Liverpool Wavertree (2010–2019) |
31 May 2016[6] | Luciana For Mayor Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine ("Let's Choose the Future") |
Declined
[edit]- Barrie Grunewald, Leader of St Helens Council, had been seen as a potential contender.[4] Grunewald later endorsed Rotheram.[7]
Endorsements
[edit]- Joe Anderson
- Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside (1997–present)[5]
- Stephen Twigg, MP for Liverpool West Derby (2010–present), Enfield Southgate (1997–2005)[5]
- Peter Dowd, MP for Bootle (2015–present)[5]
- Phil Davies, Leader of Wirral Council[5]
- Andy Moorhead, Leader of Knowsley Council[5]
- Phil Redmond, English television producer and screenwriter[8]
- Steve Rotheram
- Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central (2010–present)[9]
- Barrie Grunewald, Leader of St Helens Council[7]
- Sue Johnston, English actor.[10]
- Peter Kilfoyle, MP for Liverpool Walton (1991–2010)[11]
Membership ballot
[edit]The results of the selection were announced on 10 August 2016. Turnout was 72%, with 4,955 votes cast, and 83 invalid votes.[12]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rotheram | 2,029 | 40.9% | |
| Joe Anderson | 1,641 | 33.1% | |
Luciana Berger 
|
1,202 | 24.2% | |
| Second round | |||
Steve Rotheram 
|
2,670 | 59.8% | |
| Joe Anderson
|
2,042 | 41.2% | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stewart, Gary (21 June 2016). "Labour's three Metro Mayor Candidate to go head to head". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Murphy, Liam (2 August 2016). "Finish line looms in Labour metro mayor race". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Pine, Sarah. "Burnham and Rotherham call for Labour officials to extend mayoral selection deadline". LabourList.
- ^ a b "Walton MP Steve Rotheram launches campaign to become first elected metro mayor". Liverpool Echo. 22 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Joe Anderson unveils bid to become first Mersey metro mayor". Liverpool Echo. 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool mayor should be global ambassador for city, says Labour hopeful". The Guardian. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b Murphy, Liam (23 May 2016). "Steve Rotheram 'doesn't want to fall out' with Joe Anderson over metro mayor job". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Murphy, Liam (3 June 2016). "Brookside creator Phil Redmond backs Joe Anderson to be metro mayor". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Bill Esterson [@Bill_Esterson] (10 June 2016). "Support for @steve4LCRmayor from @IronMenCrosby #believeinsteve" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Murphy, Liam (1 June 2016). "Actor Sue Johnson backs Steve Rotheram in Labour's metro mayor race". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ McAskill, Ewen (5 August 2016). "Peter Kilfoyle: "Something is going wrong in Liverpool"". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Murphy, Liam; Turner-LE, Ben (5 May 2017). "Steve Rotheram selected as Labour metro mayor candidate: re-read". Liverpool Echo.