The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by the resignation of Ed Miliband as Leader of the Labour Party on 8 May 2015, following the party's defeat at the 2015 general election. Harrie
Jeremy Corbyn, 2016 Labour Party Conference 5
Andy Burnham, 2016 Labour Party Conference 1
Yvette Cooper, 2016 Labour Party Conference 3
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The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was called when a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party arose following criticism of his approach to the Remain campaign in the referendum
2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
…the first round receiving 59.5% of the votes, winning in all three sections of the ballot. Less than a year later, a leadership challenge saw another leadership election, where Corbyn again won, with an increased share of the vote. In July 2026, Burnham succeeded Keir Starmer as Labour leader. The leadership election…
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Corbyn with Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson following re-election
Official portrait of Jeremy Corbyn MP crop 2, 2024