Labour leadership election – How Luton Labour voted
Credit should go to the Labour Party for their openess in releasing the detailed figures of how their members (and MPs and Unions) voted in their leadership election. I’ve extracted the figures for the two Luton constituency Labour parties and posted them below.
| ABBOTT, Diane | BALLS, Ed | BURNHAM, Andy | MILIBAND, David | MILIBAND, Ed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton North CLP | 30 | 18 | 2 | 191 | 52 |
| Luton South CLP | 17 | 20 | 9 | 89 | 67 |
| SPOILT | VOTES CAST | BALLOT PAPERS DISTRIBUTED | TURNOUT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton North CLP | 0 | 293 | 825 | 35.5% |
| Luton South CLP | 1 | 203 | 344 | 59.0% |
There are some interesting things to note from these figures. Firstly, the members of the Labour party in Luton overwhelmingly backed David Miliband for the leadership. Like the rest of the Labour membership across the country they have ended up with Ed – the Miliband they didn’t vote for.
Secondly we can work out the size of the membership of the Labour party in Luton, which is a large figure of 1,169 people. However, with a turnout of only just over 42% for the election of the party’s national leader you have to question how genuine many of those members are.
The details of how Luton’s two Labour MPs voted are also available. I imagine both are rather pleased with the result as Gavin Shuker was an Ed Miliband supporter and Kelvin Hopkins had him as his second choice. I am a bit surprised that the new MP for Luton South didn’t use all his preferences in the vote. Perhaps he didn’t understand the system?
| ABBOTT, Diane | BALLS, Ed | BURNHAM, Andy | MILIBAND, David | MILIBAND, Ed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr K Hopkins MP | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Mr G Shuker MP | 2 | 1 |
You can find the figures for local parties and MPs on the Labour Party website.
This content was originally posted on my old Strange Thoughts blog.
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Perhaps he just likes Eds?