This is a summary of the electoral history of Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2020 and Member of Parliament for Islington North since 1983.
See main article: Islington North in the 2024 General Election.
Following the resignation of Ed Miliband as Labour Party leader on 8 May 2015, Jeremy Corbyn announced his candidacy for the position on 3 June 2015. The new leader would be decided by a ballot of party members, supporters and affiliates, where the candidate securing over 50% would be elected.
| Candidate | Party members | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Jeremy Corbyn | 121,751 | 49.59% | 88,449 | 83.76% | 41,217 | 57.61% | 251,417 | align=center | 59.5% | |||
| Andy Burnham | 55,698 | 22.69% | 6,160 | 5.83% | 18,604 | 26.00% | 80,462 | align=center | 19.0% | |||
| Yvette Cooper | 54,470 | 22.18% | 8,415 | 7.97% | 9,043 | 12.64% | 71,928 | align=center | 17.0% | |||
| Liz Kendall | 13,601 | 5.54% | 2,574 | 2.44% | 2,682 | 3.75% | 18,857 | align=center | 4.5% | |||
The British Labour Party leadership election of 2016 was called when a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party arose following criticism of his allegedly weak support for the Remain campaign in the referendum on membership of the European Union and questions about his leadership of the party.[1]
| Candidate | Party members | Registered supporters | Affiliated supporters | Total[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Jeremy Corbyn | 168,216 | 59.0% | 84,918 | 69.9% | 60,075 | 60.2% | 313,209 | align=center | 61.8% | |||
| Owen Smith | 116,960 | 41.0% | 36,599 | 30.1% | 39,670 | 39.8% | 193,229 | align=center | 38.2% | |||