A quick look at what the nominations show

By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst

Brief analysis of the CLP nominations for Leader:

By membership size of CLPs (2008 figures as these are the most recent available):

Ed Balls got nominations from CLPs with a total 2008 membership of 3,985
Diane Abbott got nominations from CLPs with a total 2008 membership of 4,861
Andy Burnham got nominations from CLPs with a total 2008 membership of 9,670
Ed Miliband got nominations from CLPs with a total 2008 membership of 37,766
David Miliband got nominations from CLPs with a total 2008 membership of 43,614

Of the 20 largest CLPs in the country David Miliband got 5, Ed Miliband got 3, Abbott got 2, Burnham got 1 and the remaining 9 did not nominate.

By region

Scotland – 18 CLP nominations for David Miliband, 14 for Ed Miliband, 4 for Burnham, 2 for Abbott, 2 for Balls. 20 did not nominate.
Wales – 10 for Ed Miliband, 8 for David Miliband, 1 for Balls. 21 did not nominate.
East Midlands – 12 for David Miliband, 9 for Ed Miliband, 4 for Abbott, 1 for Burnham. 20 did not nominate.
Eastern – 19 for Ed Miliband, 11 for David Miliband, 4 for Abbott. 24 did not nominate.
London – 24 for Ed Miliband, 19 for David Miliband, 4 for Abbott, 3 for Burnham, 1 for Balls. 22 did not nominate.
North – 14 for David Miliband, 5 for Ed Miliband, 2 for Burnham, 1 for Balls. 11 did not nominate.
North West – 21 for David Miliband, 18 for Burnham, 12 for Ed Miliband, 2 for Abbott, 2 for Balls. 16 did not nominate.
South East – 23 for David Miliband, 17 for Ed Miliband, 7 for Burnham, 2 for Balls, 1 for Abbott. 34 did not nominate.
South West – 11 for Ed Miliband, 10 for David Miliband, 2 for Burnham, 1 for Abbott. 30 did not nominate.
West Midlands – 15 for David Miliband, 11 for Ed Miliband, 5 for Balls, 2 for Burnham, 2 for Abbott. 24 did not nominate.
Yorkshire – 14 for Ed Miliband, 12 for David Miliband, 4 for Burnham, 3 for Balls. 21 did not nominate.

Luke Akehurst also blogs at lukeakehurst.blogspot.com/

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