Deputy leader CLP nominations and how they compare to 2007

On Friday the deadline for Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) up and down the country to nominate their chosen candidate in the leadership race closed. Yesterday we published a full table of how CLPs nominated this time round in comparison to 2010.

But what about the deputy leadership contest? The CLP results for this year are as follows (we have a full list of how each CLP nominated at the bottom of this page):

Ben Bradshaw 20
Stella Creasy 77
Angela Eagle 32
Caroline Flint 64
Tom Watson 174

Watson by far secured the biggest number of CLP endorsements – but how does each candidate’s results compare with 2007 nominations?

Much of the information from the 2007 deputy leadership race is not widely available online. But with the kind help of LabourList columnist Luke Akehurst we’ll be able to publish the full breakdown of the 2007 numbers later in the week.

However, for the moment we have a comparison of how CLPs nominated this time round and in 2007.

As with comparing leadership CLP nominations, the same problem exists in that not all CLPs nominate. And in Scotland, the party decided to use Holyrood rather than Westminster constituencies this time round. Where it seemed there was an obvious crossover between the two types of seat, we have attempted to show who was nominated in 2007, but largely this was not possible.

It’s also worth noting that slightly more CLPs nominated in 2015: 367 to 303 .

4 of the CLPs that nominated Harriet Harman back Bradshaw this time round. The MP for Exeter picked up 3 that had supported Jon Cruddas, 1 that nominated Alan Johnson and 1 that opted for Peter Hain. But Bradshaw didn’t pick up any former Hilary Benn- or Hazel Blears-supporting CLPs.

The picture is a little different for Creasy. Most of her crossover support came from CLPs that nominated either Benn (11), Cruddas (11) and eventual winner Harman (8). 5 CLPs that nominated Johnson, 5 that backed Blears and 1 that supported Hain are supporting the MP for Walthamstow.

Eagle also finds most of her crossover support from former Benn supporting CLPs – 7 of these are backing her. 4 Blears- and Cruddas-supporting CLPs respectively offered Eagle their support. While 3 that backed Harman and 1 that chose Hain want Eagle as deputy. However, not a single CLP that supported Johnson in 2007 are backing Eagle.

Flint receives quite an even spread:  She picks up 9 CLPs from Benn, and 6 from Johnson, Cruddas and Hain respectively. Only 5 CLPs that backed Blears and 4 that backed Harman are throwing their weight behind Flint.

Finally, Watson who received the largest number of CLP nominations, unsurprisingly secures the largest number of crossovers for almost 2007 every candidate. The only exception is Hain-supporting CLPs – 4 nominated Watson in comparison to 6 that nominated Flint. Watson’s largest amount of support comes from Benn CLPs – 19 backed him, while 18 Cruddas CLPs nominated him. He picked up 12 of Harman’s, 11 of Johnson’s and 11 of Blears’s.

The comparison list:

The full list of 2015 CLP Deputy Leader nominations: