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.
Contents
1 Council elections
2 Parliamentary elections
2.1 1983 general election, Islington North
2.2 1987 general election, Islington North
2.3 1992 general election, Islington North
2.4 1997 general election, Islington North
2.5 2001 general election, Islington North
2.6 2005 general election, Islington North
2.7 2010 general election, Islington North
2.8 2015 general election, Islington North
2.9 2017 general election, Islington North
2.10 2019 general election, Islington North
2.11 2024 general election, Islington North
3 Labour Party leadership election, 2015
4 Labour Party leadership election, 2016
5 2017 United Kingdom general election
6 2019 United Kingdom general election
7 Notes
8 References
1974 Haringey Borough Council election
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1978 Haringey Borough Council election
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1982 Haringey Borough Council election
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Parliamentary elections
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2019 general election, Islington North
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2024 general election, Islington North
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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.
First preference votes, result announced 12 September 2015
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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
59.5%
Andy Burnham
55,698
22.69%
6,160
5.83%
18,604
26.00%
80,462
19.0%
Yvette Cooper
54,470
22.18%
8,415
7.97%
9,043
12.64%
71,928
17.0%
Liz Kendall
13,601
5.54%
2,574
2.44%
2,682
3.75%
18,857
4.5%
2017 United Kingdom general election
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e • d Results of the June 2017 House of Commons of the United Kingdom results
Political party
Leader
MPs
Votes
Candidates[ 16]
Total
Gained
Lost
Net
Of total (%)
Total
Of total (%)
Change (%)
Conservative [ 17]
Theresa May
638
317
20
33
−13
48.8
13,636,684
42.3
+5.5
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
631
262
36
6
+30
40.3
12,877,918
40.0
+9.6
Liberal Democrats
Tim Farron
629
12
8
4
+4
1.8
2,371,861
7.4
−0.5
SNP
Nicola Sturgeon
59
35
0
21
−21
5.4
977,568
3.0
−1.7
UKIP
Paul Nuttall
378
0
0
1
−1
0
594,068
1.8
−10.8
Green Party of England and Wales
Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley
457
1
0
0
0
0.2
512,327
1.6
−2.0
DUP
Arlene Foster
17
10
2
0
+2
1.5
292,316
0.9
+0.3
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams
18
7
3
0
+3
1.1
238,915
0.7
+0.1
Plaid Cymru
Leanne Wood
40
4
1
0
+1
0.6
164,466
0.5
−0.1
Independent
187
1
0
0
0
0.2
151,471
0.5
+0.2
SDLP
Colum Eastwood
18
0
0
3
−3
0
95,419
0.3
0.0
UUP
Robin Swann
14
0
0
2
−2
0
83,280
0.3
−0.1
Alliance
Naomi Long
18
0
0
0
0
0
64,553
0.2
0.0
Speaker
John Bercow
1
1
0
0
0
0.2
34,299
0.1
0.0
Yorkshire
Stewart Arnold
21
0
0
0
0
0
20,958
0.1
+0.1
NHA
Alex Ashman
5
0
0
0
0
0
16,119
0.1
−0.1
Green Party Northern Ireland
Steven Agnew
7
0
0
0
0
0
7,452
0.0
0.0
Scottish Green Party
Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman
3
0
0
0
0
0
5,886
0.0
−0.1
CPA
Sidney Cordle
31
0
0
0
0
0
5,869
0.0
0.0
People Before Profit
Eamonn McCann
2
0
0
0
0
0
5,509
0.0
0.0
Ashfield Independents
1
0
0
0
0
0
4,612
0.0
0.0
BNP
Adam Walker
10
0
0
0
0
0
4,580
0.0
0.0
Monster Raving Loony
Alan Hope
12
0
0
0
0
0
3,890
0.0
0.0
Liberal
Steve Radford
4
0
0
0
0
0
3,672
0.0
0.0
Women's Equality
Sophie Walker
7
0
0
0
0
0
3,580
0.0
0.0
TUV
Jim Allister
1
0
0
0
0
0
3,282
0.0
−0.1
North East Party
Mary Cartwright
1
0
0
0
0
0
2,355
0.0
0.0
Pirate
David A Elston
10
0
0
0
0
0
2,321
0.0
0.0
English Democrat
Robin Tilbrook
7
0
0
0
0
0
1,913
0.0
0.0
Christian
Jeff Green
2
0
0
0
0
0
1,720
0.0
0.0
Independent Save Withybush Save Lives
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,209
0.0
0.0
Socialist Labour
Arthur Scargill
3
0
0
0
0
0
1,154
0.0
0.0
Animal Welfare
Vanessa Hudson
4
0
0
0
0
0
955
0.0
0.0
JAC
2
0
0
0
0
0
842
0.0
0.0
Southampton Independents
1
0
0
0
0
0
816
0.0
0.0
Workers Revolutionary
Sheila Torrance
5
0
0
0
0
0
771
0.0
0.0
Workers' Party
2
0
0
0
0
0
708
0.0
0.0
Something New
2
0
0
0
0
0
552
0.0
0.0
Demos Direct Initiative Party
1
0
0
0
0
0
551
0.0
0.0
Libertarian
Adam Brown
4
0
0
0
0
0
524
0.0
0.0
SDP
Peter Johnson
6
0
0
0
0
0
469
0.0
0.0
Peace
John Morris
2
0
0
0
0
0
468
0.0
0.0
Friends Party
3
0
0
0
0
0
435
0.0
0.0
Better for Bradford
1
0
0
0
0
0
420
0.0
0.0
All other parties
38
0
0
0
0
0
5,447
0.0
0.0
Total
3,304
650
32,204,184
2019 United Kingdom general election
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e • d Results of the December 2019 general election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom [ 18] [ 19]
Political party
Leader
Candidates
MPs[ 20]
Votes
Total
Gained
Lost
Net
Of total (%)
Total
Of total (%)
Change (%)
Conservative
Boris Johnson
635
365
58
10
48
56.2
13,966,454
43.63
+1.2
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
631
202
1
61
60
31.1
10,269,051
32.08
−7.9
Liberal Democrats
Jo Swinson
611
11
3
4
1
1.7
3,696,419
11.55
+4.2
Scottish National Party
Nicola Sturgeon
59
48
14
1
13
7.4
1,242,380
3.88
+0.8
Green Party of England and Wales
Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley
472
1
0
0
0
0.2
835,597
2.61
+1.1
Brexit Party
Nigel Farage
275
644,257
2.01
DUP
Arlene Foster
17
8
0
2
2
1.2
244,128
0.76
−0.1
Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald
15
7
1
1
0
1.1
181,853
0.57
−0.2
Plaid Cymru
Adam Price
36
4
0
0
0
0.6
153,265
0.48
0.0
Alliance
Naomi Long
18
1
1
0
1
0.2
134,115
0.42
+0.2
SDLP
Colum Eastwood
15
2
2
0
2
0.3
118,737
0.37
+0.1
UUP
Steve Aiken
16
93,123
0.29
0.0
Yorkshire
Christopher Whitwood
28
29,201
0.09
0.0
Scottish Greens
Patrick Harvie & Lorna Slater
22
28,122
0.09
Speaker
Lindsay Hoyle
1
1
1
1
0
0.2
26,831
0.08
0.0
UKIP
Patricia Mountain (interim)
44
22,817
0.07
−1.8
Ashfield Ind.
Jason Zadrozny
1
13,498
0.04
0.0
Liberal
Steve Radford
19
10,876
0.03
0.0
The Independent Group for Change
Anna Soubry
3
10,006
0.03
Aontú
Peadar Tóibín
7
9,814
0.03
Monster Raving Loony
Howling Laud Hope
24
9,739
0.03
0.0
People Before Profit
Collective
2
7,526
0.02
Birkenhead Social Justice
Frank Field
1
7,285
0.02
CPA
Sidney Cordle
29
6,486
0.02
0.0
Heavy Woollen Independents
Aleksandar Lukic
1
6,432
0.02
SDP
William Clouston
20
3,295
0.01
0.0
Animal Welfare
Vanessa Hudson
6
3,086
0.01
0.0
North East
Mark Burdon
2
2,637
0.01
Lincolnshire Independent
Marianne Overton
1
1,999
0.01
Green Party Northern Ireland
Clare Bailey
3
1,996
0.01
English Democrat
Robin Tilbrook
5
1,987
0.01
0.0
Libertarian
Adam Brown
6
1,780
0.01
0.0
Mebyon Kernow
Dick Cole
1
1,660
0.01
0.0
Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth
Paul Errock
2
1,606
0.01
Independent Network
Ian Stephens
1
1,542
0.0
Gwlad
Gwyn Wigley Evans
3
1,515
0.00
Cynon Valley
Andrew Chainey
1
1,322
0.00
VPP
Robin Horsfall
2
1,219
0.00
Burnley and Padiham Party
Mark Payne
1
1,162
0.00
Shropshire Party
Robert Jones
1
1,141
0.00
Putting Cumbria First
Jonathan Davies
1
1,070
0.00
Peace
John Morris
2
960
0.00
Wycombe Independents
Matt Knight
1
926
0.00
JAC
Donald Jerrard
3
728
0.00
Christian
Jeff Green
2
705
0.00
0.0
Renew
Julie Girling
4
545
0.00
0.0
Workers Revolutionary
Joshua Ogunleye
5
524
0.00
0.0
BNP
Adam Walker
1
510
0.00
0.0
Parties with fewer than 500 votes each
40
5,697
0.02
Independent (non-party) candidates
224
1
1
206,486
0.64
Blank and invalid votes
117,919
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—
Total
3320
650
0
100
32,014,110[ 21]
100
0.0
Registered voters, and turnout
47,587,254
67.52
−1.3
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^ All valid votes excluding spoiled votes. The official 32,014,110 valid votes is per the HoC Research Briefing