2016 Liverpool City Region Labour Party mayoral selection
The Liverpool City Region Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, to stand in the mayoral election on 4 May 2017.
Voting ending on Friday 5 August 2016, with the result to be announced on Wednesday 10 August. Steve Rotheram had called for the voting deadline to be extended until Friday 12 August after delays in issuing ballot papers, but in the event, on 10 August Rotheram was declared the winning candidate.
Candidates
| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | Announced candidacy | Campaign website |
' | 4 11 1961 | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition MP for Liverpool Walton | 22 May 2016 | |
' | 24 1 1958 | Chair of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayor of Liverpool Leader of Liverpool City Council | 27 May 2016 | |
13 5 1981 | Shadow Minister for Mental Health Shadow Minister for Public Health MP for Liverpool Wavertree | 31 May 2016 |
Declined
- Barrie Grunewald, Leader of St Helens Council, had been seen as a potential contender. Grunewald later endorsed Rotheram.
Endorsements
- Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside
- Stephen Twigg, MP for Liverpool West Derby, Enfield Southgate
- Peter Dowd, MP for Bootle
- Phil Davies, Leader of Wirral Council
- Andy Moorhead, Leader of Knowsley Council
- Phil Redmond, English television producer and screenwriter
- Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central
- Barrie Grunewald, Leader of St Helens Council
- Sue Johnston, English actor.
- Peter Kilfoyle, MP for Liverpool Walton
Membership ballot