It’s been a long time since votes on Labour’s national executive were recorded. Although all members of the executive are representatives of someone, they prefer to vote in secret. They don’t get away with it in parliament and we may not agree with the practice, but don’t expect it to change anytime soon. But since we believe in openness and transparency, we’ll have a stab at setting out who voted which way on the general secretaryship of the Labour Party yesterday. The responsibility for any errors is, of course, ours but we promise to correct them immediately if you let me know.
| Supported Iain McNicol | |
| Treasurer | Diana Holland (Unite) |
| EPLP Leader | Glenis Willmott MEP |
| Trade Unions | Jim Kennedy (UCATT) |
| Trade Unions | Harriet Yeo (TSSA) |
| Trade Unions | Andy Kerr (CWU) |
| Trade Unions | Cath Speight (Unite) |
| Trade Unions | Mary Turner (GMB) |
| Trade Unions | Chris Weldon (Unite) |
| Trade Unions | Andy Worth (GMB) |
| Trade Unions | Rachel Maskell (Unite) |
| CLPs | Ken Livingstone |
| CLPs | Johanna Baxter |
| CLPs | Ann Black |
| CLPs | Ellie Reeves |
| CLPs | Christine Shawcroft |
| CLPs | Luke Akehurst |
| PLP/EPLP | Dennis Skinner MP |
| Supported Chris Lennie | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband MP |
| Deputy Leader | Harriet Harman MP |
| Opposition Front Bench | Peter Hain MP |
| Opposition Front Bench | Angela Eagle MP |
| Young Labour | Callum Munro |
| Trade Unions | Keith Birch (Unison) |
| Trade Unions | Paddy Lillis (USDAW) |
| Trade Unions | Norma Stephenson (Unison) (Chair) |
| Socialist Societies | Simon Wright (LBGT) |
| Socialist Societies | Keith Vaz MP (BAME Labour) |
| Labour Councillors | Dave Sparks |
| Labour Councillors | Ann Lucas |
| PLP/EPLP | Margaret Beckett MP |
| PLP/EPLP | Michael Cashman MEP (Vice Chair) |
| Absent | |
| Opposition Front Bench | Tom Watson MP |
So, just to be clear, this is a guess?
I am confident that almost all of them are correct. My sources are well informed. Unfortunately, not everyone tells the truth about which way they are going to vote, and some even say different things to different people.
Congratulations, Jon. Labour’s NEC is a representative body, it’s standing orders should be amended to include a named vote procedure. How can we restore trust in our Party democracy? Another item for Iain McNicol’s in tray.
Isn’t Rachel Maskell from Unite on the NEC?
Ahhh… she is. But she’s not listed on the Labour Party website, which is why she was omitted. I have therefore added her. Thank you, Alex.