2015 Labour Party leadership election

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Labour Party leadership election UK political party leadership election

The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was the contest that unexpectedly propelled long-time left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, dramatically reshaping its political direction.

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Label	Occurrences
2015 Labour Party leadership election canonical	4
2015 Labour Party (UK) leadership election	2

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 2015 Labour Party leadership election
Context triple: [Jeremy Corbyn, election, 2015 Labour Party leadership election]

A. 2010 Labour Party leadership election
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.
B. Labour Party Conference
The Labour Party Conference is the annual political gathering where the UK Labour Party sets policy, debates issues, and showcases its leadership to members and the public.
C. Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband is a British Labour politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015.
D. Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn is a British politician and long-time Labour MP who led the UK Labour Party from 2015 to 2020, representing its left-wing, socialist wing.
E. Victoria Starmer
Victoria Starmer is a British solicitor and the wife of UK Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, known for maintaining a low public profile despite her husband's prominent political role.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 2015 Labour Party leadership election
Target entity description: The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was the contest that unexpectedly propelled long-time left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, dramatically reshaping its political direction.

A. 2010 Labour Party leadership election
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.
B. Labour Party Conference
The Labour Party Conference is the annual political gathering where the UK Labour Party sets policy, debates issues, and showcases its leadership to members and the public.
C. Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband is a British Labour politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2015.
D. Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn is a British politician and long-time Labour MP who led the UK Labour Party from 2015 to 2020, representing its left-wing, socialist wing.
E. Victoria Starmer
Victoria Starmer is a British solicitor and the wife of UK Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, known for maintaining a low public profile despite her husband's prominent political role.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Labour Party leadership election ⓘ UK political party leadership election ⓘ
announced	2015-05-10 ⓘ
ballotIssueDate	2015-08-14 ⓘ
ballotType	online ballot ⓘ postal ballot ⓘ
campaignIssue	austerity ⓘ party democracy ⓘ public ownership ⓘ
controversy	allegations of infiltration by non-supporters ⓘ purging of some members and supporters from the electorate ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs	shock victory for Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ
electedLeader	Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ
electorateIncludes	Labour Party members ⓘ affiliated supporters ⓘ registered supporters ⓘ
endDate	2015-09-12 ⓘ
firstPreferenceShare	Andy Burnham 19.0% ⓘ linked to: Andy Burnham Jeremy Corbyn 59.5% ⓘ Liz Kendall 4.5% ⓘ Yvette Cooper 17.0% ⓘ linked to: Yvette Cooper
followedBy	2016 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
follows	2010 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
ideologicalSignificance	marked a shift of the Labour Party to the left ⓘ
impact	influenced UK political debate on austerity and public spending ⓘ reshaped internal balance of power within the Labour Party ⓘ
mainCandidate	Andy Burnham ⓘ Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ Liz Kendall ⓘ Yvette Cooper ⓘ
mediaNarrative	Corbyn surge ⓘ
nominationCloseDate	2015-06-15 ⓘ
organisedBy	Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
oversightBody	Labour Party National Executive Committee ⓘ
positionContested	Leader of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
predecessorLeader	Ed Miliband ⓘ Harriet Harman (acting) ⓘ linked to: Harriet Harman (acting, as Leader of the Labour Party)
reasonForResignation	Labour defeat in the 2015 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
registeredSupporterFee	£3 ⓘ
resultAnnouncedAt	special conference in London ⓘ
resultDate	2015-09-12 ⓘ
startDate	2015-05-09 ⓘ
totalElectorate	about 554000 ⓘ
triggeredBy	resignation of Ed Miliband ⓘ
turnout	about 422000 ⓘ
turnoutPercentage	about 76.3% ⓘ
votingSystem	instant-runoff voting ⓘ one member one vote ⓘ
winner	Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ

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Jeremy Corbyn → election → 2015 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ

2010 Labour Party leadership election → followedBy → 2015 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ

Andrew Murray Burnham → stoodForElection → 2015 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ

2016 Labour Party leadership election → follows → 2015 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ

Liz Kendall → candidateIn → 2015 Labour Party (UK) leadership election ⓘ

linked to: 2015 Labour Party leadership election

Liz Kendall → stoodForElection → 2015 Labour Party (UK) leadership election ⓘ