2007 Labour Party leadership election

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The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was the internal contest in which Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.

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instanceOf Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
United Kingdom political party leadership election ⓘ
announcedResultDate 2007-05-17 ⓘ
ballot no vote among wider party membership ⓘ
context took place during third consecutive Labour government term ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electionType unopposed leadership election ⓘ
electorate Labour Party MPs and affiliated organisations (for nominations) ⓘ
endDate 2007-06-24 ⓘ
followedBy 2010 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
follows 2003 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
Gordon Brown becamePrimeMinister 2007-06-27 ⓘ
Gordon Brown constituency Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath ⓘ
Gordon Brown nominations 313 Labour MPs ⓘ
Gordon Brown previousPosition Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ
Gordon Brown tookOfficeAsLeader 2007-06-24 ⓘ
Gordon Brown unopposed true ⓘ
governingPartyAtTime Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
hasCandidate Gordon Brown ⓘ
John McDonnell ⓘ
Michael Meacher ⓘ
heldAfter Tony Blair’s announcement to step down as Labour leader ⓘ
John McDonnell constituency Hayes and Harlington ⓘ
John McDonnell nominations 29 Labour MPs ⓘ
leadershipContest did not proceed to full electoral college ballot ⓘ
mediaDescription coronation of Gordon Brown ⓘ
Michael Meacher constituency Oldham West and Royton ⓘ
Michael Meacher nominations no sufficient nominations ⓘ
nominationRequirement 45 nominations from Labour MPs ⓘ
nominationsCloseDate 2007-05-17 ⓘ
officeTransferred First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ
Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
outcome Gordon Brown elected Leader of the Labour Party ⓘ
parliamentaryTerm 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
positionContested Leader of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
precededBy Tony Blair ⓘ
relatedEvent 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election ⓘ
resultedIn Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
startDate 2007-05-10 ⓘ
Tony Blair announced resignation 2007-05-10 ⓘ
Tony Blair constituency Sedgefield ⓘ
Tony Blair partyLeadershipStart 1994-07-21 ⓘ
Tony Blair previousTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1997-05-02 ⓘ
Tony Blair resignationEffective 2007-06-27 ⓘ
triggeredBy Tony Blair’s decision to resign as Leader of the Labour Party ⓘ
winner Gordon Brown ⓘ

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2010 Labour Party leadership election → follows → 2007 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ
2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election → heldAlongside → 2007 Labour Party leadership election ⓘ