2018 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election

2018 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election

28 May 2018

Candidate Lesley Laird

Deputy leader before election Alex Rowley Elected Deputy leader Lesley Laird

The 2018 Scottish Labour Party deputy leadership election was an internal party election to choose a new deputy leader of the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament. It was triggered by the resignation on 16 December 2017 of Alex Rowley,^[1] who had been suspended from the post on 15 November 2017 following allegations that he had sent abusive text messages to a former partner.^[2]

Result

The only candidate nominated was Lesley Laird, who had been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since general election in June 2017. Laird was therefore elected unopposed. She had been acting deputy leader since Rowley's resignation.^[3]

References

1. "Alex Rowley relinquishes Scottish Labour deputy leader role". BBC News. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
2. "Labour suspends deputy leader Alex Rowley during conduct probe". BBC. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
3. "Lesley Laird to be Scottish Labour's deputy leader". BBC. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2019.