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The 2015 Scottish Labour Party leadership election was formally triggered on 16 May 2015 by the resignation of Jim Murphy as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, which took effect on 13 June 2015, following the party's defeat at the 2015 general election.^[1]^[2] A new leader and deputy leader would be chosen following the resignations of Jim Murphy and Kezia Dugdale. In the meantime, former Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray took over as acting leader. On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while Alex Rowley was chosen to become her deputy.

Background

Jim Murphy announced his decision to resign on 16 May 2015 after narrowly surviving a vote of no confidence (17-14) at a meeting of the Scottish Labour party's Scottish Executive Committee (SEC) in Glasgow.^[1]^[2]

Murphy had faced calls to resign from several MSPs, trade unions and former MPs in the wake of his party's near wipeout at the general election. Murphy lost his seat in the 2015 general election as the Scottish National Party won 56 of the 59 Scottish seats, leaving Labour with a single member of parliament in Scotland. His deputy, Kezia Dugdale MSP, would normally become acting leader until a permanent successor is found, but as she resigned the Deputy Leadership in order to run for the Leadership, former Scottish Labour Leader Iain Gray became acting leader.^[3]

Procedure

Former Scottish Labour Leader Iain Gray took over as acting leader, as deputy leader Kezia Dugdale handed in her resignation as deputy leader in order to stand in the race to replace Murphy.

Nominations opened at 5 pm on Monday 15 June; the close of nominations happened at 12 pm on Friday 19 June. Supporting Nominations open at 5 pm on Friday 19 June. Every CLP, Councillor and Affiliated Organisation has a right to cast a supporting nomination for their preferred candidate. The Scottish Labour Party moved to the One Person, One Vote system that is used to elect the UK Labour Party Leader. Candidates for Leader must be already elected as either an MP, MSP or MEP. Candidates for Deputy Leader must be already elected as either an MP, MSP, MEP or Councillor. Leadership nominees must achieve 15% of support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs. Deputy Leadership nominees must also achieve 15% support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs or 15% of Councillors. The previous requirement to have at least one nomination from two of the three Parliamentary groups no longer applies.

Unlike previous leadership elections, this election was held on a one-person-one-vote basis. There are three sets of people who can vote:

Labour Party members
Affiliated supporters (people who've signed up as a Labour Party supporter through one of Scottish Labour's affiliated organisations or unions)
Registered supporters (people who've registered that they support the Labour Party by signing up online and paying a one-off minimum fee of £3)

On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while Alex Rowley was chosen to become her deputy.

Proposal for change

On 27 May 2015, Macintosh wrote to the outgoing leader Jim Murphy, the Chair of the Scottish Executive Committee, and to the General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party to ask for changes to be made to the way a new party leader is elected. In the open letter, Macintosh asked that Scottish Labour Party elect its new leader by using a One Member One Vote system and that they move to a system of open primaries. He proposed that Scottish Labour offers people who aren't members an opportunity to join the party as a supporter, so that they are eligible to vote in the leadership election. He also asked that they have the contest before the summer, which would be different from the leadership elections for the national Labour Party. He also argued that the problems facing Scottish Labour won't just be remedied by electing a new leader but that the party needed radical change to repair its relationship with the people in Scotland.^[4]

On 13 June 2015, alongside Murphy's resignation as Leader taking effect, the Scottish Executive Committee agreed to adopt the One Member One Vote system that the UK-wide contest is using, moving away from the electoral college system that was used up until December 2014's contest.

Timetable

The leader and deputy leader contests took place simultaneously. Here is the timetable:^[3]

Monday 15 June 2015 - Nominations open for Leader and Deputy Leader
Friday 19 June 2015 (12:00) - Nominations (Leader and Deputy Leader) Close. Validly nominated candidates for Leadership to be published.
Friday 19 June 2015 (17:00) - Supporting nominations open
Monday 22 June 2015 - Hustings period opens
Monday 13 July 2015 (17:00) - Last date to join as member, affiliated supporter, or registered supporter, in order to vote in the Leadership ballot.
Friday 17 July 2015 (12:00) - Supporting nominations close
Monday 20 July 2015 - Ballot opens
Friday 14 August 2015 - Ballot closes
Saturday 15 August 2015 - Result announced

Candidates

Leadership

On 18 May 2015, the day after the Jim Murphy's resignation speech, the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power gave the following odds for next Scottish Labour leader: 1/2 Kezia Dugdale; 2/1 Neil Findlay; 5/1 Ken Macintosh; 10/1 Jackie Baillie; 16/1 Anas Sarwar; 20/1 Jenny Marra; 20/1 Sarah Boyack; 20/1 Gordon Brown; 25/1 Ian Murray; 25/1 Douglas Alexander; and 100/1 Ian Smart.^[5]

The number of MSPs next to the leadership candidate's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the MSPs needed.

Candidates must be MSPs, MPs, or MEPs. A candidate needs 15% of the support of MSPs, MPs, and MEPs (7 MSPs, MPs, or MEPs), in order to be nominated. There is also a rather odd concept of "Supporting Nominations" from Constituency Labour Parties, Councillors, or Supporting Affiliates. These are an indication of how widely spread throughout the party a candidate's support is.

Declared

Kezia Dugdale, former Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party^[3] and MSP for the Lothian Region^[6]
- MSP nominations (29): Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Richard Baker, Jayne Baxter, Claudia Beamish, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Malcolm Chisholm, Mary Fee, Patricia Ferguson, Neil Findlay, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray (incumbent Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party; former Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament from 2008–2011), Mark Griffin, Cara Hilton, James Kelly, Johann Lamont (former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014), Lewis Macdonald, Hanzala Malik, Jenny Marra, Paul Martin, Duncan McNeil, Elaine Murray, Alex Rowley, Richard Simpson, Drew Smith, Elaine Smith, David Stewart^[7]
- MP nominations (1): Ian Murray^[7]
- MEP nominations (1): Catherine Stihler^[7]
- CLP supporting endorsements (47): Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen South and North Kincardone, Airdrie and Shorts, Almond Valley, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Argyll and Bute, Ayr, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cowdenbeath, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Dumfriesshire, Dundee City East, Dundee City West, Dunfermline, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Western, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside, Greenock and Inverclyde, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Inverness and Nairn, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Linlithgow, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, North East Fife, Paisley, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Renfrewshire South, Rutherglen, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Uddingston and Bellshill^[8]
- Councillor supporting endorsements (78): James Adams, Shamin Akhtar, Norma Austin Hart, Ralph Barker, Alex Bennett, Martin Brennan, Walter Brogan, Jackie Burns, Bill Butler, John Cairney, Scott Carle, Andrew Carmichael, Gail Casey, Maureen Child, Pamela Clearie, Russell Clearie, Gerry Convery, Joseph Cullinane, Malcolm Cunning, Stephen Curran, Kirsty Darwent, Maureen Devlin, Jim Docherty, Archie Dryburgh, Alison Evison, Judith Fisher, Andy Forrest, Marie Garrity, Rhondda Geekie, Linda Gow, David Graham, Stephanie Griffin, Gary Guichan, Lynsey Hamilton, Lesley Hinds, Mark Hood, Christopher Kelly, Paul Kelly, Matt Kerr, Gerard Killen, Yvonne Kucuk, Jenny Laing, Lesley Laird, Monica Lennon, Gerald Leonard, Sam Love, Joe Lowe, Mark Macmillan, Sean Marshall, Edward McAvoy, Jim McCabe, Brian McCaig, Catherine McClymont, Lesley McDonald, Janice McGinlay, Michelle McGinty, Alex McInnes, Brian McKenna, Denis McKenna, Helen McKenna, David McLachlan, Frank McNally, John McNamee, Heather McVey, Rita Miller, Alice Marie Mitchell, Alan Moir, Jim Muirhead, Ian Perry, Keith Robson, Colin Smyth, Helen Stephen, Angela Taylor, Bert Thomson, Frank Toner, Brian Wallace, Tommy Williams, Willie Young^[8]
- Supporting affiliate endorsements (10): Community Union, CWU, NUM, Scottish Labour Students, Scottish Young Labour, Socialist Health Association, TSSA, UCATT, UNISON, USDAW^[8]
Ken Macintosh, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights and MSP for Eastwood^[9]
- MSP nominations (8): Margaret McCulloch, Margaret McDougall, Michael McMahon, Siobhan McMahon, Anne McTaggart, Graeme Pearson, John Pentland^[7]
- CLP supporting endorsements (5): Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Eastwood, Kirkcaldy, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Moray^[8]
- Councillor supporting endorsements (19): Kay Carrington, Betty Cunningham, Jim Fletcher, Elaine Green, Kenny Hay, Alan Lafferty, Kathleen Martin, Stephen McCabe, Maureen McKay, Eric Milligan, Mary Montague, Jim Montgomerie, Sean Morton, George Redmond, Philip Saxton, Jim Sharkey, Derek Stewart, Graeme Tait, Richard Tullett^[8]
- Supporting affiliate endorsements (1): Scottish Co-Operative Party^[8]

Declined

Neil Findlay, MSP for the Lothian Region and leadership candidate in 2014 (endorsed Kezia Dugdale)^[10]

Deputy Leadership

The number of MSPs next to the Baker's and Rowley's names and the number of Councillors next to Matheson's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the MSPs/Councillors needed.

Candidates must be MSPs, MPs, MEPs, or Councillors. A candidate needs 15% of the support of MSPs, MPs, and MEPs (7 MSPs, MPs, or MEPs) or 15% of the support of Councillors (60 Councillors), in order to be nominated. There is also a rather odd concept of "Supporting Nominations" from Constituency Labour Parties or Supporting Affiliates. These are an indication of how widely spread throughout the party a candidate's support is.

Declared

Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland^[11]
- MSP nominations (12): Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Mary Fee, Iain Gray, James Kelly, Paul Martin, Michael McMahon, Siobhan McMahon, Elaine Murray, Graeme Pearson, David Stewart^[7]
- MP nominations (1): Ian Murray^[7]
- MEP nominations (1): Catherine Stihler^[7]
- Councillor nominations (30): Yvonne Allan, Angela Blacklock, Scott Carle, Maureen Child, Stuart Clark, Neil Cooney, Karen Doran, Alison Evison, Gordon Graham, Ross Grant, George Greenshields, Paul Godzik, Norma Austin Hart, Ricky Henderson, Len Ironside, Karen Keil, Jenny Laing, Graeme Lawrence, Elaine McDougall, Martin McElroy, Norma McGovern, Eric Milligan, Ramsay Milne, Jean Morrison, Jim Muirhead, Peter Nolan, Ian Perry, Keith Robson, Angela Taylor, Gavin Yates^[7]
- CLP supporting endorsements (22): Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Glasgow Provan, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, North East Fife, Renfrewshire South, Rutherglen, Uddingston and Bellshill^[8]
Gordon Matheson, Leader of the Glasgow City Council since May 2010^[11]
- MSP nominations (2): John Pentland, Richard Simpson^[7]
- Councillor nominations (108): George Adam, James Adams, Johanna Boyd, Philip Braat, Martin Brennan, Maureen Burke, Jackie Burns, Andrew Burns, John Caldwell, Liz Cameron, Paul Carey, Andrew Carmichael, Pamela Clearie, Russell Clearie, Jim Clocherty, James Coleman, Gerry Convery, Margaret Cooper, James Coyle, William Crawford, Gordon Cree, Barney Crockett, Malcolm Cunning, Stephen Curran, Gilbert Davidson, Margaret Devine, Eddie Devine, Elaine Dinwoodie, Frank Docherty, Jim Docherty, Gerry Dorrian, Archie Dryburgh, Alan Falconer, Jonathan Findlay, Judith Fisher, Marie Garrity, Rhondda Geekie, Emma Gillan, Eddie Grady, Archie Graham (husband of Johann Lamont), Anne Hall, Lynsey Hamilton, Maureen Henry, Mike Holmes, John Hood, Rashid Hussain, Lillian Jones, John Kane, Christopher Kelly, John Kelly, Matt Kerr, Gerard Killen, John Knapp, Jeff Leaver, Terry Loughran, Joe Lowe, Mark Macmillan, George Mair, Sean Marshall, John Martin, Edward McAvoy, Jim McCabe, Stephen McCabe, Brian McCaig, Catherine McClymont, Lesley McDonald, John McDowall, John McGhee, Neil McGhee, Janice McGinlay, Alex McInnes, Maureen McKay, Pauline McKeever, Joe Mcllwee, John McNamee, William Menzies, Alan Moir, Robert Moran, Sam Mullin, Alex Murrin, Martin Neill, Ronnie Nicholson, Michael O'Donnell, Paul O'Kane, Lawrence O'Neill, Martin Rhodes, Russell Robertson, Paul Rooney, Martin Rooney, James Scanlon, Maureen Sharkey, Manjinder Shergill, Christine Simpson, Anne Simpson, James Smith, Colin Smyth (former General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party), Helen Stephen, Allan Stewart, David Stitt, Graeme Tait, Fariha Thomas, Ted Thompson, Bert Thomson, Richard Tullett, Una Walker, Willie Young, Kenny Young^[7]
- CLP supporting endorsements (12): Argyll and Bute, Dumfriesshire, Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Southside, Greenock and Inverclyde, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Inverness and Nairn, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire^[8]
- Supporting affiliate endorsements (3): Community Union, Scottish Labour Students, Scottish Young Labour^[8]
Alex Rowley, MSP for Cowdenbeath^[11]
- MSP nominations (10): Jayne Baxter, Claudia Beamish, Malcolm Chisholm, Neil Findlay, Cara Hilton, Hanzala Malik, Margaret McCulloch, Anne McTaggart, Elaine Smith^[7]
- Councillor nominations (74): Tom Adams, John Bell, Alex Bennett, Allyson Black, Tony Boyle, Lesley Brennan, Margaret Brisley, Lawrence Brown, Pat Callaghan, Alex Campbell, William Campbell, Kay Carrington, Harry Cartmill, Gail Casey, Bob Chadha, Alan Clinch, Aileen Colleran, Altany Craik, Neil Crooks, Joseph Cullinane, David Dodds, Kenny Earle, Linda Erskine, Peter George, Callum Gillies, David Graham, Stephanie Griffin, Gary Guichan, Charles Haffey, Judy Hamilton, Jim Harte, John Hendry, William Hogg, Mark Hood, Dave King, Yvonne Kucuk, Lesley Laird, Helen Law, Jim Leishman, Peter Lockhart, Sam Love, Archie Maclellan, Craig R. Martin, Frank McAveety, Corrie McChord, Brian McGinley, Jim Montgomerie, Angela Moohan, Kay Morrison, Nathan Morrison, Jock Munro, Gordon Munro, Rosemary Murray, David O'Neill, Pat O'Rorke, Billy Pollock, Bryan Pottinger, Hanif Raja, George Redmond, David Ross, Margot Russell, Philip Saxton, Kenneth Selbie, Jim Sharkey, Mike Shirkie, Ian Sloan, Peter Sullivan, Brian Thomson, Frank Toner, Alistair Watson, Tommy Williams, John Wincott, Bob Young, Jim Young^[7]
- CLP supporting endorsements (19): Almond Valley, Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cowdenbeath, Dundee City East, Dundee City West, Dunfermline, Edinburgh Western, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Shettleston, Kirkcaldy, Linlithgow, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Paisley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden^[8]
- Supporting affiliate endorsements (8): ASLEF, CWU, NUM, Scottish Co-Operative Party, Socialist Health Association, TSSA, UCATT, UNISON^[8]

Results

Leadership

Candidate		Total
Candidate		%
	Kezia Dugdale		72.1%
	Ken Macintosh		27.9%

Deputy Leadership

First round

Candidate		Total
Candidate		%
	Alex Rowley		37.4%
	Gordon Matheson		32.2%
	Richard Baker		30.4%

Second round

Candidate		Total
Candidate		%
	Alex Rowley		55.5%
	Gordon Matheson		44.5%

References

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-The '''2015 Scottish Labour Party leadership election''' was formally triggered on 16 May 2015 by the resignation of [[Jim Murphy]] as [[Scottish Labour Party|Leader of the Scottish Labour Party]], which took effect on 13 June 2015, following the party's defeat at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].<ref name=lablist>{{cite web|title=Murphy resigns as Scottish Labour leader|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/05/murphy-survives-scottish-labour-no-confidence-vote/|website=Labourlist|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite web|title=Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy to resign|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32760196|website=BBC News|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref> A new leader and deputy leader would be chosen following the resignations of [[Jim Murphy]] and [[Kezia Dugdale]]. In the meantime, former Scottish Labour leader [[Iain Gray]] took over as acting leader. On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while [[Alex Rowley]] was chosen to become her deputy.
+The '''2015 Scottish Labour Party leadership election''' was formally triggered on 16 May 2015 by the resignation of [[Jim Murphy]] as [[Scottish Labour|Leader of the Scottish Labour Party]], which took effect on 13 June 2015, following the party's defeat at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].<ref name=lablist>{{cite web|title=Murphy resigns as Scottish Labour leader|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/05/murphy-survives-scottish-labour-no-confidence-vote/|website=Labourlist|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite web|title=Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy to resign|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32760196|website=BBC News|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref> A new leader and deputy leader would be chosen following the resignations of [[Jim Murphy]] and [[Kezia Dugdale]]. In the meantime, former Scottish Labour leader [[Iain Gray]] took over as acting leader. On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while [[Alex Rowley]] was chosen to become her deputy.
 ==Background==
-[[Jim Murphy]] announced his decision to resign on 16 May 2015 after narrowly surviving a [[vote of no confidence]] (17-14) at a meeting of the Scottish Labour party's [[Scottish Executive Committee]] (SEC) in [[Glasgow]].<ref name=lablist /><ref name=BBC />
+[[Jim Murphy]] announced his decision to resign on 16 May 2015 after narrowly surviving a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] (17-14) at a meeting of the Scottish Labour party's [[Organisation of Scottish Labour|Scottish Executive Committee]] (SEC) in [[Glasgow]].<ref name=lablist /><ref name=BBC />
 Murphy had faced calls to resign from several MSPs, trade unions and former MPs in the wake of his party's near wipeout at the general election. Murphy lost his seat in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]] as the [[Scottish National Party]] won 56 of the 59 Scottish seats, leaving Labour with a single [[member of parliament]] in Scotland. His deputy, [[Kezia Dugdale]] [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]], would normally become acting leader until a permanent successor is found, but as she resigned the Deputy Leadership in order to run for the Leadership, former Scottish Labour Leader [[Iain Gray]] became acting leader.<ref name=Reform>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/06/scottish-labour-agree-to-swathe-of-party-reforms-and-new-leader-will-be-announced-o-august-15th/|title=Scottish Labour agree to swathe of party reforms – and new leader will be announced on August 15th|publisher=[[LabourList]]|date=13 June 2015|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref>
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 Former Scottish Labour Leader [[Iain Gray]] took over as acting leader, as deputy leader [[Kezia Dugdale]] handed in her resignation as deputy leader in order to stand in the race to replace Murphy.
-Nominations opened at 5pm on Monday 15 June; the close of nominations happened at 12pm on Friday 19 June. Supporting Nominations open at 5pm on Friday 19 June.  Every CLP, Councillor and Affiliated Organisation has a right to cast a supporting nomination for their preferred candidate. The Scottish Labour Party moved to the One Person, One Vote system that is used to elect the UK Labour Party Leader. Candidates for Leader must be already elected as either a MP, MSP or MEP. Candidates for Deputy Leader must be already elected as either a MP, MSP, MEP or Councillor. Leadership nominees must achieve 15% of support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs. Deputy Leadership nominees must also achieve 15% support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs or 15% of Councillors. The previous requirement to have at least one nomination from two of the three Parliamentary groups no longer applies.
+Nominations opened at 5&nbsp;pm on Monday 15 June; the close of nominations happened at 12&nbsp;pm on Friday 19 June. Supporting Nominations open at 5&nbsp;pm on Friday 19 June.  Every CLP, Councillor and Affiliated Organisation has a right to cast a supporting nomination for their preferred candidate. The Scottish Labour Party moved to the One Person, One Vote system that is used to elect the UK Labour Party Leader. Candidates for Leader must be already elected as either an MP, MSP or MEP. Candidates for Deputy Leader must be already elected as either an MP, MSP, MEP or Councillor. Leadership nominees must achieve 15% of support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs. Deputy Leadership nominees must also achieve 15% support of MSPs, MPs and MEPs or 15% of Councillors. The previous requirement to have at least one nomination from two of the three Parliamentary groups no longer applies.
 Unlike previous leadership elections, this election was held on a one-person-one-vote basis. There are three sets of people who can vote:
 *Labour Party members
-*Affiliated supporters (people who’ve signed up as a Labour Party supporter through one of Scottish Labour's affiliated organisations or unions)
+*Affiliated supporters (people who've signed up as a Labour Party supporter through one of Scottish Labour's affiliated organisations or unions)
-*Registered supporters (people who’ve registered that they support the Labour Party by signing up online and paying a one-off minimum fee of £3)
+*Registered supporters (people who've registered that they support the Labour Party by signing up online and paying a one-off minimum fee of £3)
 On 15 August, Dugdale was elected to lead the party, while [[Alex Rowley]] was chosen to become her deputy.
 ===Proposal for change===
-On 27 May 2015, Macintosh wrote to the outgoing leader [[Jim Murphy]], the [[Scottish Labour Party|Chair of the Scottish Executive Committee]], and to the [[Scottish Labour Party|General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party]] to ask for changes to be made to the way a new party leader is elected. In the open letter, Macintosh asked that Scottish Labour Party elect its new leader by using a One Member One Vote system and that they move to a system of open primaries. He proposed that Scottish Labour offers people who aren’t members an opportunity to join the party as a supporter, so that they are eligible to vote in the leadership election. He also asked that they have the contest before the summer, which would be different from the leadership elections for the national [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. He also argued that the problems facing Scottish Labour won’t just be remedied by electing a new leader but that the party needed radical change to repair its relationship with the people in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/05/ken-macintosh-asks-for-changes-to-be-made-to-scottish-leadership-contest-rules/|title=Ken Macintosh asks for changes to me made to Scottish Leadership contest rules|publisher=[[LabourList]]|date=2015-05-27|access-date=2015-05-27}}</ref>
+On 27 May 2015, Macintosh wrote to the outgoing leader [[Jim Murphy]], the [[Scottish Labour|Chair of the Scottish Executive Committee]], and to the [[Scottish Labour|General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party]] to ask for changes to be made to the way a new party leader is elected. In the open letter, Macintosh asked that Scottish Labour Party elect its new leader by using a One Member One Vote system and that they move to a system of open primaries. He proposed that Scottish Labour offers people who aren't members an opportunity to join the party as a supporter, so that they are eligible to vote in the leadership election. He also asked that they have the contest before the summer, which would be different from the leadership elections for the national [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. He also argued that the problems facing Scottish Labour won't just be remedied by electing a new leader but that the party needed radical change to repair its relationship with the people in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2015/05/ken-macintosh-asks-for-changes-to-be-made-to-scottish-leadership-contest-rules/|title=Ken Macintosh asks for changes to be made to Scottish Leadership contest rules|publisher=[[LabourList]]|date=2015-05-27|access-date=2015-05-27}}</ref>
-On 13 June 2015, alongside Murphy's resignation as Leader taking effect, the Scottish Executive Committee agreed to adopt the One Member One Vote system that the UK-wide contest is using, moving away from the electoral college system that was used up until [[Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2014|December 2014’s contest]].
+On 13 June 2015, alongside Murphy's resignation as Leader taking effect, the Scottish Executive Committee agreed to adopt the One Member One Vote system that the UK-wide contest is using, moving away from the electoral college system that was used up until [[2014 Scottish Labour  leadership election|December 2014's contest]].
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 ===Leadership===
-On 18 May 2015, the day after the Jim Murphy's resignation speech, the Irish bookmaker [[Paddy Power]] gave the following odds for next Scottish Labour leader: 1/2 Kezia Dugdale; 2/1 Neil Findlay; 5/1 Ken Macintosh; 10/1 Jackie Baillie; 16/1 Anas Sarwar; 20/1 Jenny Marra; 20/1 Sarah Boyack; 20/1 Gordon Brown; 25/1 Ian Murray; 25/1 Douglas Alexander; and 100/1 Ian Smart.<ref name=PP>{{cite web|title=NEXT SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADER|url=http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/other-politics/scottish-politics/Next-Scottish-Labour-Leader-8846201.html?ev_id=8846201|website=PaddyPower|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
+On 18 May 2015, the day after the [[Jim Murphy]]'s resignation speech, the Irish bookmaker [[Paddy Power]] gave the following odds for next Scottish Labour leader: 1/2 [[Kezia Dugdale]]; 2/1 [[Neil Findlay]]; 5/1 [[Ken Macintosh]]; 10/1 [[Jackie Baillie]]; 16/1 [[Anas Sarwar]]; 20/1 [[Jenny Marra]]; 20/1 [[Sarah Boyack]]; 20/1 [[Gordon Brown]]; 25/1 [[Ian Murray (Scottish politician)|Ian Murray]]; 25/1 [[Douglas Alexander]]; and 100/1 [[Ian Smart]].<ref name=PP>{{cite web|title=NEXT SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADER|url=http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/other-politics/scottish-politics/Next-Scottish-Labour-Leader-8846201.html?ev_id=8846201|website=PaddyPower|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
 The number of MSPs next to the leadership candidate's name below includes the actual candidate too, as they can count as one of the MSPs needed.
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 ====Declared====
 [[File:2015 Scottish Labour Leadership Election Constituency Labour Party Nominations.svg|thumb|right|Map of CLP endorsements.]]
-* '''[[Kezia Dugdale]], former [[Scottish Labour Party|Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party]]<ref name=Reform /> and MSP for the [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian Region]]'''<ref>http://labourlist.org/2015/05/kezia-dugdale-announces-shes-standing-to-be-scottish-labour-leader/</ref>
+* '''[[Kezia Dugdale]], former [[Scottish Labour Party|Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party]]<ref name=Reform /> and MSP for the [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian Region]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://labourlist.org/2015/05/kezia-dugdale-announces-shes-standing-to-be-scottish-labour-leader/ |title=Kezia Dugdale announces she's standing to be Scottish Labour leader |date=22 May 2015 |website=LabourList |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604032422/https://labourlist.org/2015/05/kezia-dugdale-announces-shes-standing-to-be-scottish-labour-leader/ |archive-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
-** ''MSP nominations (29):'' [[Jackie Baillie]], [[Claire Baker]], [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]], [[Jayne Baxter]], [[Claudia Beamish]], [[Neil Bibby]], [[Sarah Boyack]], [[Malcolm Chisholm]], [[Mary Fee]], [[Patricia Ferguson]], [[Neil Findlay]], [[Rhoda Grant]], [[Iain Gray]] (incumbent Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party; former Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament from 2008–2011), [[Mark Griffin (politician)|Mark Griffin]], [[Cara Hilton]], [[James Kelly (Scottish politician)|James Kelly]], [[Johann Lamont]] (former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011–2014), [[Lewis Macdonald]], [[Hanzala Malik]], [[Jenny Marra]], [[Paul Martin (Scottish politician)|Paul Martin]], [[Duncan McNeil]], [[Elaine Murray]], [[Alex Rowley]], [[Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)|Richard Simpson]], [[Drew Smith]], [[Elaine Smith (Scottish politician)|Elaine Smith]], [[David Stewart (Scottish politician)|David Stewart]]<ref name="Endorsements">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/nominations-for-scottish-labour-leader-and-deputy-leader|title=Nominations for Scottish Labour Leader and Deputy Leader|date=15 June 2015|accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>
+** ''MSP nominations (29):'' [[Jackie Baillie]], [[Claire Baker]], [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]], [[Jayne Baxter]], [[Claudia Beamish]], [[Neil Bibby]], [[Sarah Boyack]], [[Malcolm Chisholm]], [[Mary Fee]], [[Patricia Ferguson]], [[Neil Findlay]], [[Rhoda Grant]], [[Iain Gray]] (incumbent Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party; former Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament from 2008–2011), [[Mark Griffin (politician)|Mark Griffin]], [[Cara Hilton]], [[James Kelly (Scottish politician)|James Kelly]], [[Johann Lamont]] (former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014), [[Lewis Macdonald]], [[Hanzala Malik]], [[Jenny Marra]], [[Paul Martin (Scottish politician)|Paul Martin]], [[Duncan McNeil]], [[Elaine Murray]], [[Alex Rowley]], [[Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)|Richard Simpson]], [[Drew Smith (politician)|Drew Smith]], [[Elaine Smith (Scottish politician)|Elaine Smith]], [[David Stewart (Scottish politician)|David Stewart]]<ref name="Endorsements">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/nominations-for-scottish-labour-leader-and-deputy-leader|title=Nominations for Scottish Labour Leader and Deputy Leader|date=15 June 2015|accessdate=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618070658/http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/nominations-for-scottish-labour-leader-and-deputy-leader|archive-date=18 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-** ''MP nominations (1):'' [[Ian Murray (British politician)|Ian Murray]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
+** ''MP nominations (1):'' [[Ian Murray (Scottish politician)|Ian Murray]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
 ** ''MEP nominations (1):'' [[Catherine Stihler]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
-** ''CLP supporting endorsements (47):'' [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]], [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South and North Kincardone]], [[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shorts]], [[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]], [[Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus North and Mearns]], [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus South]], [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]], [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]], [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire and Buchan Coast]], [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]], [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]], [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]], [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]], [[Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton]], [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]], [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]], [[Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City West]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]], [[Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Eastern]], [[Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Northern and Leith]], [[Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Western]], [[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire]], [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]], [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]], [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]], [[Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn]], [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]], [[Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Provan]], [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]], [[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]], [[Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Greenock and Inverclyde]], [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]], [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness and Nairn]], [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]], [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]], [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]], [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]], [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]], [[Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley]], [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]], [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South and Kinross-shire]], [[Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire South]], [[Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Rutherglen]], [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin and Bearsden]], [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]]<ref name="Endorsements2">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/scottish-labour-leader-deputy-leader-elections|title=Scottish Labour Leader & Deputy Leader Elections|publisher=[[Scottish Labour Party]]|accessdate=5 July 2015}}</ref>
+** ''CLP supporting endorsements (47):'' [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]], [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South and North Kincardone]], [[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shorts]], [[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]], [[Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus North and Mearns]], [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus South]], [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]], [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]], [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire and Buchan Coast]], [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]], [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]], [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]], [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]], [[Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton]], [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]], [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]], [[Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City West]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]], [[Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Eastern]], [[Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Northern and Leith]], [[Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Western]], [[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire]], [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]], [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]], [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]], [[Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn]], [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]], [[Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Provan]], [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]], [[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]], [[Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Greenock and Inverclyde]], [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]], [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness and Nairn]], [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]], [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]], [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]], [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]], [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]], [[Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley]], [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]], [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South and Kinross-shire]], [[Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire South]], [[Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Rutherglen]], [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin and Bearsden]], [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]]<ref name="Endorsements2">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/scottish-labour-leader-deputy-leader-elections|title=Scottish Labour Leader & Deputy Leader Elections|publisher=[[Scottish Labour Party]]|accessdate=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706090809/http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/blog/entry/scottish-labour-leader-deputy-leader-elections|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ** ''Councillor supporting endorsements (78):'' James Adams, Shamin Akhtar, Norma Austin Hart, Ralph Barker, Alex Bennett, Martin Brennan, Walter Brogan, Jackie Burns, [[Bill Butler (politician)|Bill Butler]], John Cairney, Scott Carle, Andrew Carmichael, Gail Casey, Maureen Child, Pamela Clearie, Russell Clearie, Gerry Convery, Joseph Cullinane, Malcolm Cunning, Stephen Curran, Kirsty Darwent, Maureen Devlin, Jim Docherty, Archie Dryburgh, Alison Evison, Judith Fisher, Andy Forrest, Marie Garrity, Rhondda Geekie, Linda Gow, David Graham, Stephanie Griffin, Gary Guichan, Lynsey Hamilton, [[Lesley Hinds]], Mark Hood, Christopher Kelly, Paul Kelly, Matt Kerr, Gerard Killen, Yvonne Kucuk, Jenny Laing, Lesley Laird, Monica Lennon, Gerald Leonard, Sam Love, Joe Lowe, Mark Macmillan, Sean Marshall, Edward McAvoy, Jim McCabe, Brian McCaig, Catherine McClymont, Lesley McDonald, Janice McGinlay, Michelle McGinty, Alex McInnes, Brian McKenna, Denis McKenna, Helen McKenna, David McLachlan, Frank McNally, John McNamee, Heather McVey, Rita Miller, Alice Marie Mitchell, Alan Moir, Jim Muirhead, Ian Perry, Keith Robson, [[Organisation of the Scottish Labour Party#Colin Smyth|Colin Smyth]], Helen Stephen, Angela Taylor, Bert Thomson, Frank Toner, Brian Wallace, Tommy Williams, Willie Young<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
-** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (10):'' [[Community (trade union)|Community Union]], [[Communication Workers Union (UK)|CWU]], [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|NUM]], [[Scottish Labour Students]], [[Scottish Young Labour]], [[Socialist Health Association]], [[Transport Salaried Staffs' Association|TSSA]], [[Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians|UCATT]], [[UNISON]], [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers|USDAW]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
+** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (10):'' [[Community (trade union)|Community Union]], [[Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)|CWU]], [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|NUM]], [[Scottish Labour|Scottish Labour Students]], [[Scottish Young Labour]], [[Socialist Health Association]], [[Transport Salaried Staffs' Association|TSSA]], [[Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians|UCATT]], [[Unison (trade union)|UNISON]], [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers|USDAW]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
-* '''[[Ken Macintosh]], Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights and MSP for [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]]'''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/19/ken-macintosh-to-stand-for-scottish-labour-leadership</ref>
+* '''[[Ken Macintosh]], Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights and MSP for [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/19/ken-macintosh-to-stand-for-scottish-labour-leadership |title=Ken Macintosh to stand for Scottish Labour leadership |date=19 May 2015 |first=Severin |last=Carrell |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110652/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/19/ken-macintosh-to-stand-for-scottish-labour-leadership |archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
 ** ''MSP nominations (8):'' [[Margaret McCulloch]], [[Margaret McDougall]], [[Michael McMahon (Scottish politician)|Michael McMahon]], [[Siobhan McMahon]], [[Anne McTaggart]], [[Graeme Pearson]], [[John Pentland]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
 ** ''CLP supporting endorsements (5):'' [[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Dunblane]], [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]], [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]], [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh]], [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
-** ''Councillor supporting endorsements (19):'' Kay Carrington, Betty Cunningham, Jim Fletcher, Elaine Green, Kenny Hay, Alan Lafferty, Kathleen Martin, [[Stephen McCabe (councillor)|Stephen McCabe]], Maureen McKay, [[Eric Milligan]], Mary Montague, Jim Montgomerie, Sean Morton, George Redmond, Philip Saxton, Jim Sharkey, Derek Stewart, Graeme Tait, Richard Tullett<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
+** ''Councillor supporting endorsements (19):'' Kay Carrington, Betty Cunningham, Jim Fletcher, Elaine Green, Kenny Hay, Alan Lafferty, Kathleen Martin, [[Stephen McCabe]], Maureen McKay, [[Eric Milligan (politician)|Eric Milligan]], Mary Montague, Jim Montgomerie, Sean Morton, George Redmond, Philip Saxton, Jim Sharkey, Derek Stewart, Graeme Tait, Richard Tullett<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
-** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (1):'' [[Scottish Co-Operative Party]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
+** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (1):'' [[Co-operative Party|Scottish Co-Operative Party]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
 ====Declined====
-* [[Neil Findlay]], [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] for the [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian Region]] and [[Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2014|leadership candidate in 2014]] (endorsed Kezia Dugdale)<ref name=twttr>{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Neil|title=I will NOT be a candidate for the position of Scottish Labour leader.|url=https://twitter.com/Neil_FindlayMSP/status/599935069432721408|website=Twitter|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
+* [[Neil Findlay]], [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] for the [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian Region]] and [[2014 Scottish Labourleadership election|leadership candidate in 2014]] (endorsed [[Kezia Dugdale]])<ref name=twttr>{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Neil|title=I will NOT be a candidate for the position of Scottish Labour leader.|url=https://twitter.com/Neil_FindlayMSP/status/599935069432721408|website=Twitter|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
 ===Deputy Leadership===
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 ** ''MP nominations (1):'' [[Ian Murray (British politician)|Ian Murray]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
 ** ''MEP nominations (1):'' [[Catherine Stihler]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
-** ''Councillor nominations (30):'' Yvonne Allan, Angela Blacklock, Scott Carle, Maureen Child, Stuart Clark, Neil Cooney, Karen Doran, Alison Evison, Gordon Graham, Ross Grant, George Greenshields, Paul Godzik, Norma Austin Hart, Ricky Henderson, Len Ironside, Karen Keil, Jenny Laing, Graeme Lawrence, Elaine McDougall, Martin McElroy, Norma McGovern, [[Eric Milligan]], Ramsay Milne, Jean Morrison, Jim Muirhead, Peter Nolan, Ian Perry, Keith Robson, Angela Taylor, Gavin Yates<ref name="Endorsements"/>
+** ''Councillor nominations (30):'' Yvonne Allan, Angela Blacklock, Scott Carle, Maureen Child, Stuart Clark, Neil Cooney, Karen Doran, Alison Evison, Gordon Graham, Ross Grant, George Greenshields, Paul Godzik, Norma Austin Hart, Ricky Henderson, Len Ironside, Karen Keil, Jenny Laing, Graeme Lawrence, Elaine McDougall, Martin McElroy, Norma McGovern, [[Eric Milligan (politician)|Eric Milligan]], Ramsay Milne, Jean Morrison, Jim Muirhead, Peter Nolan, Ian Perry, Keith Robson, Angela Taylor, Gavin Yates<ref name="Endorsements"/>
 ** ''CLP supporting endorsements (22):'' [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]], [[Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Donside]], [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South and North Kincardine]], [[Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire East]], [[Aberdeenshire West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire West]], [[Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus North and Mearns]], [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire and Buchan Coast]], [[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Dunblane]], [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]], [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]], [[Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton]], [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]], [[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]], [[Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Eastern]], [[Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Provan]], [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]], [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]], [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]], [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]], [[Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire South]], [[Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Rutherglen]], [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
 * '''[[Gordon Matheson]], Leader of the [[Glasgow City Council]] since May 2010'''<ref name=Deputy/>
 ** ''MSP nominations (2):'' [[John Pentland]], [[Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)|Richard Simpson]]<ref name="Endorsements"/>
-** ''Councillor nominations (108):'' George Adam, James Adams, Johanna Boyd, Philip Braat, Martin Brennan, Maureen Burke, Jackie Burns, Andrew Burns, John Caldwell, [[Liz Cameron]], Paul Carey, Andrew Carmichael, Pamela Clearie, Russell Clearie, Jim Clocherty, James Coleman, Gerry Convery, Margaret Cooper, James Coyle, William Crawford, Gordon Cree, Barney Crockett, Malcolm Cunning, Stephen Curran, Gilbert Davidson, Margaret Devine, Eddie Devine, Elaine Dinwoodie, Frank Docherty, Jim Docherty, Gerry Dorrian, Archie Dryburgh, Alan Falconer, Jonathan Findlay, Judith Fisher, Marie Garrity, Rhondda Geekie, Emma Gillan, Eddie Grady, Archie Graham (husband of Johann Lamont), Anne Hall, Lynsey Hamilton, Maureen Henry, Mike Holmes, John Hood, Rashid Hussain, Lillian Jones, John Kane, Christopher Kelly, John Kelly, Matt Kerr, Gerard Killen, John Knapp, Jeff Leaver, Terry Loughran, Joe Lowe, Mark Macmillan, George Mair, Sean Marshall, John Martin, Edward McAvoy, Jim McCabe, Stephen McCabe, Brian McCaig, Catherine McClymont, Lesley McDonald, John McDowall, John McGhee, Neil McGhee, Janice McGinlay, Alex McInnes, Maureen McKay, Pauline McKeever, Joe Mcllwee, John McNamee, William Menzies, Alan Moir, Robert Moran, Sam Mullin, Alex Murrin, Martin Neill, Ronnie Nicholson, Michael O'Donnell, Paul O'Kane, Lawrence O'Neill, Martin Rhodes, Russell Robertson, Paul Rooney, Martin Rooney, James Scanlon, Maureen Sharkey, Manjinder Shergill, Christine Simpson, Anne Simpson, James Smith, [[Organisation of the Scottish Labour Party#Colin Smyth|Colin Smyth]] (former General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party), Helen Stephen, Allan Stewart, David Stitt, Graeme Tait, Fariha Thomas, Ted Thompson, Bert Thomson, Richard Tullett, Una Walker, Willie Young, Kenny Young<ref name="Endorsements"/>
+** ''Councillor nominations (108):'' George Adam, James Adams, Johanna Boyd, Philip Braat, Martin Brennan, Maureen Burke, Jackie Burns, Andrew Burns, John Caldwell, [[Liz Cameron]], Paul Carey, Andrew Carmichael, Pamela Clearie, Russell Clearie, Jim Clocherty, James Coleman, Gerry Convery, Margaret Cooper, James Coyle, William Crawford, Gordon Cree, Barney Crockett, Malcolm Cunning, Stephen Curran, Gilbert Davidson, Margaret Devine, Eddie Devine, Elaine Dinwoodie, Frank Docherty, Jim Docherty, Gerry Dorrian, Archie Dryburgh, Alan Falconer, Jonathan Findlay, Judith Fisher, Marie Garrity, Rhondda Geekie, Emma Gillan, Eddie Grady, Archie Graham (husband of Johann Lamont), Anne Hall, Lynsey Hamilton, Maureen Henry, Mike Holmes, John Hood, Rashid Hussain, Lillian Jones, John Kane, Christopher Kelly, John Kelly, Matt Kerr, Gerard Killen, John Knapp, Jeff Leaver, Terry Loughran, Joe Lowe, Mark Macmillan, George Mair, Sean Marshall, John Martin, Edward McAvoy, Jim McCabe, Stephen McCabe, Brian McCaig, Catherine McClymont, Lesley McDonald, John McDowall, John McGhee, Neil McGhee, Janice McGinlay, Alex McInnes, Maureen McKay, Pauline McKeever, Joe Mcllwee, John McNamee, William Menzies, Alan Moir, Robert Moran, Sam Mullin, Alex Murrin, Martin Neill, Ronnie Nicholson, Michael O'Donnell, [[Paul O'Kane]], Lawrence O'Neill, Martin Rhodes, Russell Robertson, Paul Rooney, Martin Rooney, James Scanlon, Maureen Sharkey, Manjinder Shergill, Christine Simpson, Anne Simpson, James Smith, [[Colin Smyth]] (former General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party), Helen Stephen, Allan Stewart, David Stitt, Graeme Tait, Fariha Thomas, Ted Thompson, Bert Thomson, Richard Tullett, Una Walker, Willie Young, Kenny Young<ref name="Endorsements"/>
 ** ''CLP supporting endorsements (12):'' [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]], [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]], [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]], [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]], [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]], [[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]], [[Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Greenock and Inverclyde]], [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]], [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness and Nairn]], [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]], [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]], [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South and Kinross-shire]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
 ** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (3):'' [[Community (trade union)|Community Union]], [[Scottish Labour Students]], [[Scottish Young Labour]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
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 ** ''Councillor nominations (74):'' Tom Adams, John Bell, Alex Bennett, Allyson Black, Tony Boyle, Lesley Brennan, Margaret Brisley, Lawrence Brown, Pat Callaghan, Alex Campbell, William Campbell, Kay Carrington, Harry Cartmill, Gail Casey, Bob Chadha, Alan Clinch, Aileen Colleran, Altany Craik, Neil Crooks, Joseph Cullinane, David Dodds, Kenny Earle, Linda Erskine, Peter George, Callum Gillies, David Graham, Stephanie Griffin, Gary Guichan, Charles Haffey, Judy Hamilton, Jim Harte, John Hendry, William Hogg, Mark Hood, Dave King, Yvonne Kucuk, Lesley Laird, Helen Law, [[Jim Leishman]], Peter Lockhart, Sam Love, Archie Maclellan, Craig R. Martin, [[Frank McAveety]], Corrie McChord, Brian McGinley, Jim Montgomerie, Angela Moohan, Kay Morrison, Nathan Morrison, Jock Munro, Gordon Munro, Rosemary Murray, David O'Neill, Pat O'Rorke, Billy Pollock, Bryan Pottinger, Hanif Raja, George Redmond, David Ross, Margot Russell, Philip Saxton, Kenneth Selbie, Jim Sharkey, Mike Shirkie, Ian Sloan, Peter Sullivan, Brian Thomson, Frank Toner, Alistair Watson, Tommy Williams, John Wincott, Bob Young, Jim Young<ref name="Endorsements"/>
 ** ''CLP supporting endorsements (19):'' [[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]], [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)]], [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]], [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]], [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]], [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]], [[Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City West]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Western]], [[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire]], [[Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn]], [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]], [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]], [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]], [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]], [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh]], [[Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley]], [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin and Bearsden]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
-** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (8):'' [[Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen|ASLEF]], [[Communication Workers Union (UK)|CWU]], [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|NUM]], [[Scottish Co-Operative Party]], [[Socialist Health Association]], [[Transport Salaried Staffs' Association|TSSA]], [[Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians|UCATT]], [[UNISON]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
+** ''Supporting affiliate endorsements (8):'' [[Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen|ASLEF]], [[Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)|CWU]], [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|NUM]], [[Co-operative Party|Scottish Co-Operative Party]], [[Socialist Health Association]], [[Transport Salaried Staffs' Association|TSSA]], [[Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians|UCATT]], [[Unison (trade union)|UNISON]]<ref name="Endorsements2"/>
 ==Results==
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 ===Leadership===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
-{|  border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
-|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
 ! colspan="2" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="125" | Candidate
 ! scope="col" colspan="2" width="75"| Total
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 ! scope="col" colspan="2" width="75"| %
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left" | [[Kezia Dugdale]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|72.1||DC241f}}
 | '''72.1%'''
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left"| [[Ken Macintosh]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|27.9||DC241f}}
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 ===Deputy Leadership===
-====First Round====
+====First round====
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
-{|  border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
-|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
 ! colspan="2" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="125" | Candidate
 ! scope="col" colspan="3" width="75"| Total
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 ! scope="col" colspan="3" width="75"| %
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left" | [[Alex Rowley]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|37.4||DC241f}}
 | '''37.4%'''
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left"| [[Gordon Matheson]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|32.2||DC241f}}
 | 32.2%
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left"| [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|30.4||DC241f}}
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 |}
-====Second Round====
+====Second round====
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
-{|  border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
-|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
 ! colspan="2" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="125" | Candidate
 ! scope="col" colspan="3" width="75"| Total
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 ! scope="col" colspan="3" width="75"| %
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left" | [[Alex Rowley]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|55.5||DC241f}}
 | '''55.5%'''
 |-align="right"
-| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
+| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
 | scope="row" align="left"| [[Gordon Matheson]]
 | align=center | {{percentage bar|44.5||DC241f}}
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 ==See also==
-* [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015]]
+* [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)]]
-* [[Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 2015]]
+* [[2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election]]
 ==References==
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 {{Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2015}}
-{{Scottish Labour leader}}
 {{Scottish Labour Party}}
+{{2015 United Kingdom party elections|state=collapsed}}
 [[Category:2015 in Scotland|Labour Party leadership election]]
+[[Category:2010s elections in Scotland]]
 [[Category:2015 elections in the United Kingdom|Scottish Labour Party leadership election]]
-[[Category:Scottish Labour Party leadership elections]]
+[[Category:Scottish Labour leadership elections]]
+[[Category:2015 political party leadership elections|Scottish Labour leadership election]]

v t e 2015 Scottish Labour leadership election
Leadership candidates	Kezia Dugdale Ken Macintosh
Deputy Leadership candidates	Richard Baker Gordon Matheson Alex Rowley

v t e Scottish Labour
Leaders	Donald Dewar (1999–2000) Henry McLeish (2000–2001) Jack McConnell (2001–2007) Wendy Alexander (2007–2008) Iain Gray (2008–2011) Johann Lamont (2011–2014) Jim Murphy (2014–2015) Kezia Dugdale (2015–2017) Richard Leonard (2017–2021) Anas Sarwar (2021–present)
Deputy leaders	Henry McLeish (1999–2000) Cathy Jamieson (2000–2008) Johann Lamont (2008–2011) Anas Sarwar (2011–2014) Kezia Dugdale (2014–2015) Alex Rowley (2015–2017) Lesley Laird (2017–2019) Jackie Baillie (2020–present)
General secretaries	Ben Shaw (1914–1931) Arthur Woodburn (1932–1939) John Taylor (1939–1951) Willie Marshall (1951–1977) Helen Liddell (1977–1988) Murray Elder (1988–1992) Jack McConnell (1992–1998) Alex Rowley (1998–1999) Lesley Quinn (1999–2008) Colin Smyth (2008–2013) Ian Price (2013–2014) Brian Roy (2014–2019) Michael Sharpe (2019–2020) Drew Smith (2020–2021) James Kelly (2021–2023) John Paul McHugh (2023–present)
Current MSPs	Jackie Baillie Claire Baker Neil Bibby Sarah Boyack Foysol Choudhury Katy Clark Pam Duncan-Glancy Rhoda Grant Mark Griffin Daniel Johnson Monica Lennon Richard Leonard Michael Marra Pauline McNeill Carol Mochan Paul O'Kane Alex Rowley Anas Sarwar Colin Smyth Paul Sweeney Mercedes Villalba Martin Whitfield
Current MPs	Zubir Ahmed Douglas Alexander Scott Arthur Johanna Baxter Maureen Burke Irene Campbell Torcuil Crichton Graeme Downie Patricia Ferguson Alan Gemmell Tracy Gilbert John Grady Lillian Jones Chris Kane Brian Leishman Douglas McAllister Martin McCluskey Blair McDougall Gordon McKee Frank McNally Kirsty McNeill Chris Murray Ian Murray Katrina Murray Pamela Nash Gregor Poynton Joani Reid Martin Rhodes Michael Shanks Euan Stainbank Kenneth Stevenson Elaine Stewart Kirsteen Sullivan Alison Taylor Imogen Walker Melanie Ward
Organisation	Scottish Executive Committee Scottish Labour Conference Scottish Policy Forum Scottish Labour Students Scottish Young Labour Campaign for Socialism
Scottish governments	Dewar (1999–2000) McLeish (2000–2001) 1st McConnell (2001–2003) 2nd McConnell (2003–2007)
Leadership elections	1999 Dewar 2000 McLeish 2001 McConnell 2007 Alexander 2008 Gray 2011 Lamont 2014 Murphy 2015 Dugdale 2017 Leonard 2021 Sarwar
Deputy leadership elections	2000 Jamieson 2008 Lamont 2011 Sarwar 2014 Dugdale 2015 Rowley 2018 Laird 2020 Baillie