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Ken Livingstone tops Labour NEC election | Ken Livingstone tops Labour NEC election |
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Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has topped elections to Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC). | Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has topped elections to Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC). |
The NEC is Labour's ruling body, with members from across the party, including the unions and local parties. | The NEC is Labour's ruling body, with members from across the party, including the unions and local parties. |
Mr Livingstone, who was defeated by Boris Johnson in this year's London mayoral election, has come top of those elected from party members. | Mr Livingstone, who was defeated by Boris Johnson in this year's London mayoral election, has come top of those elected from party members. |
Following his mayoral defeat, Mr Livingstone told the BBC it would be his "last election". | Following his mayoral defeat, Mr Livingstone told the BBC it would be his "last election". |
The former mayor secured over 31,000 votes, just ahead of long-standing NEC member Ann Black. | |
Elections to the NEC for local party members take place every two years. | |
Mr Livingstone also topped the poll the last time elections were held in 2010, when he had just been selected as Labour's candidate to fight the 2012 London mayoral race. | |
Out of the six candidates backed by New Labour group Progress, which has recently been threatened by unions with expulsion from the party, two were elected - Ellie Reeves, sister of shadow cabinet member Rachel Reeves, and Peter Wheeler. | |
The only incumbent who failed to get re-elected was London councillor and blogger Luke Akehurst. |
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