2024 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election

2024 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election
← 2015 5 October 2024
 
Candidate Claire Hanna
Popular vote Unopposed

Leader before election

Colum Eastwood

Elected Leader

Claire Hanna

A leadership election is to be held for the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) of Northern Ireland on 5 October 2024 following the resignation of Colum Eastwood on 29 August 2024 to focus on his role in the party's New Ireland Commission and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Foyle.[1][2][3] The SDLP's other MP, Claire Hanna, ran unopposed for the leadership.[4]

  1. ^ "Colum Eastwood steps down as SDLP leader".
  2. ^ MacAuley, Conor. "Colum Eastwood to step down as SDLP leader". RTÉ.ie.
  3. ^ Harrison, Shane (29 August 2024). "Colum Eastwood resigns as leader of Northern Ireland's SDLP". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Claire Hanna: SDLP leadership contest has no other candidates". BBC News. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.