What do we know about the Conservative Party leadership election? [Second Round]

This information is correct as of just after the start of the second ballot — 15:45, 18/06/2018. The data (and hence the graphs) may be updated as more information becomes available, but the text will not.

If you’re interested in reading an academic journal article I’ve written about the 2016 Conservative leadership election, click here!

My blog on the first round of the contest can be found here.

The first round of the Conservative Party leadership election saw seven candidates make it through to the next round: Boris Johnson (114 votes), Jeremy Hunt (43 votes), Michael Gove (37 votes), Dominic Raab (27 votes) Sajid Javid (23 votes), Matt Hancock (20 votes) and Rory Stewart (19 votes).

Andrea Leadsom won 11 votes, Mark Harper won 10, and Esther McVey came last with 9. As none of these three won over 5% of the vote, they were eliminated. Matt Hancock then decided he would withdraw, and backed Johnson — almost certainly because he shared his vision (despite running against him) and not because he wants a job when this is all over.

This blog will outline the geographic, social, and ideological splits in support as it currently stands, drawing on Guido Fawkes’ collection of public backing (data).