▁constitu ency ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁" large ▁cut s ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁services ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁there ▁were ▁suggestions ▁that ▁Lam my ▁might ▁stand ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Lam my ▁p led ged ▁his ▁support ▁to ▁Ken ▁Living stone ' s ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Labour ▁London ▁mayor al ▁candidate , ▁declaring ▁him ▁" Lond on ' s ▁Mayor ▁in ▁waiting ". ▁Lam my ▁became ▁Living stone ' s ▁selection ▁campaign ▁chair . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lam my ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁entering ▁the ▁race ▁to ▁become ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁party ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁Lam my ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁leadership ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁London ▁mayor al ▁candidate ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lam my ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁Labour ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁mayor al ▁election . ▁In ▁the ▁London ▁Labour ▁Party ' s ▁selection ▁process , ▁he ▁secured ▁ 9 . 4 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁first ▁preference ▁votes ▁and ▁was ▁fourth ▁overall , ▁behind ▁S adi q ▁Khan , ▁T essa ▁J ow ell , ▁and ▁D iane ▁Abb ott . ▁