ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁mayor al ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁stated ▁that , ▁" it ▁is ▁early ▁days ▁and ▁no ▁decision ▁has ▁been ▁taken ," ▁but ▁that ▁one ▁would ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁coming ▁weeks . ▁It ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁some ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ' s ▁team ▁could ▁co inci de ▁with ▁a ▁poor ▁performance ▁by ▁Labour ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁running ▁for ▁Mayor . ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Burn ham ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁res ign ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁once ▁a ▁replacement ▁had ▁been ▁found , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁his ▁mayor al ▁bid . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁D iane ▁Abb ott ▁in ▁October . ▁Burn ham ▁said , ▁if ▁elected ▁as ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ' s ▁mayor , ▁he ▁would ▁res ign ▁his ▁seat ▁as ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁Le igh . ▁However , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁fort night ▁before ▁the ▁mayor al ▁election ; ▁Burn ham ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁was