▁become ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Education . ▁He ▁held ▁that ▁role ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁then ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Health . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁in ▁which ▁Labour ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁Mil ib and ▁res igned ▁as ▁leader . ▁Burn ham ▁launched ▁his ▁campaign ▁to ▁succeed ▁Mil ib and ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁leadership ▁election . ▁He ▁finished ▁a ▁distant ▁second ▁behind ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn . ▁Following ▁the ▁defeat , ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁Cor b yn ' s ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Home ▁Secretary . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Burn ham ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁to ▁become ▁Labour ' s ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁May oral ty ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁D iane ▁Abb ott . ▁The ▁mayor al ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁during ▁the ▁May oral ▁campaign ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁as ▁an ▁MP . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Old ▁Ro an ▁in ▁A int ree , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁( now ▁Mer se ys ide ), ▁in ▁ 1 9