Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour party with 251,417 votes on first preferences – amounting to 59.5%.
Labour announced the results of their leadership election at an special conference in central London this morning. Corbyn was elected with almost 60% of the vote. Andy Burnham came second with 80,462 votes, Yvette Cooper third with 71,417 votes and Liz Kendall fourth with 18,857 votes.
The breakdown of results are:
FIRST ROUND:
Andy Burnham 80,462 (4.5%)
Yvette Cooper 71,828 (17%)
Jeremy Corbyn 251,417 (59.5%)
Liz Kendall 18,857 (4.5%)
| Results 1st Stage | Members | Registered Supporters | Affiliated Supporters | Total | % of Valid Vote |
| BURNHAM, Andy | 55,698 | 6,160 | 18,604 | 80,462 | 19.0% |
| COOPER, Yvette | 54,470 | 8,415 | 9,043 | 71,928 | 17.0% |
| CORBYN, Jeremy | 121,751 | 88,449 | 41,217 | 251,417 | 59.5% |
| KENDALL, Liz | 13,601 | 2,574 | 2,682 | 18,857 | 4.5% |
| TOTAL | 245,520 | 105,598 | 71,546 | 422,664 |
The turnout for the vote was was 422,664 (76.3 per cent turnout)
This is comprised of:
Members: 245,675 (83.5% turnout)
Registered Supporters: 105,600 (93% turnout)
Affiliated Supporters: 71,596 (48.8% turnout)
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