Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party in first round landslide

Jeremy Corbyn

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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