Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour Party

Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour party with 198,962 votes.

Labour announced the results of their leadership election at an special conference in central London this morning. Watson was elected with 50.7% of the vote in the third round. The other four candidates in the contest were Stella Creasy, Angela Eagle, Caroline Flint and Ben Bradshaw. Creasy came in second with 26.4%, and Flint third with 22.8% in the final round. Bradshaw was eliminated in the first round, and Eagle in the second.

The selectorate was made up of party members, registered supporters – who paid £3 to vote – and trade union affiliates.  The breakdown of the result is here:

FIRST ROUND:

Ben Bradshaw 39,080 (9.6%)

Stella Creasy 78,100 (19.1%)

Angela Eagle 66,013 (16.2%)

Caroline Flint 64,425 (15.8%)

Tom Watson 160,852 (39.4%)

SECOND ROUND

Ben Bradshaw – Out

Stella Creasy 86,555 (21.4%)

Angela Eagle 72,517 (17.9%)

Caroline Flint 74,581 (18.4%)

Tom Watson 170,589 (42.2%)

THIRD ROUND

Stella Creasy 103,746 (26.4%)

Angela Eagle – Out

Caroline Flint 89,538 (22.8%)

Tom Watson 198,962 (50.7%)