Jeremy Corbyn has emerged victorious from the Labour leadership contest, beating off a challenge from his former frontbencher Owen Smith.
Corbyn was re-elected today in another landslide win, replicating his success in last year’s contest and winning over 60 per cent of the vote.
The result was announced in a special leadership conference in Liverpool ahead of the party’s annual conference.
Jeremy Corbyn won 313,209 votes (61.8 per cent) to Owen Smith’s 193,229 votes (38.2%).
The full breakdown of votes is as follows:
| Total votes | Percentage | |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 313,209 | 61.80% |
| Owen Smith | 193,229 | 38.20% |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Owen Smith | |
| Members | 168,216 | 116,960 |
| Registered supporters | 84,918 | 36,599 |
| Affiliated supporters | 60,075 |
39,670
|
| Turn out | 77.6% |
| Spoilt ballots | 1,042 |
| Ballot distributed | 654,006 |
| Valid votes cast | 506,438 |
More from LabourList
Labour ups focus on business as NEC appoints Liverpool officer for ‘clean up’
Labour to force vote on business rates cut as figures show 800,000 jobs at risk
Labour must break “cycle of cynicism” to win back former voters, report says