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| Labour leadership results in full | Labour leadership results in full |
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| Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party by a landslide, with MP Tom Watson elected deputy. | Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party by a landslide, with MP Tom Watson elected deputy. |
| A total of 422,871 people took part in the vote for the two positions, with 343,995 votes cast online making it the UK's largest ever online ballot. | A total of 422,871 people took part in the vote for the two positions, with 343,995 votes cast online making it the UK's largest ever online ballot. |
| New Leader | New Leader |
| This was the first Labour leadership contest to be fought under the new "one member one vote" system. There was also a new category of so-called registered supporters, who paid £3 to join. Mr Corbyn was way ahead of his rivals among party members, trade unionists and the registered supporters. | This was the first Labour leadership contest to be fought under the new "one member one vote" system. There was also a new category of so-called registered supporters, who paid £3 to join. Mr Corbyn was way ahead of his rivals among party members, trade unionists and the registered supporters. |
| Turnout for the leadership vote was 76.3% of the 554,272 eligible members, with 207 spoilt ballots. | Turnout for the leadership vote was 76.3% of the 554,272 eligible members, with 207 spoilt ballots. |
| Turnout among the three categories themselves ranged from 48.5% for affiliated supporters to 83.5% for members and highest of all, 93% for registered voters. | Turnout among the three categories themselves ranged from 48.5% for affiliated supporters to 83.5% for members and highest of all, 93% for registered voters. |
| Deputy Leader | Deputy Leader |
| The election of the Deputy Leader went to three rounds, the lowest scoring candidate being knocked out each time until one achieved more than 50% of the vote. | The election of the Deputy Leader went to three rounds, the lowest scoring candidate being knocked out each time until one achieved more than 50% of the vote. |
| Tom Watson finally won in the third round with 198,962 votes (50.7%). | Tom Watson finally won in the third round with 198,962 votes (50.7%). |
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