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)