# Jeremy Corbyn elected Labour Party leader

Date: 2015

On 12 September 2015 [Jeremy Corbyn](/people/jeremy-corbyn), who had entered the contest as an outsider, was elected leader of the UK Labour Party in the first round with 251,417 first-preference votes, or 59.5%. [Andy Burnham](/people/andy-burnham) finished second, Yvette Cooper third and Liz Kendall fourth, on a turnout of about 76 percent of eligible voters.

## People

- Jeremy Corbyn: https://factrail.ai/people/jeremy-corbyn

## Sources

- https://labourlist.org/2015/09/jeremy-corbyn-has-been-elected-leader-of-the-labour-party-in-the-first-round-landslide/
- https://www.independent.co.uk/student/istudents/alevel-results-2015-labour-leader-hopeful-jeremy-corbyn-received-2-egrades-in-his-exams-how-did-other-politicians-fare-10454422.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/12/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-party-leadership-election

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/corbyn-elected-labour-leader-2015-09-12