Britain26 February, 20261 min read
Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Wins Control of Your Party Leadership Committee
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Corbyn's supporters won 14 of 24 seats on Your Party's central executive committee Corbyn is expected to become parliamentary leader of Your Party
5 outlets told this the same way.
Your Party CEC results
The internal election for Your Party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) returned a clear victory for Jeremy Corbyn's "The Many" slate. "The Many" won 14 of the 24 CEC seats, Zarah Sultana's Grassroots Left took seven, and three independents were elected. Turnout was reported as 25,347 of 40,985 verified members (about 61%).
“Jeremy Corbyn and Ms Sultana have been elected to Your Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) in a vote in which 25,347 of the party’s 40,985 verified members participated.”
Vote totals and turnout
Published vote totals and turnout are consistent across reports. The Irish News gives specific vote counts, with Corbyn topping the poll at 14,784 votes and Sultana on 8,242.
Both the Mirror and the Daily Mail report turnout figures of 61% or 61.8%, citing 25,347 of 40,985 verified members. Several sources also note ex-Labour MP Laura Smith was elected to a public office-holder role.
Corbyn, Sultana, Grassroots Left
Both the Mirror and Daily Mail report that party rules prevent Corbyn from being named overall party leader. They describe him as expected to act as a parliamentary or public office-holder leader who will push the party’s politics outward.
“Corbyn, who resigned as Labour leader in 2020, said members had backed ‘a mass, socialist party’ and called for unity to ‘get to work’ and take the fight to Labour’s Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage.”
They quote Corbyn promising to build "a mass, socialist party" and to "take the fight to Labour’s Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage." The Irish News, while noting both Corbyn and Sultana’s election, foregrounds Grassroots Left’s stated priorities on rebuilding trust, reinstating expelled members and focusing on inequality and public services.
Post-vote tensions and unity
The Daily Mail reports that Sultana and her allies immediately warned the party to honour its November vote for collective leadership and urged against 'witch-hunts or stitch-ups'. The Mirror frames Corbyn’s victory as a call to unity to move on from 'earlier infighting and legal rows'. The Irish News refers to Grassroots Left's intention to work across the party to rebuild trust and pursue socialist policies, signalling both apparent unity offers and ongoing factional strain.