Labour leadership contenders
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1 Andy Burnham, 45 21%*

MP for Leigh. Served as health secretary under Gordon Brown and previously as culture secretary and Treasury chief secretary. Has pledged tough opposition to Conservatives’ welfare reforms

2 Yvette Cooper, 46 18%

MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. Former Treasury chief secretary and work and pensions minister under Gordon Brown.  Pledged to combat child poverty, champion digital economy

3 Jeremy Corbyn, 66 53%

MP for Islington North. Promises to protect public services and increase taxes on wealthy. Plans National Investment Bank with power to issue bonds to raise money for infrastructure projects

4 Liz Kendall, 44 8%

MP for Leicester West. Shadow health minister is seen as a Blairite contender. Instead of cutting tuition fees, says Labour should focus on improving early years education to tackle social inequality
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Alternative Vote: Voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets 50% of votes cast, candidate in fourth place is eliminated

Second preference votes are then redistributed among remaining three candidates

50% WINNER
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*YouGov poll of 1,411 eligible voters in Labour leadership election between August 6-10.

Margin of error of plus or minus 3% Pictures: Getty Images
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