The Labour Party leadership election

They weren't all right-wing, Angela Eagle and Stella Creasey weren't. They were the first two I voted for actually.

I do share your concerns, op, and hope there will be a better gender balance in the shadow cabinet. JC has expressed preferences that way so we can hope.

But I'm just so pleased that JC won, and so convincingly, I wasn't expecting that despite the reports. We have a left wing party, a real alternative to the centrist discredited 'austerity' (read 'elitist') and oligarchic attitudes, and we have hope again.

I expect if a left-wing woman had run, she would have done well. The women who stood had some pretty anti-woman policies tbh, so I wouldn't vote for them. And they were right wing, so I didn't.

If a female candidate came along with JC's policies then I'd be voting for her. But she didn't. And I am pretty sure a massive proportion of JC's votes would have come from women voters. Esp. those who couldn't stomach the thought of Liz Kendal getting anywhere near the top job. And of course we've just had HH as temp leader and 40% of the MPs are women. It isn't exactly all doom and gloom.

I have been a Labour voter since 1979. This is a disaster. I would say it's Foot all over again except Foot at least had ministerial experience and intellectual credibility.

Talk about turkeys voting for Christmas. The champagne must be flowing at Conservative HQ.

I don't care about neither being a woman ( I can't remember who I voted for for deputy, it wasn't Watson, I think it was Creasey ) I voted YC,AB and LK in the leadership election.

I know personal lives should not matter but he's been married 3 times - sorry but I do tend to wonder about people on their third marriage. On a more serious note his being an IRA apologist is also worrying.

Personally I don't care Corbyn is a man, he's got the best policies and is an avid supporter of women's rights. Thatcher was a woman and she was very anti women.Agree that politics is a hard place for a woman tho.

I genuinely think Corbyn is the best candidate, that's why I voted for him. of course I'll vote for women when I think they are the best candidates. I voted for Creasy as deputy.