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Tom Watson backed by 174 constituency Labour parties

Tom Watson is well ahead of his rivals in the race to be Labour's deputy leader, following nominations from constituency parties.

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The MP for West Bromwich East has more than double the nominations of any of the five contenders from constituency Labour parties (CLPs) according to the final returns.

And only three CLPs in the West Midlands backed anyone else.

CLP nominations closed yesterday and across the country 174 backed Mr Watson, 64 backed Caroline Flint, 32 supported Angela Eagle, 77 supported Stella Creasy and 20 backed Ben Bradshaw.

In the West Midlands it meant Aldridge-Brownhills, Dudley North, Dudley South, Halesowen and Rowley Regis, Warley, West Bromwich East, Wolverhampton North East, Wolverhampton South East, Wolverhampton South West, Wyre Forest.

He is also supported by North Shropshire CLP.

Ms Creasy only has the backing of Telford in the West Midlands while Ms Flint is supported by Rugby and Stratford-on-Avon.

Final returns for West Midlands local party nominations:

Ben Bradshaw

None

Stella Creasy

Telford

Caroline Flint

Rugby

Stratford-on-Avon

Angela Eagle

None

Tom Watson

Aldridge-Brownhills

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Birmingham, Perry Barr

Birmingham, Yardley

Bromsgrove

Burton

Coventry North West

Coventry South

Dudley North

Dudley South

Halesowen & Rowley Regis

Newcastle-Under-Lyme

North Shropshire

Redditch

Stoke-on-Trent Central

Stoke-on-Trent South

Warley

Warwick & Leamington

West Bromwich East

Wolverhampton North East

Wolverhampton South East

Wolverhampton South West

Wyre Forest

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