JEREMY CORBYN is set to be named parliamentary leader of Your Party after the election of its first central executive, with a mission to get the troubled party “back on track.”

Candidates endorsed by the For the Many slate, backed by Mr Corbyn, won 14 of the 24 seats on the executive.

The party’s other co-founder, Zarah Sultana, was herself elected, but the Grassroots Left slate she endorsed had only seven candidates elected, all of them women.

The other three successful candidates were not on either slate, although one may align with Grassroots Left.

Mr Corbyn said: “I am delighted that members have voted for a mass socialist party that takes the fight to Starmer and Farage.

“Now, the real work begins. We have a precious opportunity to unite our movement around a bold vision for this country, one that creates a more caring, equal and peaceful world for all.

“I look forward to working with all members to make this vision a reality.

“We are at a dangerous moment. The fear, divisiveness and racism of Reform should not be appeased. It must be opposed.

“Together, we can provide hope to those who are fed up with inequality, disempowered by poverty and disgusted by war — and build a society that cares for all.”

Grassroots Left pledged to work with all those elected and added in a statement: “Your Party must now work together to become a party of and for the whole left, with no more witch-hunts or stitch-ups.

“All those who have been expelled should be reinstated.

“We now need a culture of mutual respect, open debate and a shared focus on the real issues facing us: inequality, insecure work, crumbling public services, fascism and a political Establishment that keeps letting working people down.”

Your Party’s founding conference agreed last year that it would not have an individual leader, with the central executive constituting a collective leadership instead.

For the Many made choosing Mr Corbyn as parliamentary leader — effectively skirting around the conference decision which the former Labour leader had opposed — central to its campaign.

Ms Sultana had herself expressed an interest in a similar post.

It is, however, not yet clear what Mr Corbyn will actually lead. At present, he works positively in the Commons with the Independent Alliance, two of whose five members have publicly broken with Your Party.

And Ms Sultana, while a Your Party MP, is not an alliance member. The executive will doubtless address the issue.

More than 25,000 members of the new party voted in the election, less than half its membership of about 60,000 but more than 60 per cent of those registered to vote.

Grassroots Left is widely believed to have lost support due to a statement it issued over the Gorton and Denton by-election, ruling out any form of electoral accommodation with the Greens.  

Ms Sultana did, however, back the Greens in the by-election, as did the party collectively.

For the Many campaigned for a broad and inclusive electoral party of the left, while Grassroots Left focused more on internal democracy and drew support from far-left groups now likely to be excluded from the party.

Mr Corbyn and Ms Sultana both secured election in the public officeholders’ section of the executive, with the former attracting a much higher vote.

Grassroots Left had backed Mr Corbyn, but The Many did not endorse Ms Sultana, so the discrepancy is perhaps unsurprising.

The other two Your Party MPs, Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan, failed to get elected. Former Labour MP Laura Smith was successful, however, as was former Morning Star Scotland reporter Niall Christie.