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.
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
