British Labor Party Elects Deputy Leader

The polling showed Powell won with 87,407 votes, over 13,000 more than her opponent, Bridget Phillipson, who is Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities. During the ballot, 16.6 percent of Labor Party members turned out for the voting, which ended on Thursday, Xinhua reported.

Powell is the Member of Parliament for Manchester and was previously the Lord President of the Council and leader of the House of Commons after Labor Party won last year's general election. She was removed from the cabinet position during a reshuffle last month.

While campaigning for the position of party deputy leader, Powell vowed to stand against the politics of "division and hate," noting the Labor Party "needs to do better" as the future existence of mainstream politics wobbles.