 Ed Miliband subsequently won the election , the result of which was announced on 25 September 2010 , after second , third and fourth preferences votes were counted , achieving the support of 50 @.@ 654 % of the electoral college , defeating his brother by 1 @.@ 3 % . In the fourth and final stage of the redistribution of votes after three candidates had been eliminated , Ed Miliband led in the trade unions and affiliated organisations section of the electoral college ( 19 @.@ 93 % of the total to David 's 13 @.@ 40 % ) , but in both the MPs and MEPs section ( 15 @.@ 52 % to 17 @.@ 81 % ) , and Constituency Labour Party section ( 15 @.@ 20 % to 18 @.@ 14 % ) , came second . In the final round , Ed Miliband won with a total of 175 @,@ 519 votes to David 's 147 @,@ 220 votes . 
