AS the Labour Party continues to fight through a period of mass unrest and turmoil following the EU referendum, the SW Wiltshire Constituency is backing Jeremy Corbyn to remain as the party’s leader.

On Tuesday, more than three-quarters of Labour MPs, 172 in total, voted that they had no confidence in his leadership, with only 40 voting in his favour.

But the 67-year-old is remaining defiant, buoyed by the support of thousands of his fans who descended on parliament to demand he keeps his job. He also has the backing of SW Wilts constituency members, who believe he is still the right man to take the party forward.

Constituency press officer Tony Free said: “The South West Constituency voted for Jeremy Corbyn last year and I don’t think that will change.

“I know 172 MPs sounds like a lot but most of those were from Blair’s reign, who have been trying to get rid of Corbyn ever since he was elected. They should be getting behind him and supporting the party instead.

“It’s such a shame that this is going on when the party could be showing just how disorganised the Conservatives Party is. They have a very devious scheme and, as we have recently witnessed, change their allegiances every five minutes.”

Mr Free said 13,000 people joined the Labour Party last week as Corbyn was challenged by his own MPs, with 60 per cent of those new members writing in their applications that they are in support of Corbyn, and that the membership of SW Wilts Labour party had risen from 114 members pre-Corbyn to well over 600 today.

“I definitely think that the Labour Party is electable under Corbyn. He has very good policies and a plan to address Britain's housing crisis which should be listened to more seriously,” added Mr Free.

“People’s support for him seems to be wavering due to the way the media portrayed him in the EU referendum, but they were just looking for an excuse to oust him. He was just as involved as other politicians but didn’t receive the same air time.”

The SW Wilts Constituency Labour Party is holding a private meeting on Wednesday, July 13 to discuss the leadership battle. Supporters who have paid their £3 are allowed to attend and speak but only full members can vote.