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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a vote of no confidence triggered by members of her own party over her handling of Brexit. She won by 200 votes to 117, CNN reports.

The result was met with cheers from MPs as it was announced by Graham Brady, a member of Parliament who leads the 1922 Committee which represents Conservative Party backbench lawmakers in the House of Commons.

Outside Downing Street, May told reporters that it had been a "long and challenging day."

May said while she was "grateful" for the support, she also acknowledged that a "significant" number of number of MPs from her party voted against her.

"I have listened to what they said," May said, but added "we now need to get on with the job of delivering Brexit."

She said she now had a "renewed mission -- delivering the Brexit that people voted for, bringing the country back together and building a country that truly works for everyone."

Voting by secret ballot began at 6 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) Wednesday after May made her final pitch to lawmakers promising them she wouldn't fight the next general election in 2022.

A pro-May MP told CNN the Prime Minister "got a real grilling, but overall solid support" as she made her case to MPs.

It is a matter of debate as to whether the result of the ballot was a comfortable victory for the Prime Minister, but it does allow her 12 months of breathing space from her own party, because Conservative Party rules state another such vote cannot be held for a year.

Shortly after the announcement, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted: "Huge congrats to Theresa May whose stamina, resilience and decency has again won the day and given her the chance to deliver Brexit for our country."

The problem for May now, however, is that this result does not make the reality of her situation any more palatable.

The biggest challenge she faces is that she is stuck between a UK Parliament that will not vote through her Brexit deal and the European Union, which will not reopen negotiations on that deal.

The confidence vote coincided with May's whistle-stop tour of Europe where she met with key EU leaders, asking them for help passing her Brexit deal through Parliament.

May was forced to postpone a vote on the deal on Monday when it became clear her bill would face a humiliating defeat.