1953 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1953. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader (Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip (William Whiteley), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (William Jowitt) were automatically members. All incumbent members of the Shadow Cabinet retained their seats.

The results of the election are listed below:[1][2]

Colour
key
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1Jim GriffithsLlanelli180
2Hugh GaitskellLeeds South176
3Frank SoskiceSheffield, Neepsend168
4James CallaghanCardiff South-East160
5Hugh DaltonBishop Auckland159
6James Chuter EdeSouth Shields134
7Edith SummerskillFulham West129
8Alfred RobensBlyth133
9Aneurin BevanEbbw Vale126
10Philip Noel-BakerDerby South118
11Emanuel ShinwellEasington108
12Glenvil HallColne Valley106
13Harold WilsonHuyton105
14Tony GreenwoodRossendale89
15Geoffrey BingHornchurch63

References

  1. Haseler, Stephen (1969). The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64. p. 37.
  2. "Labour "Shadow Cabinet"". The Times. 6 November 1953. p. 8.
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