1988 Labour Party deputy leadership election
A deputy leadership election for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom took place on 2 October 1988 when John Prescott and Eric Heffer challenged Labour's incumbent Deputy Leader Roy Hattersley. Hattersley had served in the position since 1983.
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The election was conducted using the Labour Party's Electoral College. Delegates at Labour Party conference voted in the election, with 40% of votes going to affiliated unions, 30% to constituency parties and 30% to the Parliamentary Labour Party.
The challenge to Hattersley's position was unsuccessful, and he retained the deputy leadership of the party by a wide margin. He served until 1992, when he resigned following Labour's defeat in the 1992 general election.
Candidates
- Roy Hattersley, incumbent Deputy Leader, Shadow Home Secretary, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Sparkbrook
- Eric Heffer, former Shadow Secretary of State for Housing and Construction, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton
- John Prescott, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy, Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East
Result
| Candidate | Affiliated block votes (40%)[1] |
CLP block votes (30%) |
PLP votes (30%) |
Overall result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | % | |||
Roy Hattersley  |
4,429 | 78.3 | 367 | 60.4 | 128 | 57.9 | 67.3 | ||
| John Prescott | 1,223 | 21.6 | 159 | 26.2 | 53 | 24.0 | 23.7 | ||
| Eric Heffer | 1 | 0.0 | 82 | 13.5 | 40 | 18.1 | 9.4 | ||
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References
- Under the rules at the time of the contest, block votes were cast by delegates and the Parliamentary Party at Labour Party Conference. Affiliated Unions held 40% of the votes, CLPs 30% and the PLP 30%.
- Butler, David & Butler, Gareth (2006). British political facts since 1979 (p. 55). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-0372-3
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