1992 Labour Party deputy leadership election

The 1992 Labour Party deputy leadership election followed the Labour Party's failure to win the 1992 general election and the subsequent resignation of deputy party leader Roy Hattersley. The ballot took place on 18 July 1992 at Labour Party Conference. Affiliated organisations had 40% of the vote, while Constituency Labour Parties and the Parliamentary Labour Party had 30% each in the electoral college.

1992 Labour Party deputy leadership election

18 July 1992 (1992-07-18)

Candidate Margaret Beckett John Prescott Bryan Gould Overall result 57.3% 28.2% 14.5% Affiliated unions 63.5% 29.1% 7.4% Party members 63.5% 23.7% 12.9% Labour MPs 42.9% 31.4% 25.7%

Deputy Leader before election Roy Hattersley Elected Deputy Leader Margaret Beckett

Candidates

• Margaret Beckett, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Member of Parliament for Derby South
• Bryan Gould, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Member of Parliament for Dagenham
• John Prescott, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East

Result

Candidate		Affiliated block votes (40%)[1]	CLP block votes (30%)	PLP votes (30%)	Overall result
		%	%	%	%
	Margaret Beckett Y	63.5	63.5	42.9	57.3
	John Prescott	29.1	23.7	31.4	28.1
	Bryan Gould	7.4	12.9	25.7	14.6

See also

• Opinion polling for the United Kingdom general election, 1997

References

1. 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%.

• Boothroyd, David. "Leaders of the Labour Party". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 16 May 2015. (unofficial website)
• LeDuc, Lawrence (26–31 March 1999). "Leadership Selection and Party Renewal" (PDF). The Consequences of Candidate Selection. 27th ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops. Mannheim: European Consortium for Political Research. pp. 8–12. Retrieved 16 May 2015.