1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1957. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (Jim Griffiths), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander) were automatically members.

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

Colour
key
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1Harold WilsonHuyton193
2Dick MitchisonKettering191
3Aneurin BevanEbbw Vale181
4Frank SoskiceSheffield, Neepsend174
5James CallaghanCardiff South-East171
6Alfred RobensBlyth162
7Tony GreenwoodRossendale143
8Tom FraserHamilton123
9George BrownBelper119
10Philip Noel-BakerDerby South114
11Patrick Gordon WalkerSmethwick105
12Arthur BottomleyRochester and Chatham99
13†Fred LeeNewton94
13†Kenneth YoungerGrimsby94

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

References

  1. "Labour Shadow Cabinet". The Times. 23 November 1957. p. 10.
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