1953 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

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
bgcolor=ffdd88 Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1 180
2 176
3 168
4 160
5 159
6 134
7 129
8 133
9 126
10 118
11 108
12 106
13 105
14 89
15 63

Notes and References

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