1955 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1955. 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.

The 12 winners of the election are listed below:[1] [2]

Colour
key
bgcolor=ffdd88 Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1 186
2 184
3† 148
3† 148
5 147
6 133
7 118
8 101
9 100
10 91
11 77
12 76
13† 75
13† 75
† Multiple candidates tied for position.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Haseler, Stephen . The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 . registration . 1969 . 37 .
  2. News: New Shadow Cabinet. The Times. 24 June 1955. 10.