1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

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
bgcolor=ffdd88 Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1 193
2 191
3 181
4 174
5 171
6 162
7 143
8 123
9 119
10 114
11 105
12 99
13† 94
13† 94

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

Notes and References

  1. News: Labour Shadow Cabinet. The Times. 23 November 1957. 10.