1960 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1960. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (George Brown), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (Lord Faringdon) were automatically members.^[1]

Full results are listed below:

Colour key	bgcolor=ffdd88	Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
	Joined the Shadow Cabinet
	Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet

Rank	Candidate	Constituency	Votes
1			159
2			148
3			143
4			141
5			136
6			134
7			130
8			128
9			124
10			117
11			112
12			95
13			79
14			73
15			70
16			69
17			65
18			57
19†			55
19†			55
21†			50
21†			50
23†			49
23†			49
25			46
26			45
27			43
28			39
29†			37
29†			37
31			36
32			34
33†			33
33†			33
35			26
36			20
37			16
38			14
39			13
40			12

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

Notes and References

1. News: Shadow Cabinet Victory for Mr. Gaitskell. The Times. 18 November 1960.