1954 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

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Elections to the

William Jowitt
) were automatically members.

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

Colour
key
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1† Hugh Gaitskell Leeds South 170
1† Jim Griffiths Llanelli 170
3 Frank Soskice
Sheffield, Neepsend
164
4 Hugh Dalton Bishop Auckland 147
5 Edith Summerskill
Fulham West
142
6 Alfred Robens
Blyth
140
7 Manny Shinwell Easington 126
8† Philip Noel-Baker
Derby South
125
8† James Chuter Ede South Shields 125
10 James Callaghan
Cardiff South-East
124
11 Glenvil Hall Colne Valley 121
12 Harold Wilson Huyton 120

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

References

  1. ^ Haseler, Stephen (1969). The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64. p. 37.