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