1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
Elections to the
A. V. Alexander
) were automatically members.
The results of the election are listed below:[1]
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
---|---|
Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
Rank |
Candidate |
Constituency |
Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Harold Wilson | Huyton | 193 |
2 | Dick Mitchison | Kettering | 191 |
3 | Aneurin Bevan | Ebbw Vale | 181 |
4 | Frank Soskice | Sheffield, Neepsend |
174 |
5 | James Callaghan | Cardiff South-East |
171 |
6 | Alfred Robens | Blyth |
162 |
7 | Tony Greenwood | Rossendale | 143 |
8 | Tom Fraser | Hamilton | 123 |
9 | George Brown | Belper | 119 |
10 | Philip Noel-Baker | Derby South |
114 |
11 | Patrick Gordon Walker | Smethwick | 105 |
12 | Arthur Bottomley | Rochester and Chatham |
99 |
13† | Fred Lee | Newton | 94 |
13† | Kenneth Younger | Grimsby |
94 |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
References
- ^ "Labour Shadow Cabinet". The Times. 23 November 1957. p. 10.