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 | 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.
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