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Elections to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]] (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1953. In addition to the 12 members elected, the [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Leader]] ([[Clement Attlee]]), [[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Deputy Leader]] ([[Herbert Morrison]]), [[Labour Chief Whip]] ([[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ([[William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt|William Jowitt]]) were automatically members. All incumbent members of the Shadow Cabinet retained their seats. |
Elections to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]] (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1953. In addition to the 12 members elected, the [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Leader]] ([[Clement Attlee]]), [[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Deputy Leader]] ([[Herbert Morrison]]), [[Chief Whip of the Labour Party|Labour Chief Whip]] ([[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ([[William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt|William Jowitt]]) were automatically members. All incumbent members of the Shadow Cabinet retained their seats. |
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The results of the election are listed below:<ref>{{cite book |first=Stephen |last=Haseler |title=The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 |year=1969 |page=37 }}</ref><ref name="The Times">{{cite news|title=Labour "Shadow Cabinet"|work=The Times|date=6 November 1953|page=8}}</ref> |
The results of the election are listed below:<ref>{{cite book |first=Stephen |last=Haseler |title=The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 |year=1969 |page=37 }}</ref><ref name="The Times">{{cite news|title=Labour "Shadow Cabinet"|work=The Times|date=6 November 1953|page=8}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:21, 25 January 2022
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1953. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader (Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip (William Whiteley), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (William Jowitt) were automatically members. All incumbent members of the Shadow Cabinet retained their seats.
The results of the election are listed below:[1][2]
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
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Rank |
Candidate |
Constituency |
Votes |
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1 | Jim Griffiths | Llanelli | 180 |
2 | Hugh Gaitskell | Leeds South | 176 |
3 | Frank Soskice | Sheffield, Neepsend | 168 |
4 | James Callaghan | Cardiff South-East | 160 |
5 | Hugh Dalton | Bishop Auckland | 159 |
6 | James Chuter Ede | South Shields | 134 |
7 | Edith Summerskill | Fulham West | 129 |
8 | Alfred Robens | Blyth | 133 |
9 | Aneurin Bevan | Ebbw Vale | 126 |
10 | Philip Noel-Baker | Derby South | 118 |
11 | Manny Shinwell | Easington | 108 |
12 | Glenvil Hall | Colne Valley | 106 |
13 | Harold Wilson | Huyton | 105 |
14 | Tony Greenwood | Rossendale | 89 |
15 | Geoffrey Bing | Hornchurch | 63 |