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1954 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

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Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1954. 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.

The 12 winners of the election are listed below:[1][2]

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
13† Dick Mitchison Kettering 95
13† Tony Greenwood Wakefield 93
15 George Brown Belper 93
? Tony Benn Bristol South East
? Geoffrey Bing Hornchurch
? Fenner Brockway Eton and Slough
? Harold Davies Leek
? Tony Greenwood Rossendale
? Emrys Hughes South Ayrshire
? Walter Monslow Barrow-in-Furness
? John Rankin Glasgow Tradeston
? John Strachey Dundee West
? Arthur Woodburn Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

References

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  1. ^ Haseler, Stephen (1969). The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64. p. 37.
  2. ^ "No Change in "Shadow Cabinet"". The Glasgow Herald. 19 November 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 28 April 2025.