Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1961. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader ( Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader ( George Brown), Labour Chief Whip ( Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (the Earl of Lucan) were automatically members. The election saw no changes to the Shadow Cabinet. [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 | 175 |
2 | Frank Soskice | Newport | 174 |
3 | Douglas Houghton | Sowerby | 169 |
4 | Denis Healey | Leeds East | 161 |
5 | Michael Stewart | Fulham | 160 |
6 | Ray Gunter | Southwark | 157 |
7 | James Callaghan | Cardiff South East | 156 |
8 | Dick Mitchison | Kettering | 155 |
9= | Tom Fraser | Hamilton | 153 |
9= | Fred Willey | Sunderland North | 153 |
11 | Patrick Gordon Walker | Smethwick | 142 |
12 | Fred Lee | Newton | 108 |
13 | Christopher Mayhew | Woolwich East | 100 |
14 | Richard Crossman | Coventry East | 83 |
15 | Alice Bacon | Leeds South East | 78 |
16 | Bob Edwards | Bilston | 76 |
17= | Leslie Hale | Oldham West | 72 |
17= | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | Leicester North East | 72 |
19 | George Thomas | Cardiff West | 68 |
20 | Fenner Brockway | Eton and Slough | 66 |
21 | Malcolm Macmillan | Western Isles | 64 |
22 | Barbara Castle | Blackburn | 62 |
23 | Leslie Plummer | Deptford | 54 |
24 | Tom Driberg | Barking | 53 |
25 | Billy Blyton | Houghton-le-Spring | 49 |
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1961. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader ( Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader ( George Brown), Labour Chief Whip ( Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (the Earl of Lucan) were automatically members. The election saw no changes to the Shadow Cabinet. [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 | 175 |
2 | Frank Soskice | Newport | 174 |
3 | Douglas Houghton | Sowerby | 169 |
4 | Denis Healey | Leeds East | 161 |
5 | Michael Stewart | Fulham | 160 |
6 | Ray Gunter | Southwark | 157 |
7 | James Callaghan | Cardiff South East | 156 |
8 | Dick Mitchison | Kettering | 155 |
9= | Tom Fraser | Hamilton | 153 |
9= | Fred Willey | Sunderland North | 153 |
11 | Patrick Gordon Walker | Smethwick | 142 |
12 | Fred Lee | Newton | 108 |
13 | Christopher Mayhew | Woolwich East | 100 |
14 | Richard Crossman | Coventry East | 83 |
15 | Alice Bacon | Leeds South East | 78 |
16 | Bob Edwards | Bilston | 76 |
17= | Leslie Hale | Oldham West | 72 |
17= | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | Leicester North East | 72 |
19 | George Thomas | Cardiff West | 68 |
20 | Fenner Brockway | Eton and Slough | 66 |
21 | Malcolm Macmillan | Western Isles | 64 |
22 | Barbara Castle | Blackburn | 62 |
23 | Leslie Plummer | Deptford | 54 |
24 | Tom Driberg | Barking | 53 |
25 | Billy Blyton | Houghton-le-Spring | 49 |