1951 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

UK political party election April 2022 February 2026 Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1951. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader (Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip (William Whiteley), and Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Christopher Addison) were automatically members. Uniquely, in 1951, the voting tallies were not released, only the ranks of the successful candidates.Stephen Haseler The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 1969 37 The results of the election are listed below:Butler David British Political Facts 1900–1985 1986 Springer 1349180831 147 Colourkey Member of Cabinet when Labour Party lost office following the 1951 election Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Jim Griffiths Llanelli 2 Glenvil Hall Colne Valley 3 Hugh Gaitskell Leeds South 4 Alfred Robens Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham Blyth 5 James Chuter Ede South Shields 6 Richard Stokes politician Ipswich 7 James Callaghan Cardiff South-East 8 Hugh Dalton Bishop Auckland 9 Philip Noel-Baker Derby South 10 Edith Summerskill Fulham West 11 Manny Shinwell Easington 12 Tony Greenwood Wakefield References 1951 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election