1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

none April 2022 February 2026 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:Labour Shadow Cabinet The Times 23 November 1957 10 Colourkey 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 Dick Mitchison, Baron 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 Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham Blyth 162 7 Tony Greenwood Tony Greenwood, Baron Greenwood of Rossendale Rossendale 143 8 Tom Fraser Hamilton 123 9 George Brown George Brown, Baron George-Brown Belper 119 10 Philip Noel-Baker Derby South 114 11 Patrick Gordon Walker Patrick Gordon Walker Smethwick 105 12 Arthur Bottomley Rochester and Chatham 99 13† Fred Lee Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton Newton 94 13† Kenneth Younger Grimsby 94 ? Edith Summerskill Fulham West ? † Multiple candidates tied for position. References 1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election