1953 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 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:Stephen Haseler The Gaitskellites: Revisionism in the British Labour Party 1951–64 1969 37 Labour "Shadow Cabinet" The Times 6 November 1953 8Mr Bevan Moves Up To No. 9 https://books.google.com/books?id=PPhAAAAAIBAJ&dq=Shadow+Cabinet&pg=PA2&article_id=6566,2852571 28 April 2025 The Bulletin 6 November 1953 2Labour's Shadow Cabinet https://books.google.com/books?id=iUdAAAAAIBAJ&dq=shadow+cabinet&pg=PA7&article_id=3808,521282 28 April 2025 The Glasgow Herald 6 November 1953 7 Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 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 Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham 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 Tony Greenwood, Baron Greenwood of Rossendale Rossendale 89 15 George Strauss Vauxhall 85 16† Peggy Herbison North Lanarkshire 71 16† John Strachey John Strachey (politician) Dundee West 71 18 Geoffrey Bing Hornchurch 63 19 Richard Stokes politician Ipswich 59 20 Tony Benn Bristol South East 58 21 Kenneth Younger Grimsby 57 22 Malcolm MacMillan Western Isles 54 23 Walter Monslow Barrow-in-Furness 51 24 Emrys Hughes South Ayrshire 50 25† Arthur Bottomley Rochester and Chatham 47 25† Tom Fraser Hamiltion 47 27 Douglas Jay Battersea North 46 28 Frederick Lee Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton Newton 42 29 George Craddock Bradford South 40 30 Douglas Houghton Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby Sowerby 35 31 Michael Stewart Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham Fulham East 33 32† William Blyton Billy Blyton, Baron Blyton Houghton-le-Spring 29 32† Charles Gibson Charles Gibson (British politician) Clapham 29 34 D. T. Jones The Hartlepools 17 † Multiple candidates tied for position. References 1953 Category:1953 elections in the United Kingdom