1963 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

1963 UK election April 2022 February 2026 Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1963. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Harold Wilson), 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.Greenfield Edward All 'Shadow' Cabinet members re-elected The Guardian 22 November 1963 All existing members of the Shadow Cabinet were re-elected. However, as Wilson had succeeded to the leadership of the party, he did not need to stand in the election, and Douglas Jay won the newly available seat. Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Michael Stewart Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham Fulham 184 2 James Callaghan Cardiff South East 175 3 Douglas Houghton Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby Sowerby 164 4 Frank Soskice Newport 159 5 Patrick Gordon Walker Smethwick 156 6 Tom Fraser Hamilton 146 7 Denis Healey Leeds East 143 8 Ray Gunter Southwark 137 9= Fred Lee Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton Newton 135 9= Fred Willey Sunderland North 135 11 Douglas Jay Battersea North 135 12 Dick Mitchison Dick Mitchison, Baron Mitchison Kettering 123 13 Richard Crossman Coventry East 102 14 Anthony Greenwood Rossendale 90 15 Tony Benn Bristol South East 82 16 Arthur Bottomley Middlesbrough East 78 17 Elwyn Jones Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones West Ham South 77 18 Anthony Crosland Great Grimsby 72 19 Roy Jenkins Birmingham Stechford 64 20 George Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy Cardiff West 58 21 Bob Edwards Bob Edwards (politician) Bilston 57 22= Fenner Brockway Eton and Slough 55 22= Barbara Castle Blackburn 55 24 Reg Prentice East Ham North 52 25 Judith Hart Lanark 50 26 Alice Bacon Alice Bacon, Baroness Bacon Leeds South East 46 27 Harold Davies Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek Leek 42 28 Ben Parkin Paddington North 40 29 George Thomson George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth Dundee East 37 References 1963 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election