1971 Labour Party deputy leadership election

UK political party election August 2019 1971 Labour Party deputy leadership election presidential no 1970 Labour Party deputy leadership election 1970 1972 Labour Party deputy leadership election 1972 First ballot Second ballot 1971 11 10 1971 11 17 yes Roy Jenkins 1977b.jpg 150x150px Roy Jenkins 140 (48.3%) 140 (52.6%) Michael Foot (1981).jpg 150x150px Michael Foot 96 (38.0%) 126 (47.4%) 11.12.67 Présentation officielle du Concorde (1967) - 53Fi1748 (Tony Benn).jpg 150x150px Tony Benn 46 (16.3%) Eliminated Deputy Leader Roy Jenkins Roy Jenkins The 1971 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place in November 1971 after left-wingers Michael Foot and Tony Benn challenged sitting deputy leader Roy Jenkins. Candidates Roy Jenkins, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Stechford Michael Foot, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale Tony Benn, Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Member of Parliament for Bristol East Results First ballot: 10 November 1971CandidateVotes% Roy Jenkins 140 48.3 Michael Foot 96 38.0 Tony Benn 46 16.3 Second ballot required As a result of the first round, Benn was eliminated. The remaining two candidates were left to face each other in a second round a week later. Second ballot: 17 November 1971CandidateVotes % Roy Jenkins 140 52.6 Michael Foot 126 47.4 Roy Jenkins re-elected Sources http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140417101550/http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm 17 April 2014 Category:Deputy leaders of the Labour Party (UK) 1971 Labour Party deputy leadership Category:Tony Benn Labour Party deputy leadership election