1979 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 on 14 June 1979, following the Party's fall from power at the May general election that year. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (James Callaghan), Deputy Leader (Michael Foot), Labour Chief Whip (Michael Cocks), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Lord Peart), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Fred Willey) were automatically members. Tony Benn, who had been Secretary of State for Energy in the outgoing Callaghan ministry did not seek election to the Shadow Cabinet as he opted to return to the back benches "for the time being".Parkhouse Geoffrey Benn goes it alone in gamble for power https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19790511&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 25 July 2021 The Glasgow Herald 11 May 1979 1 The 12 winners of the election are listed below:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3PM9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-EgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6502,3415447&dq=silkin+smith&hl=en Shore steps up as Owen is demoted The Glasgow Herald 15 June 1979 Geoffrey Parkhouse 1 Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Denis Healey Leeds East 153 2 John Silkin Lewisham Deptford 148 3 Peter Shore Stepney and Poplar 136 4 Roy Hattersley Birmingham Sparkbrook 133 5 Eric Varley Chesterfield 129 6 Stan Orme Salford West 128 7 Albert Booth Barrow and Furness 122 8 Bill Rodgers Stockton-on-Tees 112 9 Merlyn Rees Leeds South 110 10 David Owen Plymouth Devonport 101 11 Roy Mason Barnsley 98 12 John Smith North Lanarkshire 88 References 1979 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election