1958 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 1958. 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), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (Lord Lucan) were automatically members.Mr Bevan top in Shadow Cabinet The Times 14 November 1958 Labour peers held a separate vote for one further member of the cabinet, won by Lord Faringdon. In the elections, Edith Summerskill regained her place in the cabinet after a year's absence, at the expense of George Brown. Full results are listed below: Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Aneurin Bevan Ebbw Vale 206 2 Harold Wilson Huyton 191 3 Dick Mitchison Dick Mitchison, Baron Mitchison Kettering 183 4 Frank Soskice Newport 151 5 James Callaghan Cardiff South East 150 6 Patrick Gordon Walker Smethwick 149 7 Alfred Robens Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham Blyth 148 8 Tony Greenwood Tony Greenwood, Baron Greenwood of Rossendale Rossendale 133 9 Arthur Bottomley Rochester and Chatham 127 10 Philip Noel-Baker Derby South 126 11 Edith Summerskill Warrington 119 12 Tom Fraser Hamilton 118 13 Fred Lee Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton Newton 111 14 Fred Willey Sunderland North 108 15 George Brown George Brown, Baron George-Brown Belper 90 16 Richard Crossman Coventry East 87 17 Malcolm Macmillan Western Isles 81 18 Leslie Hale Leslie Hale, Baron Hale Oldham West 80 19 Michael Stewart Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham Fulham 76 20 Denis Healey Leeds East 71 21 Frank Beswick Frank Beswick, Baron Beswick Uxbridge 70 22 Tony Benn Bristol South East 69 23 Kenneth Younger Grimsby 67 24 Douglas Jay Battersea North 60 25 Fred Peart Fred Peart, Baron Peart Workington 53 26 Billy Blyton Billy Blyton, Baron Blyton Houghton-le-Spring 47 27 Fred Mulley Sheffield Park 45 28 Arthur Moyle Arthur Moyle, Baron Moyle Oldbury and Halesowen 44 29 Arthur Irvine Liverpool Edge Hill 40 30 John Dugdale John Dugdale (Labour politician) West Bromwich 36 References 1958 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election