1976 Labour Party deputy leadership election

none August 2019 1976 Labour Party deputy leadership election presidential no 1972 Labour Party deputy leadership election 1972 1980 Labour Party deputy leadership election 1980 1976 10 21 yes Michael Foot (1981).jpg 160x160px Michael Foot 166 56.5% Shirley Williams, 1984.jpg 160x160px Shirley Williams 128 43.5% Deputy Leader Edward Short Michael Foot The 1976 Labour Party deputy leadership election occurred when Edward Short stood down from the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. It was won by Michael Foot who had stood unsuccessfully for the position three times before, and had come second to James Callaghan in the leadership election the previous April. Candidates Michael Foot, Leader of the House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale Shirley Williams, Secretary of State for Education and Science, Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stevenage Results Only ballot: 21 October 1976CandidateVotes% Michael Foot 166 56.5 Shirley Williams 128 43.5 Majority 38 13 Turnout 294 N/A Michael Foot 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) 1976 Labour Party deputy leadership Labour Party deputy leadership election