1932 Labour Party leadership election

none August 2019 1932 Labour Party leadership election Labour_Party_first_logo.png presidential no 1931 Labour Party leadership election 1931 1935 Labour Party leadership election 1935 (Oct) 1932 10 25 yes File:George-Lansbury (3x4 crop).jpg George Lansbury Unopposed Leader Arthur Henderson George Lansbury August 2026 The 1932 Labour Party leadership election took place on 25 October 1932, following the resignation of party leader Arthur Henderson. Background After the defeat of the Labour Party in the 1931 general election and the defeat in his own constituency of the party leader, Arthur Henderson. Labour was reduced from 287 members to 46 members; George Lansbury was the only senior member of the Labour leadership to retain his seat. As a result, Lansbury became leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition although Henderson remained party leader despite being outside Parliament. This wasn't without precedent, as Arthur Balfour in 1906 and H. H. Asquith in 1918–20 had both lost their seats in general elections and had remained leader before returning in a by election. However, by October 1932 having not yet attempted a parliamentary return, Henderson (and deputy J. R. Clynes) opted to stand down. Candidates Declared candidates George Lansbury, incumbent Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Bow and Bromley Potential candidates who declined to run Clement Attlee, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Limehouse Arthur Greenwood, former Minister for Health, Member of Parliament for WakefieldGreenwood To Run In In Wakefield Poll https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1C1lAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=George+Lansbury&article_id=5960,2941222&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0of7k7uKTAxWrW0EAHdiTMnQ4ChDoAXoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=George%20Lansbury&f=false 10 April 2026 The Vancouver Sun 29 March 1932 London, UK 1 Results As the only candidate to stand, Lansbury was elected leader unopposed by the Parliamentary Labour Party, with Attlee as his deputy.http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party.htm Labour Party 19 January 2017 1 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234044/http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party.htm live References Shepherd John 2002 George Lansbury: At the Heart of Old Labour Oxford Oxford University Press 0-19-820164-8 1932 Labour Party leadership election Labour Party leadership election