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The results of the election are listed below: [1]
Colour key | Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
---|---|
Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
Rank | Candidate | Constituency | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Harold Wilson | Huyton | 185 |
2 | Alfred Robens | Blyth | 149 |
3 | Aneurin Bevan | Ebbw Vale | 148 |
4 | Dick Mitchison | Kettering | 146 |
5 | James Callaghan | Cardiff South-East | 140 |
6† | Tony Greenwood | Rossendale | 137 |
6† | Frank Soskice | Sheffield, Neepsend | 137 |
8 | Philip Noel-Baker | Derby South | 133 |
9 | Edith Summerskill | Fulham West | 112 |
10 | George Brown | Belper | 110 |
11 | Kenneth Younger | Grimsby | 106 |
12 | Tom Fraser | Hamilton | 98 |
13 | Arthur Bottomley | Rochester and Chatham | 91 |
14 | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | Leicester North East | 90 |
15 | Richard Stokes | Ipswich | 69 |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
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