1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election

Last updated August 09, 2025

The 1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 24 October 1959, after sitting deputy leader Jim Griffiths retired following that year's general election.^[1]

Candidates

Aneurin Bevan, Shadow Foreign Secretary, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ebbw Vale

Notes and references

↑ "Bevan gets Second Best Party Post". The Windsor Daily Star. London. Associated Press. 24 October 1959. p. 13. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

Quinn, Thomas (2013). "Labour Party Deputy Leadership Elections 1952-2007". University of Essex. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.

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[1] "Bevan gets Second Best Party Post". The Windsor Daily Star. London. Associated Press. 24 October 1959. p. 13. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

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