1956 Labour Party deputy leadership election

Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election

2 February 1956 (1956-02-02)

Candidate Jim Griffiths Aneurin Bevan First Round Votes 141 111 First Round Percentage 48.3% 38.0%   Candidate Herbert Morrison First Round Votes 40 First Round Percentage 13.7%

Deputy Leader before election Herbert Morrison Elected Deputy Leader Jim Griffiths

The 1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 2 February 1956, after incumbent deputy leader Herbert Morrison, was challenged by Jim Griffiths and Aneurin Bevan.

Candidates

• Aneurin Bevan, Former Minister of Labour and National Service, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale
• Jim Griffiths, Former Secretary of State for the Colonies, Member of Parliament for Llanelli
• Herbert Morrison, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member of Parliament for Lewisham South

Results

First round
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Jim Griffiths	141	48.3%
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Aneurin Bevan	111	38.0%
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Herbert Morrison	40	13.7%
Jim Griffiths elected

Incumbent Herbert Morrison was defeated by a large margin, coming third with 13.7% of the vote.

References

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