Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1959. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (Aneurin Bevan), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (Lord Faringdon) were automatically members.
Full results are listed below:
Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Huyton 167 2 Cardiff South East 149 3 Newport 144 4 Blyth 142 5 Newton 137 6 Rossendale 121 7 Hamilton 118 8 Belper 106 9 Smethwick 101 10 Kettering 94 11 Sunderland North 92 12 Leeds East 90 13 Fulham 89 14 Coventry East 87 15 Warrington 86 16 Bristol South East 85 17 Blackburn East 76 18 Derby South 74 19 Leicester North East 66 20 Oldham West 60 21 Western Isles 58 22 Houghton-le-Spring 54 23 Woolwich East 52 24 Workington 51 25 Middlesbrough East 50 26 Sheffield Park 46 27 Bilston 45 28 Newcastle-under-Lyme 39 29† Leek 38 29† Manchester Gorton 38 31 Bermondsey 36 32 Leeds West 33 33 Bradford South 29 34 Birmingham Ladywood 28 35 Barnsley 25 36 Stockton-on-Tees 23 37† Liverpool Edge Hill 22 37† Newcastle upon Tyne West 22 39 Sheffield Attercliffe 21 40† Kensington North 19 40† Hammersmith North 19
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
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