2 February 1956 (1956-02-02) 1959 → 111 40 38.0% 13.7% | 141 111 48.3% 38.0% | |
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← 1953 2 February 1956 (1956-02-02) | ||
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.
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Candidates
Results
Incumbent Herbert Morrison was defeated by a large margin, coming third with 13.7% of the vote.
References
Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 1956 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA