1953 Labour Party deputy leadership election

1953 Labour Party deputy leadership election

29 October 1953 (1953-10-29)

Candidate Herbert Morrison Aneurin Bevan Popular vote 181 76 Percentage 70.4% 29.6%

Deputy Leader before election Herbert Morrison Elected Deputy Leader Herbert Morrison

The 1953 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 29 October 1953, after sitting deputy leader Herbert Morrison was challenged by Aneurin Bevan.

Candidates

• Herbert Morrison, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member of Parliament for Lewisham South
• Aneurin Bevan, former Minister of Labour and National Service, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale

Results

Only ballot: 29 October 1953
Candidate		Votes	%
	Herbert Morrison	181	70.4
	Aneurin Bevan	76	29.6
Herbert Morrison re-elected

Sources

• http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 19 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine