1956 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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1956 Labour Party deputy leadership election

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Candidate Jim Griffiths Aneurin Bevan Popular vote 141 111 Percentage 56.0% 44.0%

Deputy Leader before election Herbert Morrison Elected Deputy Leader Jim Griffiths

The 1956 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 2 February 1956, after the resignation of sitting deputy leader Herbert Morrison. Morrison resigned after his heavy defeat in the leadership election in December 1955, but the party decided not to hold a deputy leadership election until the new year.^[1]