Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1958. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader ( Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader ( Jim Griffiths), 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 Lucan) were automatically members. [1]
Labour peers held a separate vote for one further member of the cabinet, won by Lord Faringdon. [1]
In the elections, Edith Summerskill regained her place in the cabinet after a year's absence, at the expense of George Brown. Full results are listed below: [1]
Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
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Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |