1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election

Summary

The 1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 4 May 1959, after sitting deputy leader Jim Griffiths retired.

1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election
← 1956 4 May 1959 (1959-05-04) 1960 →
 
Candidate Aneurin Bevan
Popular vote Unopposed

Leader before election

Jim Griffiths

Elected Leader

Aneurin Bevan

Candidates edit

Sources edit

  • http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine