Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in 1953. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader (Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip (William Whiteley), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (William Jowitt) were automatically members. All incumbent members of the Shadow Cabinet retained their seats.
The results of the election are listed below:
Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Llanelli 180 2 Leeds South 176 3 Sheffield, Neepsend 168 4 Cardiff South-East 160 5 Bishop Auckland 159 6 South Shields 134 7 Fulham West 129 8 Blyth 133 9 Ebbw Vale 126 10 Derby South 118 11 Easington 108 12 Colne Valley 106 13 Huyton 105 14 Rossendale 89 15 Vauxhall 85 16† North Lanarkshire 71 16† Dundee West 71 18 Hornchurch 63 19 Ipswich 59 20 Bristol South East 58 21 Grimsby 57 22 Western Isles 54 23 Barrow-in-Furness 51 24 South Ayrshire 50 25† Rochester and Chatham 47 25† Hamiltion 47 27 Battersea North 46 28 Newton 42 29 Bradford South 40 30 Sowerby 35 31 Fulham East 33 32† Houghton-le-Spring 29 32† Clapham 29 34 The Hartlepools 17 † Multiple candidates tied for position.
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