Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1963. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Harold Wilson), Deputy Leader (George Brown), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (the Earl of Lucan) were automatically members.
All existing members of the Shadow Cabinet were re-elected. However, as Wilson had succeeded to the leadership of the party, he did not need to stand in the election, and Douglas Jay won the newly available seat.
Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Fulham 184 2 Cardiff South East 175 3 Sowerby 164 4 Newport 159 5 Smethwick 156 6 Hamilton 146 7 Leeds East 143 8 Southwark 137 9= Newton 135 9= Sunderland North 135 11 Battersea North 135 12 Kettering 123 13 Coventry East 102 14 Rossendale 90 15 Bristol South East 82 16 Middlesbrough East 78 17 West Ham South 77 18 Great Grimsby 72 19 Birmingham Stechford 64 20 Cardiff West 58 21 Bilston 57 22= Eton and Slough 55 22= Blackburn 55 24 East Ham North 52 25 Lanark 50 26 Leeds South East 46 27 Leek 42 28 Paddington North 40 29 Dundee East 37
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