Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1961. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), 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. The election saw no changes to the Shadow Cabinet.
Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Huyton 175 2 Newport 174 3 Sowerby 169 4 Leeds East 161 5 Fulham 160 6 Southwark 157 7 Cardiff South East 156 8 Kettering 155 9= Hamilton 153 9= Sunderland North 153 11 Smethwick 142 12 Newton 108 13 Woolwich East 100 14 Coventry East 83 15 Leeds South East 78 16 Bilston 76 17= Oldham West 72 17= Leicester North East 72 19 Cardiff West 68 20 Eton and Slough 66 21 Western Isles 64 22 Blackburn 62 23 Deptford 54 24 Barking 53 25 Houghton-le-Spring 49
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