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1951 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1951. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Clement Attlee), Deputy Leader ( Herbert Morrison), Labour Chief Whip ( William Whiteley), and Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Christopher Addison) were automatically members. Uniquely, in 1951, the voting tallies were not released, only the ranks of the successful candidates. The results of the election are listed below: References {{UK Labour Party 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ... Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all general elections since 1922, Labour has been either the governing party or the Official Opposition. There have been six Labour prime ministers and thirteen Labour ministries. The party holds the annual Labour Party Conference, at which party policy is formulated. The party was founded in 1900, having grown out of the trade union movement and socialist parties of the 19th century. It overtook the Liberal Party to become the main opposition to the Conservative Party in the early 1920s, forming two minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s and early 1930s. Labour served in the wartime coalition of 1940–1945, after which Clement Attlee's Labour government established the National Health Service and expanded the welfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blyth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Blyth Valley, formerly known as Blyth, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Ian Levy, a Conservative. Constituency profile The constituency is in the former Northumberland Coalfield where mining and shipbuilding were once significant industries. Residents' incomes and wealth are slightly below average for the UK. History The constituency of Blyth was established under the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election. Following the reorganisation of local authorities resulting from the Local Government Act 1972, it was renamed Blyth Valley for the 1983 general election to correspond with the newly formed Borough of Blyth Valley. In the 2019 general election, Blyth Valley was the third seat to declare and the first Conservative victory of the election, pointing towards many similar Conservative victories in Labour's Red Wall as the night went on. Boundaries 1950–1983 (Blyth) * the Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet Elections
Until they were abolished in 2011 it had been the tradition for the British Labour Party to hold elections to the Shadow Cabinet whenever the Party was in Opposition. Cabinet members would be elected by the MPs within the Parliamentary Labour Party, usually at the beginning of a Parliamentary session. The PLP voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections at a meeting on 5 July 2011. The decision was later approved by Labour's National Executive Committee at the end of July, then at their annual conference in Liverpool in September. See also * 1951 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1952 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1953 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1954 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1955 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1956 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1957 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1958 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election *1959 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1960 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election * 1961 Labo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakefield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wakefield is a constituency created in 1832, represented by Simon Lightwood of the Labour Party since 2022. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Wakefield. 1950–1983: The County Borough of Wakefield, the Urban District of Horbury, and part of the Rural District of Wakefield. 1983–1997: The City of Wakefield wards of Horbury, Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, and Wakefield South. 1997–2010: The City of Wakefield wards of Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, and Wakefield Rural, and the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale and Kirkburton. 2010–present: The City of Wakefield wards of Horbury and South Ossett, Ossett, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, and Wakefield West. Latest boundary changes Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which altered this constituency for the 2010 general election, removing all three rura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easington (UK Parliament Constituency)
Easington is a constituency created in 1950 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Grahame Morris of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The constituency comprises the majority of the district of the same name, which takes in the coastal portion of the administrative county of Durham. The principal towns are Peterlee and Seaham. A seat of former mining traditions, it is one of Labour's safest in Britain — party firebrand Manny Shinwell was MP for 20 years. Constituents' occupations include to a significant degree agriculture and the service sector, however the area was formerly heavily economically supported by the mining of coal, iron ore and businesses in the county still extract gangue minerals in present mining, such as fluorspar for the smelting of aluminium, to the south in the county is Darlington, which has particular strengths in international transport construction, including bridges. To the north is the large city of Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulham West
Fulham West was a borough constituency based in the London district of Fulham. It was represented in the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 to 1955 United Kingdom general election, 1955. At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election the previous Fulham (UK Parliament constituency), Fulham constituency was divided into two constituencies, Fulham East (UK Parliament constituency), Fulham East and Fulham West; the two halves were re-united for the 1955 United Kingdom general election, 1955 general election. At the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election, the Fulham (UK Parliament constituency), Fulham constituency was replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency), Hammersmith and Fulham. Boundaries The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Hurlingham, Margravine, Munster, and Town. Members of Parliament Elections El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
