The 1971 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place in November 1971 after left-wingers Michael Foot and Tony Benn challenged sitting deputy leader

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Candidates

, incumbent Deputy Leader, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Stechford * Michael Foot,

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, Member of Parliament for

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* Tony Benn, Chairman of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Bristol East

Results

As a result of the first round, Benn was eliminated. The remaining two candidates were left to face each other in a second round a week later.

Sources

*http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm

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