The 1976 Labour Party deputy leadership election occurred when Edward Short stood down from the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. It was won by

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who had stood unsuccessfully for the position three times before, and had come second to James Callaghan in the

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the previous April.

Candidates

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, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale *

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, Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stevenage

Results

Sources

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

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