The 1980 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 13 November 1980 when incumbent deputy leader
Michael Foot was elected
leader of the Labour Party, defeating
Denis Healey
Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970; he ...
. Healey was subsequently elected unopposed as deputy leader.
Candidates
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Denis Healey
Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970; he ...
,
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Member of Parliament for
Leeds East
Sources
* http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
Labour Party deputy leadership election
Labour Party deputy leadership election
Labour Party deputy leadership election
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