1960 Labour Party leadership election: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Election
|election_name = Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1960
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|type = presidential
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==Candidates==
Only two candidates were nominated.
 
* [[Hugh Gaitskell]] (born 1906), had been MP for [[Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds South]] since 1945 and served as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] in 1950-1951. Gaitskell was elected party leader in 1955. He was aligned with the right wing of the party.
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==Ballot==
The result of the only ballot of Labour MPs on 3 November was as follows:
 
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