Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 1972

Labour Party deputy leadership election, 1972

← 1971 25 April 1972 (1972-04-25) 1976 →
Candidate Edward Short Michael Foot Anthony Crosland First Ballot 111 89 61 Percentage 42.5% 34.1% 23.4% Second Ballot 145 116 Eliminated Percentage 55.6% 44.4% Eliminated
Deputy Leader before election Roy Jenkins Elected Deputy Leader Edward Short

Roy Jenkins

Edward Short

The 1972 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 25 April 1972 after Roy Jenkins resigned as deputy leader over the decision to hold a referendum on Britain's entry into the Common Market.

Edward Short, formerly Education Secretary in the government of Harold Wilson, was regarded as a "unity" candidate, and won the election over his main rival, the left-winger Michael Foot, who had unsuccessfully stood for the deputy leadership in 1970 and 1971.

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