Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1955

Labour Party (UK) leadership election

← 1935 14 December 1955 1960 →
Candidate Hugh Gaitskell Aneurin Bevan Herbert Morrison 1st Ballot 157 70 40 Percentage 58.8% 26.2% 15.0%
Leader before election Clement Attlee Elected Leader Hugh Gaitskell

Clement Attlee

Hugh Gaitskell

The British Labour Party leadership election of 1955 was held following the resignation of Clement Attlee. Attlee had been Prime Minister 1945—1951 and had stayed on as leader of the Labour Party until he lost the 1955 general election.

Three candidates were nominated.

The result of the only ballot of Labour MPs on 14 December was as follows:

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