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Labour Party Leader - First Round

RACE DETAILS

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> United Kingdom > Political Parties > Labour Party

Office

Party Leader

Honorific

Party Leader - Abbr: Party Leader

Type

Labour Primary Election

Filing Deadline

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Polls Open

March 25, 1976 - 01:00am Central

Polls Close

March 25, 1976 - 05:00am Central

Term Start

April 05, 1976 - 12:00pm

Term End

November 10, 1980 - 12:00pm

# Winners

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

RBH November 12, 2023 03:36pm

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Description

Jenkins, Benn, and Crosland withdrew from the leadership contest following the first round. Foot and Callaghan advanced, and Healey stayed in the race for the second round.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Labour	Won	02/14/1963
	Name	Harold Wilson	Votes	144 (58.30%)
	Term	02/14/1963 - 04/05/1976	Margin	41 (+16.60%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Labour	Won	04/05/1976
	Name	James "Jim" Callaghan	Votes	176 (56.23%)
	Term	04/05/1976 - 11/10/1980	Margin	39 (+12.46%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
Race	Labour Party Leader 04/05/1976

CANDIDATES (3 Winners)

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MP Michael Foot

MP James "Jim" Callaghan

MP Denis Healey

MP Roy Jenkins

MP Tony Benn

MP Anthony Crosland

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Labour

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Uncertified Votes

90 (28.66%)

84 (26.75%)

30 (9.55%)

56 (17.83%)

37 (11.78%)

17 (5.41%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-6 (-1.91%)

-60 (-19.11%)

-34 (-10.83%)

-53 (-16.88%)

-73 (-23.25%)

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0.00%

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$--

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LAB	New Jerusalem

LBR	Old LW

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