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Elections to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s [[Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet]] (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1959. In addition to the 12 members elected, the [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Leader]] ([[Hugh Gaitskell]]), [[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Deputy Leader]] ([[Aneurin Bevan]]), [[Labour Chief Whip]] ([[Herbert Bowden]]), Labour Leader in the House of Lords ([[A. V. Alexander]]), and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords (Lord Faringdon)  were automatically members.<ref name="The Times">{{cite news|title=Four New Members of Shadow Cabinet|work=The Times|date=6 November 1959|page=12}}</ref>

Full results are listed below:<ref name="The Times" />

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=3 | Colour<br />key
| bgcolor=ffdd88 | <small>Retained in the Shadow Cabinet</small>
|-bgcolor=99ff66
| <small>Joined the Shadow Cabinet</small>
|-bgcolor=99ccff
| <small>Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet</small>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank<br /> !! Candidate<br /> !! Constituency<br /> !! Votes<br />
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 1 || {{sortname|Harold|Wilson}} || [[Huyton (UK Parliament constituency)|Huyton]] || 167
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 2 || {{sortname|James|Callaghan}} || [[Cardiff South East]] || 149
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 3 || {{sortname|Frank|Soskice}} || [[Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport]] || 144
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 4 || {{sortname|Alfred|Robens|Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham}} || [[Blyth (UK Parliament constituency)|Blyth]] || 142
|-bgcolor=99ff66
| 5 || {{sortname|Fred|Lee|Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton}} || [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] || 137
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 6 || {{sortname|Tony|Greenwood|Tony Greenwood, Baron Greenwood of Rossendale}} || [[Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale]] || 121
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 7 || {{sortname|Tom|Fraser}} || [[Hamilton (UK Parliament constituency)|Hamilton]] || 118
|-bgcolor=99ff66
| 8 || {{sortname|George|Brown|George Brown, Baron George-Brown}} || [[Belper (UK Parliament constituency)|Belper]] || 106
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 9 || {{sortname|Patrick|Gordon Walker}} || [[Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Smethwick]] || 101
|-bgcolor=ffdd88
| 10 || {{sortname|Dick|Mitchison|Dick Mitchison, Baron Mitchison}} || [[Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)|Kettering]] || 94
|-bgcolor=99ff66
| 11 || {{sortname|Fred|Willey}} || [[Sunderland North]] || 92
|-bgcolor=99ff66
| 12 || {{sortname|Denis|Healey}} || [[Leeds East]] || 90
|-
| 13 || {{sortname|Michael|Stewart|Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham}} || [[Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)|Fulham]] || 89
|-
| 14 || {{sortname|Richard|Crossman}} || [[Coventry East]] || 87
|-bgcolor=99ccff
| 15 || {{sortname|Edith|Summerskill}} || [[Warrington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington]] || 86
|-
| 16 || {{sortname|Tony|Benn}} || [[Bristol South East]] || 85
|-
| 17 || {{sortname|Barbara|Castle}} || [[Blackburn East]] || 76
|-bgcolor=99ccff
| 18 || {{sortname|Philip|Noel-Baker}} || [[Derby South]] || 74
|-
| 19 || {{sortname|Lynn|Ungoed-Thomas}} || [[Leicester North East]] || 66
|-
| 20 || {{sortname|Leslie|Hale|Leslie Hale, Baron Hale}} || [[Oldham West]] || 60
|-
| 21 || {{sortname|Malcolm|Macmillan}} || [[Western Isles (UK Parliament constituency)|Western Isles]] || 58
|-
| 22 || {{sortname|Billy|Blyton}} || [[Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)|Houghton-le-Spring]] || 54
|-
| 23 || {{sortname|Christopher|Mayhew}} || [[Woolwich East (UK Parliament constituency)|Woolwich East]] || 52
|-
| 24 || {{sortname|Fred|Peart}} || [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]] || 51
|-
| 25 || {{sortname|Hilary|Marquand}} || [[Middlesbrough East]] || 50
|-
| 26 || {{sortname|Frederick|Mulley}} || [[Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Park]] || 46
|-
| 27 || {{sortname|Bob|Edwards|Bob Edwards (politician)}} || [[Bilston (UK Parliament constituency)|Bilston]] || 45
|-
| 28 || {{sortname|Stephen|Swingler}} || [[Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle-under-Lyme]] || 39
|-
| 29† || {{sortname|Harold|Davies|Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek}} || [[Leek (UK Parliament constituency)|Leek]] || 38
|-
| 29† || {{sortname|Konni|Zilliacus}} || [[Manchester Gorton]] || 38
|-
| 31 || {{sortname|Bob|Mellish}} || [[Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Bermondsey]] || 36
|-
| 32 || {{sortname|Charles|Pannell}} || [[Leeds West]] || 33
|-
| 33 || {{sortname|George|Craddock}} || [[Bradford South]] || 29
|-
| 34 || {{sortname|Victor|Yates}} || [[Birmingham Ladywood]] || 28
|-
| 35 || {{sortname|Roy|Mason}} || [[Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley]] || 25
|-
| 36 || {{sortname|George|Chetwynd}} || [[Stockton-on-Tees (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton-on-Tees]] || 23
|-
| 37† || {{sortname|Arthur|Irvine}} || [[Liverpool Edge Hill]] || 22
|-
| 37† || {{sortname|Ernest|Popplewell}} || [[Newcastle upon Tyne West]] || 22
|-
| 39 || {{sortname|John|Hynd}} || [[Sheffield Attercliffe]] || 21
|-
| 40† || {{sortname|George|Rogers|George Rogers (British politician)}} || [[Kensington North]] || 19
|-
| 40† || {{sortname|Frank|Tomney}} || [[Hammersmith North (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith North]] || 19
|}

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

==References==
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