Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1956. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (Jim Griffiths), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (A. V. Alexander) were automatically members.
The results of the election are listed below:[1]
| Colour key |
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet |
|---|---|
| Joined the Shadow Cabinet | |
| Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet |
| Rank |
Candidate |
Constituency |
Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Wilson | Huyton | 185 |
| 2 | Alfred Robens | Blyth | 149 |
| 3 | Aneurin Bevan | Ebbw Vale | 148 |
| 4 | Dick Mitchison | Kettering | 146 |
| 5 | James Callaghan | Cardiff South-East | 140 |
| 6† | Tony Greenwood | Rossendale | 137 |
| 6† | Frank Soskice | Sheffield, Neepsend | 137 |
| 8 | Philip Noel-Baker | Derby South | 133 |
| 9 | Edith Summerskill | Fulham West | 112 |
| 10 | George Brown | Belper | 110 |
| 11 | Kenneth Younger | Grimsby | 106 |
| 12 | Tom Fraser | Hamilton | 98 |
| 13 | Arthur Bottomley | Rochester and Chatham | 91 |
| 14 | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | Leicester North East | 90 |
| 15 | Richard Stokes | Ipswich | 69 |
† Multiple candidates tied for position.