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3171:
3155:Denis Healey
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3137:Denis Healey
3123:
3017:
2821:LGBT+ Labour
2811:Young Labour
2792:
2669:Welsh Labour
2576:Constitution
2509:1994 (Blair)
2499:1992 (Smith)
2229:
2225:Denis Healey
2217:Michael Foot
2209:Edward Short
2178:George Brown
2129:Keir Starmer
2100:Gordon Brown
2071:Neil Kinnock
2063:Michael Foot
1872:EPLP Leaders
912:Gang of Four
902:Lib–Lab pact
828:
799:Labour Party
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703:. Retrieved
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668:. Retrieved
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366:Denis Healey
306:First round
283:Michael Foot
266:
230:, incumbent
228:Denis Healey
209:
205:Denis Healey
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182:Denis Healey
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170:Denis Healey
168:
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104:Denis Healey
102:
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26:
3161:John Silkin
2949:Open Labour
2857:Blue Labour
2836:BAME Labour
2657:Subnational
2439:1980 (Foot)
2196:Roy Jenkins
2108:Ed Miliband
949:Blue Labour
440:John Silkin
254:John Silkin
115:John Silkin
3241:Categories
3013:LabourList
2909:Labour CND
2641:Conference
2275:Tom Watson
2092:Tony Blair
2084:John Smith
1773:Lees-Smith
1697:PLP Chairs
1523:Shackleton
1364:Treasurers
1217:Hattersley
981:Leadership
939:New Labour
705:2 February
670:17 January
646:References
482:Candidate
311:Candidate
236:Leeds East
222:Candidates
149:Eliminated
99:Candidate
50:1981-09-27
3257:Tony Benn
3149:Tony Benn
2609:Treasurer
2592:Executive
2583:Clause IV
1791:Gaitskell
1785:Greenwood
1758:Henderson
1753:MacDonald
1726:Henderson
1721:MacDonald
1711:Henderson
1620:Alexander
1609:McConnell
1513:Alexander
1438:McCluskie
1418:Callaghan
1398:Gaitskell
1393:Greenwood
1383:Henderson
1378:MacDonald
1373:Henderson
1272:Middleton
1267:Henderson
1262:MacDonald
1182:Griffiths
1172:Greenwood
1079:Callaghan
1063:Gaitskell
1042:Henderson
1037:MacDonald
1022:Henderson
1017:MacDonald
1007:Henderson
587:Tony Benn
500:PLP votes
406:Tony Benn
329:PLP votes
293:with the
279:left-wing
243:, former
241:Tony Benn
201:Tony Benn
110:Tony Benn
2944:Momentum
2304:Nov 1931
1941:Willmott
1926:Donnelly
1886:Prescott
1801:Houghton
1763:Lansbury
1625:Jamieson
1614:Jamieson
1603:Jamieson
1553:Williams
1528:Shepherd
1518:Pakenham
1493:Ponsonby
1443:Burlison
1423:Atkinson
1408:Nicholas
1323:Triesman
1318:McDonagh
1303:Mortimer
1293:Nicholas
1282:Williams
1277:Phillips
1227:Prescott
1177:Morrison
1121:Miliband
1057:Morrison
1047:Lansbury
758:Archived
699:BBC News
291:alliance
3052:Current
3019:Tribune
2872:Compass
1946:Corbett
1881:Stewart
1841:Corston
1821:Dormand
1806:Mikardo
1743:Adamson
1680:Baillie
1675:Leonard
1669:Baillie
1658:Dugdale
1598:McLeish
1543:Richard
1503:Addison
1483:Haldane
1463:Holland
1448:Prosser
1343:McNicol
1338:Collins
1298:Hayward
1222:Beckett
1197:Jenkins
1137:Starmer
1099:Beckett
1089:Kinnock
1027:Adamson
993:Leaders
812:History
743:Sources
632:Outcome
301:Results
73:
48: (
1936:Titley
1931:Murphy
1901:Martin
1891:Castle
1816:Willey
1811:Hughes
1796:Wilson
1768:Attlee
1748:Clynes
1737:Wardle
1716:Barnes
1706:Hardie
1686:Sarwar
1663:Rowley
1647:Murphy
1641:Sarwar
1636:Lamont
1568:Royall
1563:Ashton
1538:Hughes
1508:Jowitt
1488:Cripps
1458:Dromey
1428:Varley
1413:Davies
1388:Lathan
1348:Formby
1328:Carter
1313:Sawyer
1308:Whitty
1287:Barker
1242:Rayner
1237:Watson
1232:Harman
1212:Healey
1167:Attlee
1162:Graham
1157:Clynes
1132:Corbyn
1126:Harman
1115:Harman
1074:Wilson
1052:Attlee
1032:Clynes
1012:Barnes
1002:Hardie
840:Topics
728:
591:2,383
523:Votes
517:Votes
511:Votes
503:(30%)
496:(30%)
490:(40%)
452:1,429
410:1,030
352:Votes
346:Votes
340:Votes
332:(30%)
325:(30%)
319:(40%)
145:49.6%
132:18.0%
129:36.6%
3192:This
1921:David
1916:Green
1896:Lomas
1861:Cryer
1856:Watts
1851:Lloyd
1846:Clwyd
1836:Soley
1831:Hoyle
1731:Hodge
1593:Dewar
1533:Peart
1498:Snell
1453:Elsby
1433:Booth
1403:Bevan
1353:Evans
1202:Short
1192:Brown
1187:Bevan
1110:Brown
1105:Blair
1094:Smith
1068:Brown
613:49.6
610:34.1
594:37.5
564:18.9
552:3,969
488:votes
470:18.0
467:26.5
455:22.2
432:36.6
429:22.4
413:16.0
383:17.9
371:3,968
317:votes
141:50.4%
125:45.4%
3198:stub
2786:List
2699:CLPs
2544:2023
2519:1996
2514:1995
2504:1993
2494:1991
2489:1990
2484:1989
2479:1988
2474:1987
2469:1986
2464:1985
2459:1984
2449:1982
2444:1981
2429:1973
2424:1972
2419:1971
2414:1970
2404:1962
2399:1961
2394:1960
2389:1959
2384:1958
2379:1957
2369:1955
2364:1954
2359:1953
2354:1952
2349:1951
2344:1939
2339:1938
2334:1937
2329:1936
2319:1934
2314:1933
2280:2020
2272:2015
2264:2007
2256:1994
2248:1992
2243:1988
2235:1983
2230:1981
2222:1980
2214:1976
2206:1972
2201:1971
2193:1970
2188:1962
2183:1961
2175:1960
2167:1959
2159:1956
2154:1953
2146:1952
2126:2020
2121:2016
2113:2015
2105:2010
2097:2007
2089:1994
2081:1992
2076:1988
2068:1983
2060:1980
2052:1976
2044:1963
2039:1961
2034:1960
2026:1955
2018:1935
2010:1932
2002:1931
1994:1922
1911:Ford
1906:Seal
1826:Orme
1652:Gray
1631:Gray
1558:Amos
1333:Watt
1207:Foot
1084:Foot
822:Main
726:ISBN
707:2022
672:2016
603:81.1
578:50.4
573:65.9
561:118
557:62.5
461:3.8
422:78.3
397:45.4
392:51.0
380:112
376:61.7
195:The
58:1983
41:1980
1548:Jay
607:71
598:506
568:137
464:65
458:24
426:55
417:490
387:125
287:SDP
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