The Labour Party Elections 1995
An asterisk (*) denotes an elected candidate, and an exclamation mark
denotes an incumbent.
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LEADER
*!Tony BLAIR unopposed
(1994: Blair unopposed)
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DEPUTY LEADER
*!John PRESCOTT unopposed
(1994: Prescott unopposed)
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TREASURER
*!Tom BURLISON unopposed
(1994: Burlison unopposed)
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIVISION I
(Trade Unions) [Twelve seats]
Each Trade Union member has twelve votes. At least four women have to be
elected.
*!Dan DUFFY (Transport and General Workers Union) 3,700,000 - 302,000
*!Vernon HINCE (National Union of Rail, Maritime and 3,685,000 - 300,000
Transport Workers)
*!Diana HOLLAND (Transport and General Workers Union) 3,685,000 - 237,000
* J. MITCHELL (Graphical, Paper and Media Union) 3,683,000
* Mary TURNER (General, Municipal, Boilermakers GMW 3,659,000
Section)
*!Maggie JONES (UNISON) 3,639,000 -1,320,000
*!Margaret WALL (Manufacturing, Science and Finance 3,611,000 - 278,000
Union)
* Alan JOHNSON (Communication Workers Union) 3,607,000
*!Bill CONNOR (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied 3,594,000 - 302,000
Workers)
*!Nigel HARRIS (Amalgamated Engineering and 3,571,000 - 256,000
Electrical Union)
*!Richard ROSSER (Transport Salaried Staffs 2,955,000 - 254,000
Association)
* Christine WILDE (UNISON) 1,488,000
M.J. LEAHY (Iron and Steel Trades Confederation) 1,447,000
Arthur SCARGILL (National Union of Mineworkers) 888,000 - 180,000
(1994: *Duffy (TGWU) 4,002,000, *Hince (RMT) 3,985,000, *Colling (GPMU)
3,929,000, *Holland (TGWU) 3,922,000, *Connor (USDAW) 3,896,000, *Wall
(MSF) 3,889,000, *Hodgson (UCW) 3,858,000, *Harris (AEEU (AEU section))
3,827,000, *Rosser (TSSA) 3,209,000, *Ward (NCU (Engineering))
3,088,000, *Sawyer (UNISON) 3,079,000, *Jones (UNISON) 2,319,000,
McGrath (KFAT ) 1,717,000, Scargill (NUM) 1,068,000, Kelly (UCATT)
956,000, Nash (Bakers) 92,000.)
(Dec. 1994 - Sawyer resigns on election as General Secretary of the
Labour Party; *McGrath declared elected to the NEC)
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIVISION II
(Socialist Societies)
Each Socialist Society member has one vote.
*!John EVANS (National Union of Labour and 43,000 +18,000
Socialist Clubs)
Glenys THORNTON (Co-operative Retail Service 18,000
London Political Committee)
Graham LANE (Socialist Education Association) 7,000
Derek MUNN (Labour Housing Group) 1,000
(1994: *Evans (Labour Clubs) 25,000, Tait (SEA) 9,000, Hood (Labour
Housing Group) 3,000.)
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIVISION III
(Constituency Labour Parties) [Seven seats]
Each Labour Party member has seven votes. At least three women have to
be elected.
*!Robin COOK (Livingston CLP) 85,670 + 1,747
*!Gordon BROWN (Dunfermeline East CLP) 79,371 + 2,618
*!David BLUNKETT (Sheffield Brightside CLP) 75,984 - 4,166
*!Harriet HARMAN (Camberwell and Peckham CLP) 69,092 + 1,737
*!Dennis SKINNER (Bolsover CLP) 64,288 + 5,051
!Jack STRAW (Blackburn CLP) 58,486 + 7,636
* Mo MOWLAM (Redcar CLP) 53,578 +18,533
Ken LIVINGSTONE (Brent East CLP) 53,423 + 5,463
*!Diane ABBOT (Hackney North and Stoke Newington CLP) 45,653 + 9,114
Peter HAIN (Neath CLP) 32,394 + 2,821
Dawn PRIMAROLO (Bristol South CLP) 31,766 - 1,611
Tam DALYELL (Linlithgow CLP) 30,705 + 2,272
Alice MAHON (Halifax CLP) 29,212 + 2,544
Jeremy CORBYN (Islington North CLP) 22,457 + 6,039
Joyce QUIN (Gateshead East and Washington West CLP) 21,903
Angela EAGLE (Wallasey CLP) 21,857
Alan SIMPSON (Nottingham South CLP) 12,409 + 3,685
Suzanne L'ESTRANGE (Battersea CLP) 7,787
Lee VASEY (Darlington CLP) 7,533
Kevin HUTCHENS (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 5,066
CLP)
Paul HARRISON (Sutton and Cheam CLP) 5,040
George STEVENSON (Stoke-on-Trent South CLP) 4,326 - 987
Charlie SMITH (Chichester CLP) 4,261
Lynda STRUTHERS (Central Fife CLP) 4,225
(1994: *Cook (Livingston CLP) 83,923, *Blunkett (Sheffield Brightside
CLP) 80,150, *Brown (Dunfermeline East CLP) 76,753, *Harman (Peckham
CLP) 67,355, *Skinner (Bolsover CLP) 59,237, *Straw (Blackburn CLP)
50,850, Livingstone (Brent East CLP) 47,960, *Abbot (Hackney North and
Stoke Newington CLP) 36,539, Mowlam (Redcar CLP) 35,045, Primarolo
(Bristol South CLP) 33,377, Hain (Neath CLP) 29,573, Dalyell
(Linlithgow CLP) 28,433, Mahon (Halifax CLP) 26,668, Smith (Islington
South and Finsbury CLP) 24,964, Corbyn (Islington North CLP) 16,418,
Starkey (Oxford West and Abingdon CLP) 15,522, Simpson (Nottingham
South CLP) 8,724, Soley (Hammersmith CLP) 7,721, Stevenson (Stoke-on-
Trent South CLP) 5,313, Spellar (Warley West CLP) 5,261, King (East
Hampshire CLP) 5,177.)
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIVISION IV
(Women) [Five seats]
Each Labour Party member has five votes.
*!Margaret BECKETT (Derby South CLP and Socialist 18.73 - 0.04
Education Association)
*!Joan LESTOR (Eccles CLP and General, Municipal, 18.28 + 0.49
Boilermakers GMW Section)
*!Diana JEUDA (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied 17.84 + 0.96
Workers)
*!Clare SHORT (UNISON) 17.15 + 0.43
*!Brenda ETCHELLS (Amalgamated Engineering and 14.68 + 0.63
Electrical Union)
Hilary ARMSTRONG (North West Durham CLP and 9.75 - 0.28
Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union)
Christine SHAWCROFT (Co-operative Retail Services 3.57 + 1.86
Political Committee)
(1994: *Beckett (Derby South CLP) 18.77%, *Lestor (Eccles CLP) 17.79%,
*Jeuda (USDAW) 16.88%, *Short (Birmingham Ladywood CLP) 16.72%,
*Etchells (AEEU (AEU Section)) 14.05%, Armstrong (MSF) 10.03%, Cosin
(Hampstead and Highgate CLP) 2.25%, Bennett (Liverpool Mossley Hill
CLP) 1.80%, Shawcroft (CRS London Political Committee) 1.71%.)
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CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
[Seven seats]
Each Labour Party member has seven votes. Five members of the Committee
are elected by the whole of conference of which at least two must be
women. At least two members nominated by CLPs will also be elected from
the votes of CLPs only - of which at least one must be a woman.
All CONFERENCE SECTION
*!Margaret PROSSER (Transport and General Workers 16.64 - 0.75
Union)
*!Margaret WHEELER (UNISON) 16.49 - 0.21
*!Frank WILKINSON (General Municipal Boilermakers GMW 16.11 + 0.16
Section, General Municipal Boilermakers APEX
Partnership, General Municipal Boilermakers
Construction,, Furniture, Timber and Allied
Section, General Municipal Boilermakers Tailor and
Garments Section and General Municipal
Boilermakers Technical Craft Section)
*!Peter EDWARDS (National Union of Rail, Maritime and 15.74 + 0.03
Transport Workers)
*!Patrick O'HANLON (AEEU (EETPU Section)) 15.19 + 0.29
!Doreen CAMERON (Bexleyheath and Crayford CLP, 3.89 + 0.87
Birmingham Selly Oak CLP, Cities of London and
Westminster CLP, East Devon CLP, Erith and Crayford
CLP, Louth and Horncastle CLP, North West
Cambridgeshire CLP, Northavon CLP, Sutton and Cheam
CLP, Wolverhampton North East CLP and Co-operative
Retail Services Political Committee)
!Donna BRIANT (Old Bexley and Sidcup CLP) 3.14 + 0.72
Angela CORNFORTH (Co-operative Wholesale Society 2.92
South East Political Committee)
Bryn HOLLYWELL (Caerphilly CLP and Halton CLP) 2.90
Des KIRKLAND (Lewisham Deptford CLP) 2.67
David HADFIELD (National Union of Mineworkers) 2.16
Peggy STEVENS (Bootle CLP) 2.15
(1994 ALL CONFERENCE: *Prosser (TGWU) 17.39%, *Wheeler (UNISON) 16.70%,
*Wilkinson (GMB (GMW Section)) 15.95%, *Edwards (RMT) 15.71%, *O'Hanlon
(AEEU (EETPU section)) 14.90%, Hadfield (NUM) 3.10%, Cameron
(Bexleyheath CLP) 3.02%, Willsman (Woolwich CLP) 2.92%, Balfe (CWS
South East Political Committee) 2.64%, Briant (Old Bexley and Sidcup
CLP) 2.42%, Chapman (Lewes CLP) 2.19%, Boden (Newcastle-under-Lyme CLP)
2.09%, Tweed (Bootle CLP) 0.97%.
CLP SECTION
*!Doreen CAMERON (Bexleyheath and Crayford CLP, 24.37 + 5.13
Birmingham Selly Oak CLP, Cities of London and
Westminster CLP, East Devon CLP, Erith and Crayford
CLP, Louth and Horncastle CLP, North West
Cambridgeshire CLP, Northavon CLP, Sutton and Cheam
CLP, Wolverhampton North East CLP and Co-operative
Retail Services Political Committee)
*!Donna BRIANT (Old Bexley and Sidcup CLP) 21.83 + 2.83
Bryn HOLLYWELL (Caerphilly CLP and Halton CLP) 20.48
Des KIRKLAND (Lewisham Deptford CLP) 17.97
Peggy STEVENS (Bootle CLP) 15.35
1994 CLP SECTION: *Cameron (Bexleyheath CLP) 19.24%, *Briant (Old
Bexley and Sidcup CLP) 19.00%, Willsman (Woolwich CLP) 17.59%, Boden
(Newcastle-under-Lyme CLP) 17.18%, Chapman (Lewes CLP) 17.05%, Tweed
(Bootle CLP) 9.94%.)
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NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE DIVISION I
(Trade Unions)
* Andy SMITH (Transport and General Workers Union) unopposed
(1994: *Install (GPMU) and *Rooney (AEEU (AEU Section)) unopposed)
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NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE DIVISION II
(Socialist Societies)
* Nigel BEARD (Co-operative Wholesale Society
South East Political Committee) unopposed
(1994: No election)
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NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE DIVISION III
(Constituency Labour Parties)
Each Labour Party member has one vote.
* Pete WILLSMAN (Erith and Thamesmead CLP) 39.76
James KEIGHT (Knowsley South CLP) 34.05
William CAWLEY (Staffordshire Moorlands CLP) 26.19
(1994: *Burke (Holborn and St. Pancras CLP) 56.95%, Slee (Woolwich CLP)
43.05%)
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NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE DIVISION IV
(Women)
No election this year.
(1994: *Hayter (Labour Clubs) unopposed)
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AUDITORS
[Two seats]
*!David HOPPER (National Union of Mineworkers,
Gateshead East and Washington West CLP and
Sunderland North CLP) unopposed
*!James KNAPP (National Union of Rail, Maritime and
Transport Workers, General Municipal Boilermakers
GMW Section, General Municipal Boilermakers APEX
Partnership, General Municipal Boilermakers
Construction,, Furniture, Timber and Allied
Section, General Municipal Boilermakers Tailor and
Garments Section and General Municipal
Boilermakers Technical Craft Section) unopposed
(1994: *Hopper (NUM) and *Knapp (RMT) unopposed)
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