Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 1988

Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election

2 October 1988 (1988-10-02)

 
Candidate Roy Hattersley John Prescott
Affiliated 31.339% 8.654%
Constituency 18.109% 7.843%
Parliamentary 17.376% 7.193%
Total 66.824% 23.694%

 
Candidate Eric Heffer
Affiliated 0.007%
Constituency 4.046%
Parliamentary 5.430%
Total 9.483%

Deputy Leader before election

Roy Hattersley

Elected Deputy Leader

Roy Hattersley

Roy Hattersley

A Labour party deputy leadership election took place on 2 October 1988 when John Prescott and Eric Heffer challenged Labour's incumbent Deputy Leader Roy Hattersley. Hattersley had served in the position since 1983.

The election was conducted using the Labour party's electoral college. The challenge of Hattersley's position was unsuccessful, and he retained the deputy leadership of the party by a wide margin.

Candidates

Result

CandidateAffiliatedConstituencyParliamentaryTotal (%)
Roy Hattersley31.33918.10917.37666.823
John Prescott8.6547.8437.19323.694
Eric Heffer0.0074.0465.4309.483
Roy Hattersley re-elected

References


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