Leader of the Labour Party (UK) the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service, as well as appointing the Cabinet. A list of leaders (including acting leaders) since 1906. It is not uncommon for a retired Leader of the Labour Party to be granted a peerage upon their retirement, particularly if they served as Prime Minister; examples of this include Clement Attlee and Harold Wilson. However, Neil Kinnock was also elevated to the House of Lords, despite never being Prime Minister, and Michael Foot declined a similar offer. There are six living former party leaders: four elected and two acting.
1963 Labour Party (UK) leadership election by the continuing candidates. This process, known as the exhaustive ballot, was repeated until a candidate was elected. Three candidates were nominated. An overall majority was required for election. The results of the ballots of Labour MPs were as follows: As a result of the first ballot, Callaghan was eliminated. The remaining two candidates would face each other in a second ballot, seven days later. 1963 Labour Party (UK) leadership election The 1963 Labour Party leadership election was held following the death of Hugh Gaitskell, party leader since 1955. He died on 18 January 1963 and was succeeded (on a