1955 Labour Party leadership election
The 1955 Labour Party leadership election was held following the resignation of Clement Attlee. Attlee was Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951 and stayed on as party leader until he lost the 1955 general election.
Image: Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
Image: Aneurin Bevan (crop)
Image: Herbert Morrison 1947
Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
The leader of the Labour Party is the highest position within the United Kingdom's Labour Party. The current holder of the position is Keir Starmer, who was elected to the position on 4 April 2020, following his victory in the party's leadership election.
Leader of the Labour Party (UK)