in smalysia.of the votes at the Labour Party Conference for the Constituency Section of the National Executive Cammittes reveals two interesting conoglusiona, The first is that there was a sewing of about 14 per cent away from Mini-~ stere and to Leftewing lay membera, That's a very considerable swing: if it happened in & parliamentary general election, or even in a parlisment= ary by-election, a swing of that magnitude would be considered sensational. Of the Ministers who stood both in 1965 and in 1966 every one except Merlyn Rees lost votes. Here at the deteiled figures:- —— ==.
7 Merete Gk: : Votes, thousands Fercentacse change ! Fea ean oo Sees
} 1965.1 «1966 | + | #1 I t i I 1 I = eee epee eee Es em Ess cm ea Ce eee a et ae i]
r r F 4 7 ' Castle : 626 |. SG 6.0 } | Benn H 562 | Sites a.0 4 | Croseman a2 | AT | F of | (Callaghan t 542 | 447 | bo Uae t ' Greenwood t 561}: 445: | =e ey | Rees B62} IDE ded ct i ' Davies oy a oe oe ee
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Total i $146 2699 14.2 i i
In con*rast, of the Left-wing lay membera who etood both in 1965 and in 1966, every one except fydney Silverman and myscif gained vote « Again, here are detailed figures: = | ! Votes, thousanda | Percentage change ; ieaaeeranmeaman SennRunninas Gieunae: daemamemenanemaine Yenmmancees ' t i] t t ! t Il 4 ee ies | t ' Driberg ' ATS 1 Se 4 10.6 1 Mikardo 475.4 433 | 9.761 ' Allaun 2359-0 S31 eo] 27.8 | aaa | Silverman i m0 | 246 4 ! 18,0 } | Zilliacus ' I50 f 27 <j 28.3 | | Orme ' fe 4 35h 4 B7.5 | 1 Jenkins : a4} 140 | 6647 | i Mendelson i O80) Ga ot 42.94 I 1 I : t t t | Totel , 1683 «1 271360 04 13.4 4 : A ‘ g i | H i ke leg ald eclectic eae
This, es I sey, it a large swing. If there were a reptition next year cf this movement of votes, tha election resulte woula be startling,