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A deputy leadership election for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom 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.
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The election was conducted using the Labour Party's Electoral College. Delegates at Labour Party conference voted in the election, with 40% of votes going to affiliated unions, 30% to constituency parties and 30% to the Parliamentary Labour Party.
The challenge to Hattersley's position was unsuccessful, and he retained the deputy leadership of the party by a wide margin. He served until 1992, when he resigned following Labour's defeat in the 1992 general election.
Candidate | Affiliated block votes (40%)[1] |
CLP block votes (30%) |
PLP votes (30%) |
Overall result | |||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | % | |||
Roy Hattersley | 4,429 | 78.3 | 367 | 60.4 | 128 | 57.9 | 67.3 | ||
John Prescott | 1,223 | 21.6 | 159 | 26.2 | 53 | 24.0 | 23.7 | ||
Eric Heffer | 1 | 0.0 | 82 | 13.5 | 40 | 18.1 | 9.4 | ||
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