Denis Winston Healey25 March 1976
Healey stands in the Labour leadership election after Harold Wilson announces his resignation.
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Healey stands in the Labour leadership election after Harold Wilson announces his resignation.
After receiving 30 votes in the first ballot and 38 in the second, Healey is eliminated and supports James Callaghan in the final ballot.
Leads the first ballot after Wilson resigns but loses the final contest to James Callaghan.
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