Roy Hattersley Roy Hattersley 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.

The election was conducted using the Labour Party's Electoral College.

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.

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