1992 Labour Party leadership election

• Bryan Gould, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Member of Parliament for Dagenham • John Smith, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Member of Parliament for Monklands East ==Result==

John Smith was elected leader of the Labour Party with a clear majority. Shortly after Black Wednesday in September 1992, Labour's lead in the opinion polls began to rise. By the time of his sudden death, Smith was widely predicted and expected to become prime minister at the next general election. In the event, he would only serve two years before his death, which precipitated another leadership election. == Reactions ==

The Sunday Times described Tony Blair, the Shadow Employment Secretary at the time, as "The Leader Labour Missed" following Smith's win. Blair would go on to be leader between 1994 and 2007. ==See also==