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The election took place when incumbent leader John Clynes was challenged by former leader Ramsay Macdonald . Ramsay Macdonald opposed the way Clynes ruled the party .

The election took place on the 21st November. Macdonald took 60 votes to Clynes' 57. As a result, Macdonald won the leadership election with a majority of 3. He remained in place until 1931, when he was expelled from the party, and Arthur Henderson took charge.