Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election, 1991

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place on 23 October 1991. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 18 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected the Chief Whip, and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (Neil Kinnock and Roy Hattersley, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices.

The election did not result in any changes to the Shadow Cabinet.[1]

Rank Candidate Constituency Votes[1]
1 Brown, GordonGordon Brown Dunfermline East 150
2 Cook, RobinRobin Cook Livingston 149
3 Smith, JohnJohn Smith Monklands East 141
4 Clwyd, AnnAnn Clwyd Cynon Valley 137
5 Gould, BryanBryan Gould Dagenham 136
6† Beckett, MargaretMargaret Beckett Derby South 134
6† Dobson, FrankFrank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras 134
8 Blair, TonyTony Blair Sedgefield 132
9 Taylor, AnnAnn Taylor Dewsbury 126
10† Clark, DavidDavid Clark South Shields 122
10† Dewar, DonaldDonald Dewar Glasgow Garscadden 122
12† Cunningham, JackJack Cunningham Copeland 121
12† Kaufman, GeraldGerald Kaufman Manchester Gorton 121
14 Straw, JackJack Straw Blackburn 119
15† Meacher, MichaelMichael Meacher Oldham West 118
15† Prescott, JohnJohn Prescott Kingston-upon-Hull East 118
17 Jones, BarryBarry Jones Alyn and Deeside 113
18 Richardson, JoJo Richardson Barking 107
19 O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill Clackmannan 88
20 Davies, RonRon Davies Caerphilly 83
21 Lestor, JoanJoan Lestor Eccles 72
22 Golding, LlinLlin Golding Newcastle-under-Lyme 61
23 McNamara, KevinKevin McNamara Kingston-upon-Hull North 59
24 Strang, GavinGavin Strang Edinburgh East 50
25 Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson Hamilton 48
26† Harman, HarrietHarriet Harman Peckham 45
26† Short, ClareClare Short Birmingham Ladywood 45
28 Banks, TonyTony Banks Newham North West 41
29 Gordon, MildredMildred Gordon Bow and Poplar 40
30 Benn, TonyTony Benn Chesterfield 39
31 Canavan, DennisDennis Canavan Falkirk West 35
32† Sheerman, BarryBarry Sheerman Huddersfield 32
32† Smith, ChrisChris Smith Islington South and Finsbury 32
34 Soley, CliveClive Soley Hammersmith 31
35 Grant, BernieBernie Grant Tottenham 30
36 Cryer, BobBob Cryer Bradford South 29
37 Dalyell, TamTam Dalyell Linlithgow 26
38 Vaz, KeithKeith Vaz Leicester East 22

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

References

  1. 1 2 Wintour, Patrick (24 October 1991). "Shadow team re-election gives boost to Kinnock". The Guardian.
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