Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election, 1990

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place on 24 October 1990. 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.

As a result of the election, Joan Lestor lost her seat in the Shadow Cabinet, and was replaced by Ann Taylor; all other members were re-elected.[1]

Rank Candidate Constituency Votes[2][3]
1 Smith, JohnJohn Smith Monklands East 141
2 Brown, GordonGordon Brown Dunfermline East 138
3 Beckett, MargaretMargaret Beckett Derby South 133
4 Cook, RobinRobin Cook Livingston 125
5 Kaufman, GeraldGerald Kaufman Manchester Gorton 121
6 Straw, JackJack Straw Blackburn 119
7 Clark, DavidDavid Clark South Shields 118
8† Blair, TonyTony Blair Sedgefield 115
8† Dewar, DonaldDonald Dewar Glasgow Garscadden 115
10 Meacher, MichaelMichael Meacher Oldham West 111
11 Clwyd, AnnAnn Clwyd Cynon Valley 102
12 Taylor, AnnAnn Taylor Dewsbury 100
13† Cunningham, JackJack Cunningham Copeland 99
13† Jones, BarryBarry Jones Alyn and Deeside 99
15 Richardson, JoJo Richardson Barking 97
16 Dobson, FrankFrank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras 96
17 Gould, BryanBryan Gould Dagenham 94
18 Prescott, JohnJohn Prescott Kingston-upon-Hull East 85
19 Lestor, JoanJoan Lestor Eccles 78
20 Harman, HarrietHarriet Harman Peckham 68
21 O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill Clackmannan 65
22 Short, ClareClare Short Birmingham Ladywood 65
23 Davies, RonRon Davies Caerphilly 58
24 Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson Hamilton 57
Golding, LlinLlin Golding Newcastle-under-Lyme 53
Blunkett, DavidDavid Blunkett Sheffield Brightside 51
McNamara, KevinKevin McNamara Kingston-upon-Hull North 50
Banks, TonyTony Banks Newham North West 49
Soley, CliveClive Soley Hammersmith 48
Gordon, MildredMildred Gordon Bow and Poplar 45
Benn, TonyTony Benn Chesterfield 42
Dalyell, TamTam Dalyell Linlithgow 42
Sheerman, BarryBarry Sheerman Huddersfield 42
Strang, GavinGavin Strang Edinburgh East 42
Grant, BernieBernie Grant Tottenham 35
Cryer, BobBob Cryer Bradford South 30
Canavan, DennisDennis Canavan Falkirk West 28
Smith, ChrisChris Smith Islington South and Finsbury 28

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

References

  1. ↑ "Shadow people". The Guardian. 25 October 1990.
  2. ↑ Wintour, Patrick (18 October 1991). "Crucial poll for shadow cabinet". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ White, Michael (25 October 1990). "Lestor falls to leader's 'revenge'". The Guardian.
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