1990 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

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]

Colour
key
Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
RankCandidateConstituencyVotes[2][3]
1John SmithMonklands East141
2Gordon BrownDunfermline East138
3Margaret BeckettDerby South133
4Robin CookLivingston125
5Gerald KaufmanManchester Gorton121
6Jack StrawBlackburn119
7David ClarkSouth Shields118
8†Tony BlairSedgefield115
8†Donald DewarGlasgow Garscadden115
10Michael MeacherOldham West111
11Ann ClwydCynon Valley102
12Ann TaylorDewsbury100
13†Jack CunninghamCopeland99
13†Barry JonesAlyn and Deeside99
15Jo RichardsonBarking97
16Frank DobsonHolborn and St Pancras96
17Bryan GouldDagenham94
18John PrescottKingston upon Hull East85
19Joan LestorEccles78
20Harriet HarmanPeckham68
21Martin O'NeillClackmannan65
22Clare ShortBirmingham Ladywood65
23Ron DaviesCaerphilly58
24George RobertsonHamilton57
Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-Lyme53
David BlunkettSheffield Brightside51
Kevin McNamaraKingston upon Hull North50
Tony BanksNewham North West49
Clive SoleyHammersmith48
Mildred GordonBow and Poplar45
Tony BennChesterfield42
Tam DalyellLinlithgow42
Barry SheermanHuddersfield42
Gavin StrangEdinburgh East42
Bernie GrantTottenham35
Bob CryerBradford South30
Dennis CanavanFalkirk West28
Chris SmithIslington South and Finsbury28

† 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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