1991 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

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]

RankCandidateConstituencyVotes[1]
1Gordon BrownDunfermline East150
2Robin CookLivingston149
3John SmithMonklands East141
4Ann ClwydCynon Valley137
5Bryan GouldDagenham136
6†Margaret BeckettDerby South134
6†Frank DobsonHolborn and St Pancras134
8Tony BlairSedgefield132
9Ann TaylorDewsbury126
10†David ClarkSouth Shields122
10†Donald DewarGlasgow Garscadden122
12†Jack CunninghamCopeland121
12†Gerald KaufmanManchester Gorton121
14Jack StrawBlackburn119
15†Michael MeacherOldham West118
15†John PrescottKingston upon Hull East118
17Barry JonesAlyn and Deeside113
18Jo RichardsonBarking107
19Martin O'NeillClackmannan88
20Ron DaviesCaerphilly83
21Joan LestorEccles72
22Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-Lyme61
23Kevin McNamaraKingston upon Hull North59
24Gavin StrangEdinburgh East50
25George RobertsonHamilton48
26†Harriet HarmanPeckham45
26†Clare ShortBirmingham Ladywood45
28Tony BanksNewham North West41
29Mildred GordonBow and Poplar40
30Tony BennChesterfield39
31Dennis CanavanFalkirk West35
32†Barry SheermanHuddersfield32
32†Chris SmithIslington South and Finsbury32
34Clive SoleyHammersmith31
35Bernie GrantTottenham30
36Bob CryerBradford South29
37Tam DalyellLinlithgow26
38Keith VazLeicester East22

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

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