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

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Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank | Candidate | Constituency | Votes[2][3]

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1 | John Smith | Monklands East | 141
2 | Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | 138
3 | Margaret Beckett | Derby South | 133
4 | Robin Cook | Livingston | 125
5 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 121
6 | Jack Straw | Blackburn | 119
7 | David Clark | South Shields | 118
8† | Tony Blair | Sedgefield | 115
8† | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden | 115
10 | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 111
11 | Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | 102
12 | Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | 100
13† | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 99
13† | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 99
15 | Jo Richardson | Barking | 97
16 | Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | 96
17 | Bryan Gould | Dagenham | 94
18 | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 85
19 | Joan Lestor | Eccles | 78
20 | Harriet Harman | Peckham | 68
21 | Martin O'Neill | Clackmannan | 65
22 | Clare Short | Birmingham Ladywood | 65
23 | Ron Davies | Caerphilly | 58
24 | George Robertson | Hamilton | 57
| Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 53
| David Blunkett | Sheffield Brightside | 51
| Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | 50
| Tony Banks | Newham North West | 49
| Clive Soley | Hammersmith | 48
| Mildred Gordon | Bow and Poplar | 45
| Tony Benn | Chesterfield | 42
| Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | 42
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | 42
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | 42
| Bernie Grant | Tottenham | 35
| Bob Cryer | Bradford South | 30
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | 28
| Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | 28

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

## References

[edit]

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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