Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") were announced on 28 October 1983.[1] In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader (Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader (Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip (Michael Cocks), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Jack Dormand) were automatically members.
Denis Healey, who had previously been automatically a shadow cabinet member as Deputy Leader, topped the poll. Robin Cook, Michael Meacher and Giles Radice joined the cabinet; Jones and Meacher had not stood in 1982.
| Rank | Prior rank | Candidate | Constituency | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Denis Healey | Leeds East | 136 | |
| 2 | 1 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 128 | |
| 3 | 3 | Peter Shore | Bethnal Green and Stepney | 113 | |
| 4 | 8 | John Smith | Monklands East | 97 | |
| 5 | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 89 | ||
| 6 | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 88 | ||
| 7 | 7 | John Silkin | Lewisham Deptford | 86 | |
| 8 | 9 | Peter Archer | Warley West | 81 | |
| 9 | N/A | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 80 | |
| 10 | 17 | Robin Cook | Livingston | 78 | |
| 11 | 13? | Eric Heffer | Liverpool Walton | 74 | |
| 12= | 12? | Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | 73 | |
| 12= | N/A | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 73 | |
| 12= | Giles Radice | North Durham | 73 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Stan Orme | Salford East | 72 | |
| 16 | ? | Brynmor John | Pontypridd | 71 | |
| 17 | 12 | Bruce Millan | Glasgow Govan | 69 | |
| 18 | Jeff Rooker | Birmingham Perry Barr | 66 | ||
| 19 | Denzil Davies | Llanelli | 65 |