The results of elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") were announced on 30 October 1985.[1] In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader (Neil Kinnock), Deputy Leader (Roy Hattersley), Labour Chief Whip (Derek Foster), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Cledwyn Hughes), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Jack Dormand) were automatically members.
As a result of the election, Gwyneth Dunwoody lost her place in the cabinet. Hughes and Dobson tied for 15th place, so a run-off election was conducted, in which Hughes beat Dobson by 102 votes to 75.
| Rank | Prior rank | Candidate | Constituency | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gerald Kaufman | Manchester Gorton | 122 | |
| 2 | 3= | Stan Orme | Salford East | 115 | |
| 3= | 2 | Denis Healey | Leeds East | 112 | |
| 3= | 8= | John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 112 | |
| 5 | 15 | Robin Cook | Livingston | 106 | |
| 6 | 6 | Peter Shore | Bethnal Green and Stepney | 100 | |
| 7 | 5 | John Smith | Monklands East | 99 | |
| 8 | 12= | Giles Radice | North Durham | 98 | |
| 9 | 3= | Jack Cunningham | Copeland | 95 | |
| 10= | 7 | Peter Archer | Warley West | 94 | |
| 10= | 8= | Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 94 | |
| 12 | 11 | Michael Meacher | Oldham West | 93 | |
| 13 | 12= | Denzil Davies | Llanelli | 90 | |
| 14 | 14 | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden | 88 | |
| 15= | Robert Hughes | Aberdeen North | 87 | ||
| 15= | Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | 87 | ||
| 17 | David Clark | South Shields | 80 | ||
| 18 | Brynmor John | 76 | |||
| 19 | Jo Richardson | Barking | 71 | ||
| 20= | Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | 70 | ||
| 20= | 10 | Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | 70 | |
| 20= | Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | 70 | ||
| 23 | Tony Benn | Chesterfield | 63 |