1988 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election explained

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1988. 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 (Stan Orme) were automatically members.[1]

The 15 winners of the election are listed below:

Colour
key
bgcolor=ffdd88 Retained in the Shadow Cabinet
Joined the Shadow Cabinet
Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1 155
2 144
3 129
4 128
5† 119
5† 119
7† 116
7† 116
9 111
10 109
11 100
12 96
13 94
14 88
15 86

† Multiple candidates tied for position.

Notes and References

  1. News: Webster, Philip . Kinnock gathers his allies around him . The Times. 3 November 1988 . 24.