2010 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

Last Labour Party election to the Shadow Cabinet, occurring in 2010 April 2022 February 2026 The Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) elected 19 members of the Shadow Cabinet from among their number in 2010.http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/3373846/get-ready-for-the-return-of-shadow-cabinet-elections.thtml Get ready for the return of shadow cabinet elections The Spectator 20 February 2009 25 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414155804/http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/3373846/get-ready-for-the-return-of-shadow-cabinet-elections.thtml 14 April 2009 dead dmy-all http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/01/shadow-cabinet-elections-they-havent-gone-away.html Shadow Cabinet elections–they haven't gone away you know London Evening Standard 8 January 2010 25 September 2010 11 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111120453/http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/01/shadow-cabinet-elections-they-havent-gone-away.html dead This follows the Labour Party's defeat at the 2010 general election, after which the party formed the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom. A separate election for Opposition Chief Whip, an ex officio member of the Shadow Cabinet, happened at the same time. Rosie Winterton was unopposed in that election; she would serve for the remainder of the Parliament. The results of the Shadow Cabinet election were announced on 7 October 2010, hours after the balloting closed. The PLP voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections at a meeting on 5 July 2011,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jul/06/labour-abolish-shadow-cabinet-elections Labour MPs vote to abolish shadow cabinet elections 6 July 2011 26 July 2011 The Guardian Neild Barry before the National Executive Committee and the Party Conference followed suit.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15056108 John Prescott calls for Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle BBC News 26 September 2011 31 October 2016 As a result, the 2010 Shadow Cabinet election was the last. Background Shadow Cabinet elections typically happened near the beginning of a session, but were delayed until after the leadership election,Rose Gareth http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Alistair-Darling-to-quit-as.6300397.jp Alistair Darling to quit as Labour front-bencher The Scotsman 18 May 2010 25 September 2010 which ended with the announcement of Ed Miliband as winner on 25 September. Nominations were open from 26 to 29 September, and voting occurred from 4 to 7 October.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11238856 Labour MPs to elect shadow cabinet BBC News 8 September 2010http://labour-uncut.co.uk/2010/09/14/shadow-cabinet-bun-fight-begins/ Labour Uncut Shadow Cabinet bun fight begins 14 September 2010 The leader may choose to assign Shadow Cabinet portfolios to non-members, who are considered to "attend" Shadow Cabinet. Rule changes On 8 September 2010, the PLP voted to continue electing the Shadow Cabinet and made various changes to the rules for such elections: Shadow Cabinet elections will be held every two years, rather than every year.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/08/gender-equality-plan-shadow-cabinet Guardian Gender equality plan for shadow cabinet diluted by Labour MPs 8 September 2010 The Chief Whip will once again be separately elected, reversing a change made before the 1995 Shadow Cabinet election that allowed the Leader of the Labour Party to hand out the position as with any other Shadow Cabinet portfolio. Now, the Chief Whip will be elected by the PLP for the duration of a Parliament. For a PLP member's ballot to be valid, it must contain votes for at least six women and six men, up from four. The Shadow Cabinet will no longer be the Parliamentary Committee when the party is in opposition. Instead, the latter will be a backbench group just as when the party is in government.The Quiet Campaign for Chief WhipTimetable for elections to the PLP Parliamentary Committee Ex officio members The following are also members of the Shadow Cabinet by virtue of the office listed: Leader of the Labour Party (Ed Miliband) Deputy Leader (Harriet Harman) Opposition Chief Whip in the Commons (Rosie Winterton) Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords (Lord Bassam of Brighton) Candidates Shortly after the 2010 general election, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced that he would not be a candidate in the elections, thus ending more than 20 years of frontbench service. In August, both Shadow Justice Secretary Jack Straw and Shadow Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced their retirements from the frontbench. On 29 September, the day nominations closed, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced he would step down from the Shadow Cabinet, having been defeated for the Labour leadership days earlier by his brother, Ed.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11432762 David Miliband says he won't join brother Ed's team 29 September 2010 29 September 2010 BBC News Forty-nine Labour MPs stood for election, and the results were as follows:http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/10/shad-cab-rankings-exclusive-voting-figures.html Shad Cab rankings – exclusive voting figures Paul Waugh Evening Standard 7 October 2010 7 October 2010 Paul Waugh 9 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101009001455/http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/10/shad-cab-rankings-exclusive-voting-figures.html dead Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet Rank Candidate Constituency Votes Subsequent portfolio 1 Yvette Cooper Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 232 Shadow Foreign Secretary 2 John Healey John Healey (politician)It is unclear from the sources (see note 2, below) whether Healey was a full Shadow Cabinet member before the election or merely in attendance, in which case he would be listed as joining rather than having been retained in the Shadow Cabinet. Wentworth and Dearne 192 Shadow Secretary of State for Health 3 Ed Balls Morley and Outwood 179 Shadow Home Secretary 4† Andy Burnham Leigh 165 Shadow Secretary of State for Education; Election Co-ordinator 4† Angela Eagle Wallasey 165 Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 6 Alan Johnson Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 163 Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 7† Douglas Alexander Paisley and Renfrewshire South 160 Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 7† Jim Murphy East Renfrewshire 160 Shadow Secretary of State for Defence 9 Tessa Jowell Dulwich and West Norwood 152 Shadow Minister for the Olympics 10 Caroline Flint Don Valley 139 Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 11 John Denham John Denham (politician) Southampton Itchen 129 Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 12† Hilary Benn Leeds Central 128 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 12† Sadiq KhanKhan was listed on the Labour Party's and Parliament's frontbench lists as attending Shadow Cabinet rather than as a full member. The Shadow Cabinet list at Labour's website, produced earlier than the others, makes no distinction between full members and attendees. Tooting 128 Shadow Secretary of State for Justice; Shadow Lord Chancellor 14 Mary Creagh Wakefield 119 Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 15 Ann McKechin Glasgow North 117 Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland 16 Maria Eagle Garston and Halewood 107 Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 17 Meg Hillier Hackney South and Shoreditch 106 Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 18 Ivan Lewis Bury South 104 Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 19 Liam Byrne Birmingham Hodge Hill 100 Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office 20 Emily Thornberry Islington South and Finsbury 99 21 Peter HainPeter Hain and Shaun Woodward were appointed to the Shadow Cabinet by Ed Miliband to serve as the Shadow Welsh and Northern Irish Secretaries, respectively. Neath 97 Shadow Secretary of State for Wales 22 Fiona Mactaggart Slough 88 23 Barbara Keeley Worsley and Eccles South 87 24 Vernon Coaker Gedling 85 25 Pat McFadden Pat McFadden Wolverhampton South East 84 26† Helen Goodman Bishop Auckland 80 26† David Lammy Tottenham 80 28 Stephen Timms East Ham 79 29 Chris Bryant Rhondda 77 30 Shaun Woodward St Helens South and Whiston 72 Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 31 Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas (English politician) Harrow West 71 32 Kevan Jones North Durham 68 33 Kevin Brennan Kevin Brennan (politician) Cardiff West 64 34 Roberta Blackman-Woods City of Durham 63 35 Diane Abbott Hackney North and Stoke Newington 59 36 Stephen Twigg Liverpool West Derby 55 37 Tom Harris Tom Harris (UK politician) Glasgow South 54 38 Ben Bradshaw Exeter 53 39 Iain Wright Hartlepool 43 40 Barry Gardiner Brent North 41 41 David Hanson David Hanson (politician) Delyn 38 42 Ian Lucas Wrexham 34 43 Wayne David Caerphilly 30 44 Huw Irranca-Davies Ogmore 28 45 Chris Leslie Chris Leslie Nottingham East 26 46 Robert Flello Stoke-on-Trent South 15 47 Mike Gapes Ilford South 12 48 Alun Michael Cardiff South and Penarth 11 49 Eric Joyce Falkirk 10 Notes † Multiple candidates tied for position. Chief Whip election At the same time they elect members of the Shadow Cabinet, the Commons PLP will elect the Opposition Chief Whip. The incumbent Chief Whip, Nick Brown, announced on 29 September that he would not be a candidate, writing in a letter to the new leader, Ed Miliband, that though he had intended to stand for election to the post, he was acceding to Miliband's request that he stand down.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/29/labour-chief-whip-nick-brown Labour Chief Whip Nick Brown Agrees to Stand Aside 29 September 2010 29 September 2010 The Guardian As you know I intended to stand for election as chief whip. During our meeting earlier today you indicated that you wished me not to do so. The chief whip must have the full confidence of the party leader. I fully respect your wishes and will no longer be standing for the positionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11436851 Ed Miliband asks chief whip Nick Brown to step aside BBC News 29 September 2010 29 September 2010 According to the BBC, after the announcement, Jim Fitzpatrick, who had also intended to stand for the post, withdrew his candidacy, and Miliband asked Rosie Winterton to stand, and she did so unopposed.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jk5jqdBotCoveZ67KKYUSFJy5KHA?docId=N0038561285777766115A 49 MPs in race for frontbench post UK Press Association 29 September 2010 29 September 2010June 2024 medicmedic References 30em 2010 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Lab