1987 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

1987 British election April 2022 February 2026 October 2021 The annual election to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") was conducted in 1987.The Times Guide to the House of Commons, June 1987, p.21 In addition to the 16 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. Following the 1987 general election, there were significant changes to the cabinet. Barry Jones, Peter Shore, Peter Archer and Giles Radice lost their seats, and other familiar faces such as Denis Healey did not stand. Michael Meacher, Robert Hughes, Robin Cook, Frank Dobson, Gordon Brown, Jo Richardson and Jack Straw gained seats. Rank Priorrank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 15 Bryan Gould Dagenham 163 2 12= John Prescott Kingston upon Hull East 130 3 16 Michael Meacher Oldham West 127 4 1 Gerald Kaufman Manchester Gorton 115 5 2 John Smith Monklands East 113 6 3 Denzil Davies Llanelli 111 7 17= Robert Hughes Aberdeen North 106 8 17= Robin Cook Livingston 95 9 14 Donald Dewar Glasgow Garscadden 93 10 Frank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras 91 11= Gordon Brown Dunfermline East 88 11= 9 Jack Cunningham Copeland 88 11= Jo Richardson Barking 88 14 12= David Clark South Shields 87 15 Jack Straw Blackburn 86 16 6 Barry Jones Alyn and Deeside 78 17 Tony Blair Sedgefield 71 18 Tony Benn Chesterfield 69 Footnotes Notes N References 1987 Category:1987 elections in the United Kingdom