1991 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election

United Kingdom election April 2022 February 2026 Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place on 23 October 1991. Under the rules then in effect, the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party elected 18 members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, who were then assigned portfolios by the leader. The Commons members of the PLP separately elected the Chief Whip, and the Labour peers elected the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. In addition, the Leader of the Labour Party and Deputy Leader (Neil Kinnock and Roy Hattersley, respectively) were members by virtue of those offices. The election did not result in any changes to the Shadow Cabinet.Wintour Patrick Shadow team re-election gives boost to Kinnock The Guardian 24 October 1991 Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Gordon Brown Dunfermline East 150 2 Robin Cook Livingston 149 3 John Smith John Smith (Labour Party leader) Monklands East 141 4 Ann Clwyd Cynon Valley 137 5 Bryan Gould Dagenham 136 6† Margaret Beckett Derby South 134 6† Frank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras 134 8 Tony Blair Sedgefield 132 9 Ann Taylor Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton Dewsbury 126 10† David Clark David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere South Shields 122 10† Donald Dewar Glasgow Garscadden 122 12† Jack Cunningham Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling Copeland 121 12† Gerald Kaufman Manchester Gorton 121 14 Jack Straw Blackburn 119 15† Michael Meacher Oldham West 118 15† John Prescott Kingston upon Hull East 118 17 Barry Jones Barry Jones, Baron Jones Alyn and Deeside 113 18 Jo Richardson Barking 107 19 Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan Clackmannan 88 20 Ron Davies Ron Davies (Welsh politician) Caerphilly 83 21 Joan Lestor Eccles 72 22 Llin Golding Llin Golding, Baroness Golding Newcastle-under-Lyme 61 23 Kevin McNamara Kevin McNamara (politician) Kingston upon Hull North 59 24 Gavin Strang Edinburgh East 50 25 George Robertson George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen Hamilton 48 26† Harriet Harman Peckham 45 26† Clare Short Birmingham Ladywood 45 28 Tony Banks Tony Banks, Baron Stratford Newham North West 41 29 Mildred Gordon Mildred Gordon (politician) Bow and Poplar 40 30 Tony Benn Chesterfield 39 31 Dennis Canavan Falkirk West 35 32† Barry Sheerman Huddersfield 32 32† Chris Smith Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury Islington South and Finsbury 32 34 Clive Soley Clive Soley, Baron Soley Hammersmith 31 35 Bernie Grant Tottenham 30 36 Bob Cryer Bradford South 29 37 Tam Dalyell Linlithgow 26 38 Keith Vaz Leicester East 22 † Multiple candidates tied for position. References 1991 Category:1991 elections in the United Kingdom Category:October 1991 in the United Kingdom