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. [1]
| 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 | Pontypridd | 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 |
Footnotes
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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. [1]
| 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 | Pontypridd | 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 |
Footnotes
- Notes
- References
| Political career |
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|---|---|---|
| Shadow Cabinet elections | ||
| Party elections | ||
| General elections | ||
| Family |
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| Related topics | ||