1982 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election information
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") took place on 18 November 1982. In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader (Michael Foot), Deputy Leader (Denis Healey), Labour Chief Whip (Michael Cocks), Labour Leader in the House of Lords (Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos), and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Jack Dormand) were automatically members.
All 15 members elected the previous year were retained. The value of being the top loser dropped as by-elections would be held for future vacancies under a change in the Parliamentary Labour Party's rules. The results for 20 of the 40 candidates are listed below[N 1]:[2]
Rank
Prior rank
Candidate
Constituency
Votes
1
2
Gerald Kaufman
Manchester Ardwick
142
2
7
Neil Kinnock
Bedwellty
131
3
1
Peter Shore
Stepney and Poplar
129
4
3
Roy Hattersley
Birmingham Sparkbrook
127
5
5
Eric Varley
Chesterfield
122
6
8
Albert Booth
Barrow and Furness
118
7
4
John Silkin
Lewisham Deptford
103
8
9
John Smith
North Lanarkshire
102
9
14
Peter Archer
Warley West
101
10
11
Stan Orme
Salford West
100
11
6
Merlyn Rees
Leeds South
93
12
10
Brynmor John
Pontypridd
90
13=
15
Gwyneth Dunwoody
Crewe
85
13=
12
Bruce Millan
Glasgow Craigton
85
15
13
Eric Heffer
Liverpool Walton
82
16
?
Tony Benn
Bristol South East
75
17†
17
Robin Cook
Edinburgh Central
73
17†
?
Joan Lestor
Eton and Slough
73
19
?
John Golding
Newcastle-under-Lyme
72
20
16
Norman Buchan
West Renfrewshire
70
^"Election for Whip goes to third ballot". The Glasgow Herald. 26 October 1982. p. 6. There were 52 nominations last night for the 15 Shadow Cabinet posts. This is a record figure and compares with 40 last year.
^Geoffrey Parkhouse (19 November 1982). "Foot's "Shadow" team will come from the same faces". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
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