Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1988. 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 (Stan Orme) were automatically members.
The 15 winners of the election are listed below:
Colourkey Retained in the Shadow Cabinet Joined the Shadow Cabinet Voted out of the Shadow Cabinet
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Dunfermline East 155 2 Monklands East 144 3 Manchester Gorton 129 4 South Shields 128 5† Livingston 119 5† Glasgow Garscadden 119 7† Holborn and St Pancras 116 7† Dagenham 116 9 Sedgefield 111 10 Oldham West 109 11 Blackburn 100 12 Alyn and Deeside 96 13 Kingston upon Hull East 94 14 Copeland 88 15 Barking 86
† Multiple candidates tied for position.
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