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.
Rank Candidate Constituency Votes 1 Dunfermline East 150 2 Livingston 149 3 Monklands East 141 4 Cynon Valley 137 5 Dagenham 136 6† Derby South 134 6† Holborn and St Pancras 134 8 Sedgefield 132 9 Dewsbury 126 10† South Shields 122 10† Glasgow Garscadden 122 12† Copeland 121 12† Manchester Gorton 121 14 Blackburn 119 15† Oldham West 118 15† Kingston upon Hull East 118 17 Alyn and Deeside 113 18 Barking 107 19 Clackmannan 88 20 Caerphilly 83 21 Eccles 72 22 Newcastle-under-Lyme 61 23 Kingston upon Hull North 59 24 Edinburgh East 50 25 Hamilton 48 26† Peckham 45 26† Birmingham Ladywood 45 28 Newham North West 41 29 Bow and Poplar 40 30 Chesterfield 39 31 Falkirk West 35 32† Huddersfield 32 32† Islington South and Finsbury 32 34 Hammersmith 31 35 Tottenham 30 36 Bradford South 29 37 Linlithgow 26 38 Leicester East 22 † Multiple candidates tied for position.
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