Shadow Cabinet Election Results Announced
7th October 2010

The Labour Party today announced the official list of all MPs elected to Labour's Shadow Cabinet, and the position of Chief Whip, as published by the Parliamentary Labour Party. Among the surprise losers were Diane Abbott who contested the Labour leadership election, David Lammy, Peter Hain, Stephen Timms, former Culture Minister Ben Bradshaw, Shaun Woodward and Stephen Twigg. Yvette Cooper, wife of former Education Secretary Ed Balls, garnered the greatest number of votes. Women take up eleven of twenty-five seats on the Shadow Cabinet, almost the 50:50 split goal set by Deputy Leader Harriet Harman.

MP's elected to the Shadow Cabinet

The following have been elected to the Shadow Cabinet. The list is in alphabetical order by surname:

• Douglas Alexander
• Ed Balls
• Hilary Benn
• Andy Burnham
• Liam Byrne
• Yvette Cooper
• Mary Creagh
• John Denham
• Angela Eagle
• Maria Eagle
• Caroline Flint
• John Healey
• Meg Hillier
• Alan Johnson
• Tessa Jowell
• Sadiq Khan
• Ivan Lewis
• Ann McKechin
• Jim Murphy

They join the following Labour MPs and Peers who are already members of the Shadow Cabinet:

• Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party
• Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
• Rosie Winterton MP, Labour's Chief Whip
• Tony Lloyd MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
• Baroness Jan Royall, Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
• Lord Steve Bassam, Labour's Chief Whip in the House of Lords