1982 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet took place on 18 November 1982. In addition to the 15 members elected, the Leader, Deputy Leader, Labour Chief Whip, Labour Leader in the House of Lords, and Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party 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:
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 | Stanley 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 |
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