Chief Whip of the Labour Party

The chief whip of the Labour Party oversees the whipping system in the Labour Party, and is responsible for ensuring that Labour members of Parliament (MPs) or members of the House of Lords attend and vote in Parliament of the United Kingdom in the desired way of the party leadership.

The party leadership may allow members to have a free vote, based on their own decision, rather than party policy, which means the chief whip is not required to influence the way members vote.

By convention, Chief Whips do not sign early day motions or table questions to Ministers.

Nor do they give media interviews in their capacity as whip.

This is a list of those people who have served as Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.