He convincingly defeated Roy Hattersley, Eric Heffer, and Peter Shore in the 1983 leadership election, which was prompted by Michael Foot's resignation following the disastrous general election result earlier that year.

[1] On 26 October 1984, Kinnock reshuffled his team in the wake of the 1984 Shadow Cabinet elections.

Kinnock reshuffled his Shadow Cabinet on 13 July 1987 in the aftermath of the general election loss.

Robin Cook's portfolio was divided in two after a Government reshuffle; he retained Health, but Meacher took Social Security.

Brown took the latter's Trade and Industry, being replaced himself by Margaret Beckett as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Barry Jones returned to Wales portfolio, bumping Alan Williams from the front bench.