Labour Party Shadow Cabinet elections

Until they were abolished in 2011 it had been the tradition for the Labour [Party (UK)|British Labour Party] to hold elections to the Official [Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)|Shadow Cabinet] whenever the Party was in Opposition. Cabinet members would be elected by the MPs within the Parliamentary Labour Party, usually at the beginning of a Parliamentary session. The PLP voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections at a meeting on 5 July 2011. The decision was later approved by Labour's National Executive Committee at the end of July, then at their annual conference in Liverpool in September.