Shadow Cabinet rankings – February 2012

Which shadow cabinet members are most popular with LabourList readers? This month there’s little change at the top, with Andy Burnham’s steadfast defence of the NHS keeping him at the top of the shadow cabinet rankings for a second successive month. Tom Watson has overtaken Yvette Cooper to move into second place – but as a whole the top 10 is looking fairly solid now. There is one new entry though – Emily Thornberry receives a boost this month (moving up four places) after a well received appearance on Question Time.

Other big moves this month are Vernon Coaker, Stephen Twigg, Michael Dugher and Tessa Jowell (all up) and Sadiq Khan, Jon Trickett, Margaret Curran and Caroline Flint (all down). Liam Byrne and Ivan Lewis still make up the bottom two.

The full table is below:

1. Andy Burnham (-)
2. Tom Watson (Up 1)
3. Yvette Cooper (Down 1)
4. Hilary Benn (-)
5. Chuka Umunna (-)
6. Ed Balls (Up 1)
7. Rachel Reeves (Down 1)
8. Douglas Alexander (-)
9. Harriet Harman (-)
10. Emily Thornberry (Up 4)
11. Jim Murphy (Down 1)
12. Angela Eagle (-)
13. Peter Hain (-)
14. Sadiq Khan (Down 3)
15. Liz Kendall (Up 1)
16. Maria Eagle (Down 1)
17. Vernon Coaker (Up 3)
18. Stephen Twigg (Up 3)
19. Michael Dugher (Up 4)
20. Tessa Jowell (Up 4)
21. Jon Trickett (Down 4)
22. Mary Creagh (-)
23. Margaret Curran (Down 5)
24. Caroline Flint (Down 5)
25. Rosie Winterton (-)
26. Ivan Lewis (-)
27. Liam Byrne (-)

565 people voted this month between March 1st and March 7th. Thanks to everyone who voted. Don’t forget to check back tomorrow when we’ll be announcing our February MP of the month.