Chief Whip of the Labour Party
The Chief Whip of the Labour Party oversees the whipping system in the party, which is responsible for ensuring that Labour MPs or members of the House of Lords attend and vote in parliament in the desired way of the party leadership.
Following the election of Keir Starmer as Labour leader on 4th April 2020, both Chief Whips previously appointed by former leader Jeremy Corbyn were reappointed.
Chief Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the House of Commons and a member of the House of Lords, also help to organise their party's contribution to parliamentary business.
The party leadership may allow members to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy, which means the chief whip is not required to influence the way members vote.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reappointed Nick Brown as Labour Chief Whip in the House of Commons in 2016 and appointed Tommy McAvoy as Labour Chief whip in the House of Lords in 2018. Following the election of Keir Starmer as Labour leader on the 4th April 2020, both Chief Whips previously appointed by Corbyn were reappointed to their positions.
This is a list of those people who have served as Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
House of Commons
| Year | Name | Constituency |
| 1906 | David Shackleton | Clitheroe |
| 1906 | Arthur Henderson | Barnard Castle |
| 1907 | George Roberts | Norwich |
| 1914 | Arthur Henderson | Barnard Castle |
| 1914 | Frank Goldstone | Sunderland |
| 1916 | George Roberts | Norwich |
| 1919 | William Tyson Wilson | Westhoughton |
| 1920 | Arthur Henderson | Widnes |
| 1924 | Benjamin Spoor | Bishop Auckland |
| 1925 | Arthur Henderson | Burnley |
| 1927 | Thomas Kennedy | Kirkcaldy Burghs |
| 1931 | Charles Edwards | Bedwellty |
| 1942 | William Whiteley | Blaydon |
| 1955 | Herbert Bowden | Leicester South West |
| 1964 | Edward Short | Newcastle upon Tyne Central |
| 1966 | John Silkin | Deptford |
| 1969 | Robert Mellish | Bermondsey |
| 1976 | Michael Cocks | Bristol South |
| 1985 | Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland |
| 1995 | Donald Dewar | Glasgow Garscadden |
| 1997 | Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend |
| 1998 | Ann Taylor | Dewsbury |
| 2001 | Hilary Armstrong | Durham North West |
| 2006 | Jacqui Smith | Redditch |
| 2007 | Geoff Hoon | Ashfield |
| 2008 | Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East |
| 2010 | Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central |
| 2016 | Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East |
House of Lords
| Year | Name |
| Feb 1924 | The Lord Muir-Mackenzie |
| Feb 1924 | The Earl De La Warr |
| 1930 | The Lord Marley |
| 1937 | The Lord Strabolgi |
| 1941 | The Earl of Listowel |
| 1944 | The Lord Southwood |
| 1945 | The Lord Ammon |
| 1949 | The 1st Lord Shepherd |
| 1954 | The Earl of Lucan |
| 1964 | The 2nd Lord Shepherd |
| 1967 | The Lord Beswick |
| 1973 | The Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe |
| 1982 | The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede |
| 1990 | The Lord Graham of Edmonton |
| 1997 | The Lord Carter |
| 2002 | The Lord Grocott |
| 2008 | The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon |
| 2008 | The Lord Bassam of Brighton |
| 2018 | Lord McAvoy |