THE CLP
• The Constituency Labour Party (CLP) is made up of every member of the Labour Party in the constituency.
• It has a General Meeting (GM) the last Wednesday of every month which all members are invited to attend and have the opportunity to vote. The GM makes policy and elects delegates to attend Regional and National Conferences.
• The CLP is run by the Executive Committee (EC), which is made up of officers elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Any member can stand for election as a CLP officer.
• The CLP also has a Campaigns Committee which coordinates local campaigns in national and local elections.
YOUR BRANCH
• In Shrewsbury there are five Branches which are a collection of Electoral Districts (Wards). The Women’s Forum also has the status of a Branch.
• Your local branch is your first port of call for getting involved.
• Branches normally meet once a month. You should receive notification of all your branch meetings from the branch secretary at least a week before the meeting is to be held. If you haven’t recieved any information please Contact Us.
• Any member in the branch can submit and vote for motions at meetings.
• Branch officers (chair, secretary, treasurer at a minimum) are elected at the branch Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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YOUR WARD
• The Shrewsbury Constituency is separated into Electoral Divisions/Wards.
• Ward Representatives are chosen from Members in the CLP to represent the interests of the constituents from that ward.
• During Local Elections candidates are selected to represent the party in a given ward. If they are successful they then become a Councillor.