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The Labour Party is an unincorporated association without a separate legal personality, and the Labour Party Rule Book legally regulates the organisation and the relationship with members. [190] The General Secretary represents the party on behalf of the other members of the Labour Party in any legal matters or actions. [191]
The National Executive Committee (NEC) is the governing body of the UK Labour Party, setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development.Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party, constituency Labour parties (CLP), and socialist societies, as well as ex officio members such as the ...
Membership of political parties has been in decline in the UK since the 1950s, falling by over 65% from 1983 (4 per cent of the electorate) to 2005 (1.3 per cent). [1] In 2022, 1.5% of the British electorate were members of the Conservative Party, Labour Party, or the Liberal Democrats. [2]
Labour has said it recruited 1,000 new members during the week of the Conservative Party conference. Party treasurer Mike Payne said membership fees continue to be the primary source of income ...
Many Labour parties are also members of the Socialist International or participants in the Progressive Alliance. ... United Labour Party (S.A., 1891–1917) ...
The term Parliamentary Labour Party refers to the party in Parliament, whereas the term Labour Party refers to the entire Labour Party, the parliamentary element of which is the PLP. A similar body for the Conservative Party is the 1922 Committee. An organisation for former members, the PLP in exile, was established after the 2010 general election.
List of currently active political parties with over 50,000,000 members Rank Name Abbreviation Party symbol Country Active since Claimed number of members (year) Approximate percentage of population (year) [b] 1 Bharatiya Janata Party. Indian People's Party. BJP India: 6 April 1980 (44 years ago) () 198 million (2023) [1] [2] [3] 12.7% (2022) 2
It includes all members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons representing the Labour Party from 1900 to 1923 and since 1992. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd or the European Parliament are not listed. Those in italics are overall leaders of the Labour Party, those in bold are prime ministers.