labour.

• what is the leadership of the Labour party?

  National Executive Committee (NEC)
• professional for the Labour party is:

  the Parliamentary labour Party (PLP)
• what is the administrative centre for the labour party?

  Labour Party HQ (Victorian st London)
• national parties for Labour:

  Scottish and Welsh Labour - aligned but autonomous
• how does the Labour party represent themselves locally?

  Constituency Labour Parties and also Branch Labour Parties to represent wards
• what are the other associations of the Labour party?

  14 affiliated trade unions (can submit motions to conference for debate). Elect delegates to attend conference
• what is the local policy making for the Labour party?

  CLP takes a lead in local and national election campaigns and can submit motions to conference for debate. They also elect delegates to attend conference.
• national policy making for the Labour party:

  Until the 1990s, the annual conference was the sovereign

  policy-making body, but some reforms have since reduced its role.
• is labour more top down or bottom up?

  More ‘bottom up’ as CLPs have more autonomy and the national conference plays a larger role in decision making. The party leadership has introduced reforms to strengthen its position though in recent years and the power of union delegates has been reduced (from 80% of the vote to 50%).
• what is the role of the conference in the labour party?

  50% of votes are allocated to affiliated organisations and the other 50% to constituency labour parties. All voting is restricted to nominated representatives (delegates)
• to be nominated for leadership in the Labour party you must…

  have the support of 20% of MPs plus either 5% of constituencies or 5% of affiliates
• to challenge the incumbent leader in the Labour party you must..

  have a nomination from 20% of MPs
• those who can vote in labour leadership elections are..

  party members and affiliated supporters
• what electoral system is used in Labour leadership elections?

  Alternative Vote (preferential ballot)