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13,194HTTPS://PARTY.COOP/PUBLICATION/BOARD-REPORT-2022/WEBSITE=CO-OPERATIVE PARTY, CooperativeSocial democracyBritish unionismHTTPS://PARTY.COOP/PUBLICATION/BUILDING-A-FAIRER-FUTURE-THE-CO-OPERATIVE-PLAN-FOR-BRITAIN-2019/WEBSITE=CO-OPERATIVE PARTY, HTTPS://WWW.SCOTSMAN.COM/NEWS/POLITICS/CO-OP-PARTY-CHAIR-QUITS-OVER-INDY-SUPPORT-2472762>TITLE=CO-OP PARTY CHAIR QUITS OVER INDY SUPPORTFIRST=TOMWORK=THE SCOTSMAN, }}Centre-left politics>Centre-left| affiliation1_title = Affiliate partyLabour Party (UK)>Labour Party(Labour and Co-operative Party)| headquarters = 83 Crampton StreetLondon SE17 3BQ| youth_wing = Co-operative Party Youth| website = {{Official URL}}House of Commons of the United Kingdom>House of CommonsHTTPS://PARTY.COOP/ABOUT/>TITLE=ABOUT THE PARTY, Co-operative Party, 27{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}| seats2_title = House of Lords16TOTAL}}Co-operative Party}}}}| seats3_title = Scottish Parliament11{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}| seats4_title = Senedd16{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}Local government in the United Kingdom>Local Government938{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}| seats6_title = London Assembly4{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}Police and crime commissioner>PCCs and PFCCs7{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}Directly elected mayors in England and Wales>Directly elected mayors4{{party color|Co-operative Party}}}}{{party colorPolitical colour#Purple>Purple}}{{Socialism in the UK}}The Co-operative Party () is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, supporting co-operative values and principles. Established in 1917, the Co-operative Party was founded by co-operative societies to campaign politically for the fairer treatment of co-operative enterprise and to elect 'co-operators' to Parliament. The party's roots lie in the Parliamentary Committee of the Co-operative Union established in 1881.Since 1927, the Co-operative Party has had an electoral pact with the Labour Party, with the parties agreeing not to stand candidates against each other. Candidates selected by members of both parties contest elections using the description of Labour and Co-operative Party.WEB, National Agreement between the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party (2003),weblink 19 January 2018,weblink 20 January 2018, dead, The Co-operative Party is a legally separate entity from the Labour Party, and is registered as a political party with the Electoral Commission.WEB, Overview of donations and loans reported in 2013,weblink Donations and loans to political parties, The Electoral Commission, registration, Co-operative Party members are not permitted to be members of any other political party in the UK apart from the Labour Party or Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).The Co-operative Party is de jure the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons with 25 Members of Parliament; however, as all of its MPs sit in the Parliamentary Labour Party, this distinction is seldom made. It also has representatives in the House of Lords, the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, the London Assembly and local government.In keeping with its co-operative values and principles, the Co-operative Party does not have a leader. Instead Joe Fortune serves as General Secretary, Preet Kaur Gill serves as Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group, and Jim McMahon as Chair of the National Executive Committee.

History

The Co-operative Party was formed in 1917 after being approved by the May Congress of the British co-operative movement held in Swansea.BOOK, James C. Docherty, Peter Lamb, Historical Dictionary of Socialism,weblink 2006, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-6477-1, 90, BOOK, Arthur Birnie, An Economic History of the British Isles,weblink 2013, Routledge, 978-1-136-58979-9, 367, Since an electoral pact established in 1927, the party has stood joint candidates with the Labour Party.BOOK, David Marsh, The Changing Social Structure of England and Wales,weblink 2013, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-136-24163-5, 178, In 1938, a written constitution was adopted by the Co-operative Party which formalised links between the two parties; further, in 1946, Co-operative candidates first stood in elections under the Labour Co-operative banner.BOOK, Simon Hall, The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History,weblink 1999, Taylor & Francis, 978-1-57958-107-7, 90, In its formative years, the Co-operative Party was almost exclusively concerned with the trading and commercial problems of the co-operative movement. Since the 1930s, it has widened its emphasis, using influence gained through strong links with the political and commercial left to spread what it sees as co-operative ethos and moral principles. The basic principles underpinning the party are to seek recognition for co-operative enterprises, recognition for the social economy, and to advance support for co-operatives and co-operation across Europe and the developing world. The party stands for a sustainable economy and society, a culture of citizenship and socially responsible business represented by the practice of retail and industrial co-operatives. The Co-operative Party seeks to advance its agenda through the Parliamentary Labour Party, with whom it shares common values.

Joint Parliamentary Committee

The Joint Parliamentary Committee was set up in 1881 by The Co-operative Union. It was primarily a watchdog on parliamentary activities. Issues and legislation could be raised in the House of Commons only by lobbying sympathetic – usually Labour – MPs. As it was somewhat unsatisfactory to have to lobby MPs on each individual issue, motions were passed at the Co-operative Union Annual Congress urging direct parliamentary representation. However, for much of this early period societies would not commit funds.

First World War and early years

At the start of the war, the many retail societies in the co-operative movement grew in both membership and trade; this was due, in part, because of their very public anti-profiteering stance. When conscription was introduced and food and fuel supplies restricted, these societies began to suffer. The movement was under-represented on the various governmental distribution committees and tribunals. Co-operatives received minimal supplies and even management were often drafted, whereas business opponents were able to have even clerks declared vital for the war effort. Societies were also required to pay excess profits tax, although their co-operative nature meant they made no profits.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}A motion was tabled at the 1917 Congress held in Swansea by the Joint Parliamentary Committee and 104 retail societies, calling for direct representation at national and local government levels. The motion was passed by 1979 votes to 201.At first, Co-operative Party candidates still stood separately from Labour in local elections. The Co-op Party's Congress Reports listed the local authority candidates and their successes, listing them as (a) Co-operative, (b) Co-operative-Labour, or (c) Labour.BOOK, Carbery, Thomas F., Consumers in Politics: A history and general review of the Co-operative Party, 1969, Manchester, 9780719003479, p156 Before 1946, there was no requirement that Co-operative Party candidates had also to be members of the Labour Party.Angela Frances Whitecross, ‘Co-operative Commonwealth or New Jerusalem? The Co-operative Party and the Labour Party, 1931-1951’, PhD Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, January 2015.weblink Co-op Party presented itself as the representative of the members of its affiliated Co-operative Societies. Hence the Party claimed more than 11 million members in each of the six years 1962–67.Carbery, p59At times, the Party presented itself as non-political. In his 1932 election address, High Wycombe's first-elected Co-operative Party councillor Tom Collings wrote, ‘The Chesham and Wycombe Co-operative Society, as one of the largest ratepayers in the town, claims the right of DIRECT REPRESENTATION ON THE COUNCIL. [...] Our Co-operative Party is not affiliated to any Political Party, but like the [Co-operative] Society itself, is composed of members having divers political views'.flickrFile:October 1932 election address of Tom Collings - High Wycombe Borough Council.jpg|thumb|right|October 1932 election address of Tom Collings - High Wycombe Borough CouncilHigh Wycombe Borough Council

Central Co-operative Parliamentary Representation Committee

An Emergency Political Conference was held on 18 October 1917. As a result, the Central Co-operative Parliamentary Representation Committee was formed in 1917, with the objective of putting co-operators into the House of Commons. This was soon renamed the Co-operative Party. The first national secretary was Samuel Perry, later a Member of Parliament and the father of Fred Perry.BOOK, Rosen, Greg,weblink Serving the People: Co-operative Party History from Fred Perry to Gordon Brown, 2007, Co-operative Party, 978-0-9549161-4-5, 11 November 2016,weblink 11 November 2016, dead, At first, the party put forward its own candidates. The first was H. J. May, later Secretary of the International Co-operative Alliance, who was unsuccessful at the January 1918 Prestwich by-election. Ten then stood in the 1918 general election. One candidate met with success, Alfred Waterson, who became a Member of Parliament for the Kettering seat. Waterson took the Labour whip in Parliament. In 1919, 151 Co-operative Party councillors were elected at local level. Waterson retired from Parliament in 1922, but four new Co-operative MPs were elected that same year, including A. V. Alexander, all of whom took the Labour whip. Six were elected in 1923 and five in 1924.In the early years, Co-operative Party and Labour Party candidates stood against one another for election on at least one occasion, at Paisley in 1923, where a Labour candidate won enough votes to deny victory to J. M. Biggar of the Co-operative Party.Carbery, p31.{{dubious| "Cormack was the nominee of the local branch of the Labour party, which did not accept Biggar as the official candidate"|date=September 2023}}However, since the 1927 Cheltenham Agreement, the party has had an electoral agreement with the Labour Party, which allows for a limited number of Labour Co-operative candidates. This means that the parties involved do not oppose each other. The agreement has been amended several times, most recently in 2003, which was made in the name of the Co-operative Party rather than the Co-operative Union. After the formal agreement, nine Labour Co-operative MPs were elected at the 1929 general election, and Alexander was made a cabinet minister. However, only one was returned at the 1931 election against the backdrop of a massive defeat for Labour.(File:Co-operative Party Logo Square.svg|thumb|upright|right|Co-operative Party logo used until February 2019)

The rise of the sister party

Labour's recovery as a credible party of government during World War II and the formal links and local affiliations brought by the 1927 agreement saw benefits electorally for the Co-operative Party. In 1945, 23 Labour Co-operative MPs were elected and two held high office in the Labour government – Alexander and Alfred Barnes, who had been chair of the party.But with Labour's fluctuating fortunes and the slow post-war decline of the co-operative movement, the party saw its influence and standing fall. By 1983, another nadir for Labour fortunes, only eight Labour Co-operative MPs were elected.However, in 1997, all 23 candidates won seats in Parliament and, after Labour assumed power, the party gained its first members of the Cabinet since A. V. Alexander: Alun Michael 1998–99 (later First Minister for Wales) and Ed Balls 2007–2010. In 2001, only one candidate was defeated: Faye Tinnion, who had stood against the Leader of the Conservative Party, William Hague.

Organisation and structure

| width = 25%| align = right}}The Co-operative Party is a membership organisation consisting of individual members as well as local, regional and national Co-operative Parties and affiliated co-operative societies and trade unions. Unlike other parties with representatives elected to Parliament, the Co-operative Party does not receive state funding and gets most of its income from membership subscriptions and affiliation fees.WEB,weblink Co-operative Party Board Report and Annual Accounts 2017, The party organisation is itself a co-operative society, registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.Financial Conduct Authority Mutuals Public Register: Co-operative Party LimitedThe Party's highest decision-making body is the National Executive Committee (NEC), which is elected every three years by individual members, affiliated co-operatives and trade unions, the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group, and Co-operatives UK.WEB,weblink Rules of Co-operative Party Limited, Co-operative Party, 20 June 2019, An Annual Conference takes place each autumn to debate policy, discuss the Party's work and vote on motions, although its resolutions are only advisory on the NEC.WEB,weblink Co-operative Party Rule Book Section C: Annual Conference, Co-operative Party, 20 June 2019, The Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group co-ordinates the work of the Party's MPs and Peers in Parliament.

Affiliates

Six of the UK's largest consumer co-operatives are affiliated to the Co-operative Party: the Co-operative Group, Midcounties Co-operative, Central England Co-operative, East of England Co-operative, Scotmid Co-operative and Chelmsford Star Co-operative.The members of each co-operative society vote to approve affiliation to the Party at their annual general meeting. The largest society and funder of the Party is the Co-operative Group, which ballots its members each year on continued support for the Co-operative Party. At the May 2019 AGM, 79% of Co-operative Group members voted in favour of continued affiliation and that year donated £625,600 (2018: £625,600) to the Co-operative Party.WEB, Motion 9 – Political Donations,weblink WEB,weblink 2019 Motion Results, The Co-operative Group, 20 June 2019, In 2016 Community became the first trade union to affiliate to the Co-operative Party,WEB,weblink Co-operative Party Annual Report 2016, Co-operative Party, 20 June 2019, followed in 2018 by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw).WEB,weblink Paddy Lillis addresses the Co-op Party conference, Usdaw, 20 June 2019, Co-operatives UK, Co-operative Press and a number of worker co-operatives and housing co-operatives are also organisational members of the Party.

Local structure

The local structure of the Co-operative Party's is based on autonomous units known as Society Co-operative Parties, which operate in a similar way to Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs).WEB,weblink Co-operative Party Rule Book Section N: Rules for a Society Party, Co-operative Party, 20 June 2019, Co-operative societies sponsor Society Co-operative Parties in their traditional areas of operation, which will often take the name of the supporting society (i.e. East of England Co-operative Party and East of England Co-operative).Society Co-operative Parties usually have a number of branches covering one or more local authority area, which are the main way that individual members interact with the Party to debate policy, select candidates for elections and liaise with Constituency Labour Parties. The Society Co-operative Party is overseen by a party council made up of delegates from branches and the supporting co-operative society.Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have a single national Society Co-operative Party. In England a local party will cover one or more county, or in some cases a full region.WEB,weblink Local Co-operative Parties, Co-operative Party, 20 June 2019,

Labour and Co-operative Party

{{See also|Labour and Co-operative Party}}The Co-operative Party and the Labour Party have had an electoral alliance known as the 'National Agreement' since 1927, meaning they do not stand against each other in elections. Instead the parties agree joint candidates to stand as Labour and Co-operative Party.Labour and Co-operative candidates can stand at elections at all levels in England, Scotland and Wales. Although both parties organise in Northern Ireland, they do not stand candidates for election.As a sister party, the Co-operative Party has a unique relationship with the Labour Party meaning it does not affiliate at a UK level. Instead local Society Co-operative Parties affiliate to Constituency Labour Parties, which facilitates local co-operation and the selection of joint candidates.Most candidates use the Labour and Co-operative Party description on their ballot paper, however some stand under another version, particularly for local government elections and elections in Scotland, Wales and London that use a list system. In this case only one description will be used to avoid voters thinking Labour and Co-operative candidates are standing against Labour candidates; however joint candidates are still recognised as part of the Labour and Co-operative Group if they are elected.WEB,weblink Local Government Factsheet, Co-operative Party, 12 June 2017, Although only the Labour Party emblem is used on the ballot paper, candidates and representatives can use a joint logo on their printed materials and websites.

Leadership

The Co-operative Party does not have a single leader, with the responsibilities shared between Jim McMahon as Chair of the National Executive Committee, Preet Kaur Gill as Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group, and Joe Fortune as General Secretary, who oversees the day-to-day operations of the Party. For the purposes of the registration as a political party with the Electoral Commission, the General Secretary is registered as both the leader and the nominating officer.The Electoral Commission View registration – Co-operative Party

Chairs of the Co-operative Party

• 1918–1924 William Henry Watkins
• 1924–1945 Alfred Barnes MP
• 1945–1955 William Coldrick MP
• 1955–1957 Albert Ballard
• 1957–1965 James Peddie
• 1965–1972 Herbert Kemp CSD, JP
• 1972–1978 John Parkinson
• 1978–1982 Tom Turvey JP
• 1982–1989 Brian Hellowell
• 1989–1995 Jessie Carnegie
• 1995–1996 Peter Nurse
• 1996–2001 Jim Lee
• 2001–2019 Gareth Thomas MP
• 2019–2019 Anna Turley MP (June–December)
• 2019–2020 Chris HerriesWEB,weblink 16 August 2020, 17 August 2020, Co-operative Party, Remembering Chris Herries, 1947-2020, Fortune, Joe,
• 2020–present Jim McMahon MP

General Secretaries of the Co-operative Party

• 1917–1942 Samuel Perry
• 1942–1962 Jack Bailey
• 1962–1967 Harold Campbell
• 1967–1974 Ted Graham
• 1974–1992 David Wise
• 1992–1998 Peter Clarke
• 1998–2008 Peter Hunt
• 2008–2012 Michael Stephenson
• 2012–2015 Karin Christiansen
• 2015–2019 Claire McCarthy
• 2019–present Joe Fortune

Electoral representation

The modern party is the political arm of the wider British co-operative movement and membership of another co-operative enterprise is a requirement for candidates. Co-operative members who wish to stand for election must also be members of the Labour Party, and stand as Labour and Co-operative Party candidates.

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House of Commons

There are 26 Labour and Co-operative MPs in the House of Commons.{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! MP !! Constituency Jonathan Ashworth >Leicester South (UK Parliament constituency)>Leicester SouthStella Creasy >Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)>WalthamstowAnneliese Dodds >Oxford East (UK Parliament constituency)>Oxford EastStephen Doughty >Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)>Cardiff South and PenarthFlorence Eshalomi >Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)>VauxhallChris Evans (British politician)>Chris Evans IslwynPreet Gill >Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)>Birmingham EdgbastonMark Hendrick >Preston (UK Parliament constituency)>PrestonMeg Hillier >Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)>Hackney South and ShoreditchSimon Lightwood >Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)>WakefieldSeema Malhotra >Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)>Feltham and HestonRachael Maskell >York Central (UK Parliament constituency)>York CentralJim McMahon (politician)>Jim McMahon Oldham West and RoytonJames Murray (London politician)>James Murray Ealing NorthAlex Norris (British politician)>Alex Norris Nottingham NorthKate Osamor >Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency)>EdmontonLuke Pollard >Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)>Plymouth, Sutton and DevonportLucy Powell >Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency)>Manchester CentralSteve Reed (politician)>Steve Reed Croydon NorthChristina Rees >Neath (UK Parliament constituency)>NeathJonathan Reynolds >Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency)>Stalybridge and HydeLloyd Russell-Moyle >Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency)>Brighton KemptownMichael Shanks (politician)>Michael Shanks Rutherglen and Hamilton WestBarry Sheerman >Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)>HuddersfieldAlex Sobel >Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)>Leeds North WestGareth Thomas (English politician)>Gareth Thomas Harrow West

House of Lords

There are fourteen Labour and Co-operative peers in the House of Lords:WEB,weblink Members of the House of Lords, Co-operative Party,

• Lord Bassam of Brighton
• Lord Coaker of Gedling
• Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
• Lord Hain
• Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
• Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
• Lord Kennedy of Southwark
• Lord Knight of Weymouth
• Lord Monks
• Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
• Baroness Smith of Basildon
• Baroness Thornton
• Lord Touhig
• Baroness Wilcox of Newport

Lord McFall of Alcluith currently sits as a non-affiliated peer following his election as Lord Speaker in May 2021.

Senedd

There are sixteen Labour and Co-operative Members of the Senedd:WEB,weblink Members of the Welsh Parliament, Co-operative Party, {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! MS !! Constituency or Region Mick Antoniw >Pontypridd (Senedd Cymru constituency)>PontypriddDawn Bowden >Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd Cymru constituency)>Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyAlun Davies (politician)>Alun Davies Blaenau GwentRebecca Evans (politician)>Rebecca Evans GowerVaughan Gething >Cardiff South and Penarth (Senedd Cymru constituency)>Cardiff South and PenarthJohn Griffiths (Welsh politician)>John Griffiths Newport EastMike Hedges (politician)>Mike Hedges Swansea EastVikki Howells >Cynon Valley (Senedd Cymru constituency)>Cynon ValleyHuw Irranca-Davies >Ogmore (Senedd Cymru constituency)>OgmoreJeremy Miles >Neath (Senedd Cymru constituency)>NeathSarah Murphy (politician)>Sarah Murphy BridgendLynne Neagle >Torfaen (Senedd Cymru constituency)>TorfaenRhianon Passmore >Islwyn (Senedd Cymru constituency)>IslwynCarolyn Thomas >North Wales (Senedd Cymru electoral region)>North WalesLee Waters >Llanelli (Senedd Cymru constituency)>LlanelliJoyce Watson >Mid and West Wales (Senedd Cymru electoral region)>Mid and West Wales

Scottish Parliament

There are eleven Labour and Co-operative Members of the Scottish Parliament:WEB,weblink Members of the Scottish Parliament, Co-operative Party, {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! MSP !! Constituency or Region Claire Baker >Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>Mid Scotland and FifeNeil Bibby >West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>West ScotlandSarah Boyack >Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>LothianRhoda Grant >Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>Highlands and IslandsDaniel Johnson (Scottish politician)>Daniel Johnson Edinburgh SouthernMonica Lennon >Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>Central ScotlandPauline McNeill >Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>GlasgowPaul O'Kane >West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>West ScotlandAnas Sarwar >Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>GlasgowColin Smyth >South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>South ScotlandPaul Sweeney >Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)>Glasgow

London Assembly

There are eleven Labour and Co-operative Members of the London Assembly:WEB,weblink Members of the London Assembly, Co-operative Party, {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! AM !! Constituency or Region Marina Ahmad >Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency)>Lambeth and SouthwarkElly Baker >| London-wideAnne Clarke (politician)>Anne Clarke Barnet and CamdenLeonie Cooper >Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)>Merton and WandsworthUnmesh Desai >City and East (London Assembly constituency)>City and EastLen Duvall >Greenwich and Lewisham (London Assembly constituency)>Greenwich and LewishamKrupesh Hirani>Brent and Harrow (London Assembly constituency)>Brent and HarrowJoanne McCartney >Enfield and Haringey (London Assembly constituency)>Enfield and HaringeySem Moema>North East (London Assembly constituency)>North EastOnkar Sahota >Ealing and Hillingdon (London Assembly constituency)>Ealing and HillingdonSakina Sheikh >| London-wide

Police and Crime Commissioners

There are seven Labour and Co-operative Police and Crime Commissioners:WEB,weblink Police and Crime Commissioners, Co-operative Party, {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! Commissioner !! Police Area Durham Police and Crime Commissioner>DurhamAlan Billings >South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner>South YorkshireJeffrey Cuthbert >Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner>GwentNorth Wales Police and Crime Commissioner>North WalesKim McGuinness >Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner>NorthumbriaAlun Michael >South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner>South WalesEmily Spurrell >Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner>Merseyside

Directly elected Mayors

There are four directly elected Labour and Co-operative metro mayors:WEB,weblink Metro Mayors, Co-operative Party, {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! Mayor !! Mayoral Area Tracy Brabin >Mayor of West Yorkshire>West YorkshireAndy Burnham >Mayor of Greater Manchester>Greater ManchesterOliver Coppard >Mayor of South Yorkshire>South YorkshireNik Johnson >Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough>Cambridgeshire and PeterboroughThere are three directly elected Labour and Co-operative local authority mayors:{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%"! Mayor !! Mayoral Area Damien Egan >Mayor of Lewisham>LewishamRokhsana Fiaz >Mayor of Newham>NewhamPhilip Glanville >Mayor of Hackney>Hackney

Local government

The Co-operative Party is represented in all tiers of local government by councillors who stand as Labour and Co-operative. In 2021 there were 938 Labour and Co-operative councillors across England, Scotland and Wales.WEB,weblink Election Results 2021, Co-operative Party,

Northern Ireland Assembly

The Co-operative Party is affiliated with the Labour Party in Northern Ireland and in addition, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) members are permitted to join the party.WEB,weblink Northern Ireland, Co-operative Party, Neither the Co-operative or Labour parties currently have any representation in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

See also

• List of Labour Co-operative Members of Parliament
• Co-operative Party election results
• Rochdale Principles
• British co-operative movement

References

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Further reading

• Consumers in politics, a history and general review of the Co-operative Party (1969), Thomas F. Carbery, Manchester U.P.
• Serving the People: Co-operative Party History from Fred Perry to Gordon Brown. (2007), Greg Rosen, London: Co-operative Party. {{ISBN|978-09549161-4-5}}.

External links

• {{Official website}}
• The National Co-operative Archive holds records relating to the Co-operative Party. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219072825weblink |date=19 December 2017 }}
• Co-operative Party Wales Papers at the National Library of Wales

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