Labour and Co-operative Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parliamentary Group Chair | Preet Gill |
| Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair | Jim McMahon |
| Founded | 7 June 1927 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours |
|
| House of Commons | 43 / 650 |
| House of Lords | 14 / 806 |
| Scottish Parliament | 11 / 129 |
| Senedd | 16 / 60 |
| London Assembly | 10 / 25 |
| Local government | 938 / 19,698 |
| PCCs and PFCCs | 15 / 37 |
| Directly elected mayors | 11 / 25 |
Labour and Co-operative Party (often abbreviated to Labour Co-op; Welsh: Llafur a'r Blaid Gydweithredol) is a description used by candidates in United Kingdom elections who stand on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.
Candidates contest elections under an electoral alliance between the two parties, which was first agreed in 1927.[1] This agreement recognises the independence of the two parties and commits them to not standing against each other in elections.[2] It also sets out the procedures for both parties to select joint candidates and collaborate at a local and national level.
There were 43 Labour and Co-operative Party MPs elected at the July 2024 election, making it both the largest number of MPs ever elected under the Labour Co-op banner, and the fourth largest political grouping in the House of Commons, although Labour and Co-operative MPs are generally included in Labour totals.[citation needed] The chair of the Co-operative Parliamentary Group is Preet Gill and the vice-chair is Jim McMahon.[3]
- ^ Whitecross, Angela Francis (January 2015). Co-operative Commonwealth or New Jerusalem? The Co-operative Party and the Labour Party, 1931-1951 (PDF). University of Central Lancashire. p. 79.
- ^ "National Agreement between the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party 2003" (PDF). Co-operative Party. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Co-operative Party NEC". Co-operative Party. Retrieved 7 May 2021.