This year there is a bumper set of Internal Labour Party elections, with NEC, NCC, NPF and NWC elections all taking place.
CLPs will be nominating candidates from January to June.
The NEC election will take place in the summer with one member one vote, elected through Single Transferrable Vote (STV).
NCC and NPF elections will happen at Labour Party Conference in September as a delegate vote, and NWC election will happen at Women’s Conference in September as a delegate vote.
Young Labour and Labour Students elections are also happening this year. We’re backing the Organise! recommended candidates, and you can find out more about them here: Organise 26 | Labour
I believe passionately in our party values – equality, community, tolerance, solidarity and a socially just society. I want to continue putting my Labour values into action and serve people in our communities as well as our party.
For the last 32 years, I am proud to have worked in the substance misuse and mental health field in our precious NHS. I am passionate about tackling inequality in all its forms.
As a councillor on Wirral Borough Council and as Deputy Leader of the Labour Group, I understand the challenges our communities and public services face. I really enjoy being a community champion, avid campaigner and activist, and have enjoyed visiting CLPs to talk about the work of the NEC and listen to people’s feedback and views.
I am on the North West Regional Executive Committee, as well as CLP Treasurer, and Campaign Coordinator for our Borough Campaign Group. I also serve as a school governor, and as a board member for our local Youth Zone.
I am a member of Managers in Partnership (part of UNISON) and Christians on the Left.
Please also nominate Abdi Duale, Peter Mason and Jane Thomas.
I am standing for re-election to Labour’s NEC to ensure CLPs and members remain at the heart of our party.
My family was lifted out of poverty by a Labour Government, so I know personally the difference Labour in power makes. That is why I have spent years campaigning and supporting our candidates. As a former organiser, I know our values only change lives when they’re matched with hard graft, strong local parties, unity across our movement, and a focus on winning.
Over the past four years, I have interviewed dozens of Labour candidates who are now MPs, Mayors, and Councillors serving their communities. At a time when Reform and the populist right are on the rise, we must remain united and deliver the change we promised.
With a Labour government now in office, the NEC’s role is crucial. With your support, I’ll continue to:
I am a proud GMB member. Please also consider supporting Angela Davies, Peter Mason, and Jane Thomas.
The Labour Party can only win for working people if we are united and in power.
I led the Jewish Labour Movement during one of the darkest points in our Party’s history. We can’t ever go back to failure and divisiveness.
I now lead a Labour Council, with a Labour Government at our back – implementing Labour priorities, with Labour values, delivering change for people who rely on us every day to have their backs.
We’ve seen the destruction caused by the Tories to our communities. We can’t let them do it again, whatever shade of blue they campaign under.
Governing is tough, and needs determination, focus and composure. Every election matters. Every advancing step toward achieving our manifesto and fulfilling our promise to the British people, matters.
If you re-elect me to the NEC, my focus will remain sharply on ensuring we are fighting hard to win in national legislatures, city and town halls across the country year-round, and are ready and energised to win the next general election.
I’m standing together with the Labour to Win team. Please also nominate and support Angela Davies, Abdi Duale and Jane Thomas.
As a member of the NEC in the last 2 years I have been only too aware of the vital role in keeping you as members connected and valued. I take this role seriously, acknowledging the Party’s financial, legal and political responsibilities.
I’ve spent time supporting the National Women’s Committee, advocating for better support to those women in elected positions who are facing increased abuse on a daily basis. The work we do this year to combat violence against Women and Girls is vital.
I bring substantial and varied campaign experience to the NEC. Formerly Chair of South Yorkshire Women’s Development Trust, Head of the England team at Friends of the Earth, executive member of the European Movement, active on Sheffield’s Fairness Commission.
I also bring substantial political campaigning experience to the NEC – member of Yorkshire Regional Board, a regular feature out on the doorstep and leading the election of Labour’s first mayor in South Yorkshire.
This is a vital year – internationally and at home. Unity is vital. And focus on the main prize – delivery of our ambitions in our communities and a second term Labour government.
Unison member. Please also nominate Angela Davies, Abdi Duale and Peter Mason.
It’s been an honour to serve as the voice of Local government on the NEC, with my colleague Peter Wheeler.
I have attended every meeting. Accountability is critical. We have been pleased to share reports – these are available to view here.
We understand the challenges faced by councillors and have raised these successfully on your behalf from councillor safety to more support for our local elections, to reinstating our pensions, which is a great victory for us all.
We work closely and positively with the LLRG (formerly ALC) executive and the LGA labour group to ensure we are joined up.
I am always happy to speak with individual councillors and Groups directly. Thank you to those who have got in touch. If given the chance to continue to serve, I will be there for all of you. I recognise many of you face the issue of LGR. This will be a priority over the next term for the NEC.
As we move into a key phase of delivery for the government, strong, experienced representation for local government on the NEC is essential. With your support, I will continue to be that passionate, robust, accountable voice, with Peter, on your behalf.
Together with my colleague, Claire Holland, I am one of the Local Government representatives on the National Executive Committee.
I am the Chief Whip on Cheshire West and Chester Council and am a member of the Cheshire Fire Authority and the LGA Fire Services Committee. I am a lifelong Labour member and Trades Unionist.
Like you, I am active in my local community on issues that affect our people:
The Food Banks
The Litter Picks
The Door Knocking
Working with Claire on the NEC we raise important national issues affecting local councillors whether it’s local Government reform, Councillor pensions or the Bullying and harassment some of our members face from Reform. Also, we work on behalf of individual councils and councillors to improve relations with the national party.
This year will be crucial for the party as we take on hard right Reform and Tories and deliver on behalf of our people.
Local Councillors will be crucial to our success and we want to support you in that fight.
If you are a Councillor, please nominate Claire and Peter at your next Labour Group meeting
I’m Sheri-Ann Bhim, Labour Councillor for Graveney Ward on Merton Council, where I serve as Chief Whip of the Labour Group. Since 2023, I’ve helped lead one of the slimmest Labour majorities in London, maintaining discipline, trust and collective responsibility whilst also helping to ensure our Labour administration delivers for residents across the borough. I also sit on the Planning Committee and Governance and Audit Committee, reflecting my strong commitment to accountability, transparency and robust decision-making.
I’ve been a Labour member for over 12 years, with my political roots in Labour Students, where I was active throughout my student years before going on to lead the national student wing of our Party. That experience shaped my belief in strong internal democracy, effective organising, political education and developing the next generation of Labour leaders.
Alongside my elected role, I’m a trainer with the Labour Women’s Network, supporting women to step forward and thrive within our movement, and a proud member of GMB and Community Union, rooted in a belief in collective voice and workers’ rights.
My record is grounded in grassroots activism, Party service and Labour values, putting fairness, opportunity and justice into practice.
An active Labour Party member for 18 years, I’ve been proud to serve in a range of roles within my CLP, including Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. I’ve been a councillor for over 10 years and I’m currently Leader of the Labour Group on Dartford Borough Council.
Across these roles, I’ve experienced how important it is that our rulebook is applied fairly and consistently, and that we always uphold the values on which our party is built.
I am standing to serve on the NCC because I believe our party is strongest when we maintain the highest standards. The NCC has a vital role in making sure we uphold our rules and values.
Having sat on numerous selection panels, I understand what we should expect from our candidates and activists. Like many of you, I am out on the doorstep regularly and every conversation is an opportunity to represent our Party positively. With Labour in government, this matters more than ever.
I am also a proud member of Community Union and the Co-operative Party. I would be honoured to have your support and also ask you to vote for Sem Moema, Sue Pugh and Alice Smart.
I joined the Labour Party in the late 1980’s because I believed that only Labour represented my views and after so many years of unjust Conservative rule, I wanted to see a government who believed in fairness, honesty and hope for the future. This is still true today.
I have worked for almost 40 years to support Labour and Labour values, whether it was as an activist, a Councillor, a Regional Organiser, Chair of Labour Northwest Regional Board and currently as CLP Secretary.
Now, as we are the Party in power, we must show that we are a united, honest and fair party, with plans and policies to reverse the damage the Tories have inflicted in their 14 years in Government – to bring children and families out of poverty, save our NHS, care for our elderly and continue to improve workers’ rights.
We must fight for the changes we so badly need. I am a proud member of the GMB trade union, a member of the Co-operative Party and a current member of the NCC.
Please vote for me and also Jonathon Hawkes, Sem Moema and Alice Smart in the CLP section of the NCC.
My name is Alice Smart and I’m standing for the National Constitutional Committee to ensure our disciplinary processes are transparent, accountable and fair to every member of our party, from grassroots activist to MP.
Now more than ever, we must uphold the highest standards within our party so that we can face outwards – taking the fight to our opponents, delivering on our manifesto promises, and securing a second term Labour government. Our communities deserve no less.
My familiarity with Labour’s disciplinary procedures is significant, particularly from my involvement with the Yorkshire and Humber REC where I regularly sit on panels for selections and appeals.
My Labour Party journey started 15 years ago, when I joined our movement as a teenager. Since then I have served our party in many roles including 12 years as a Leeds City Councillor and more recently, as a member of the National Policy Forum.
I am a working mum of two little boys who inspire me every day. In my day job, I manage the constituency office of a Labour Government Minister. I am also a proud member of the GMB.
I also recommend nominating Jonathon Hawkes, Sem Moema and Sue Pugh.
Please nominate Sheri-Ann, Jonathon, Sue and Alice at your next CLP meeting
I am proud to be seeking re-election to the Labour Party’s National Women’s Committee after serving as Chair for the past two years. It has been an immense privilege to represent and advocate for Labour women, ensuring that our voices are heard at every level of the Party.
During my tenure, I have worked tirelessly to strengthen our collective voice, push for policies that improve women’s lives, and ensure that Labour remains the party of equality and social justice. We have fought for better representation, addressed key issues affecting women, and built a strong network of activists who are committed to change. But there is still more to do.
I will continue to champion policies that tackle gender inequality, secure greater inclusion for all women in our movement, work with our Labour government to deliver for women and fulfil our manifesto pledges, and ensure that the National Women’s Committee remains a force for positive change. Together, we can build on the progress we’ve made and keep pushing for a Labour Party that truly represents and uplifts all women.
I hope to earn your trust once again and continue this vital work. Let’s keep fighting for a fairer, more equal society.
I’m standing for the National Women’s Committee because I’m keen to help grow the Labour movement amongst women nationally, support women members, and advise our Party on women’s political involvement.
Being a woman in the Labour Party is in many ways an honour: we’re the party of equality. But there is still work to do to increase representation at all levels. I’ve attended the Women’s Conference multiple times. It’s rewarding to discuss important issues: from the gender pay gap to experiences of misogyny. As a Committee member, I’d be active in shaping future Women’s Conferences.
As a councillor and Cabinet Member for Business, Jobs & Skills, I work hard to deliver Lewisham’s mission of building an inclusive economy. This includes helping women to start their own businesses, and to stay in business.
As a former financial journalist, I joined newsroom campaigns to promote gender parity in our reporting. That meant ensuring we actively sought out more women experts when we needed a quote, in order to widen women’s representation in the media.
I’m a member of UNISON, LCID, Labour Women’s Network, and am proud of what Labour has done for women since entering government. I’d like to support that work further.
I have been a single mum for thirteen years, worked for 31 years as a teacher and cared for my elderly Mum for several years. I am currently a candidate for upcoming elections in County Durham and a CLP Secretary. I sit on the Regional Executive as a CLP representative. Through these experiences, I know only too well the challenges women face in politics.
I try to ensure my CLP and branch is focused on Women’s Issues and strengthens the voice of women at every opportunity. I am proud to have represented the North-East on the National Women’s Committee for two years, where we have some brilliant women MPs and organisers.
I am a passionate believer in making younger female members of the Labour Party aware of the possibilities for women in the Party, and using my knowledge as a community activist and councillor, help them progress as politicians and activists in the future.
I will be supporting and promoting important legislation such as the Employment Bill to give better protections for working women; fulfill our manifesto pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade; and help us build an economy that works for women.
I would be honoured to join the National Women’s Committee.
I care deeply about making sure women’s voices are heard, valued and supported at every level of our party.
I am chair of my CLP, a District Councillor, Women’s officer for South West, LLRC rep, member of Unison, and have been involved in local politics & campaigning for several years.
Like many women, my political life has been built around work, caring responsibilities, school runs & late-night WhatsApp groups, often all at once!
Through this, I’ve seen how much stronger we are when women are encouraged to step forward, supported to stay involved, & trusted with leadership.
I know how hard it can be to find the time, confidence and space to get involved, and how easily women can be overlooked or quietly drop out. I am particularly passionate about supporting women who don’t always see themselves reflected in politics, and helping to create welcoming, realistic pathways into participation & leadership.
If elected, I would bring a thoughtful, supportive and collaborative approach to the committee: because none of us have come this far just to come this far.
It is my privilege to ask for your endorsement to represent you on the National Women’s Committee.
For 9 years, I’ve served as a councillor and, for seven, as Wigan Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources, and Transformation. I’ve seen the power of women to transform communities and inspire future generations to step into public life.
As a Chartered Accountant , I understand the deep-rooted financial inequalities women face. I’ve used every platform I’ve been given to champion inclusion and equality.
As part of the UK delegation to the Council of Europe, I serve as the spokesperson for gender equality, tackling critical issues like violence against women in politics, the suffering of women and children in war zones such as Ukraine, and defending the democratic right to vote and stand for election.
As Chair of the Social Inclusion Committee, I push for more women in leadership and resilient protections against gender-based violence.
I feel privileged to belong to Labour Women’s Network.
A proud Labour member for 16 years, a member of GMB and Co-operative Party, I’ve campaigned nationally and locally. With your support, I’ll continue striving for a more equal society—where women and girls thrive, lead, and shape the future with confidence.
I joined the Labour Party over 30 years ago and have worked tirelessly for gender quality, as a CLP women’s officer and a trade unionist. I want to use this experience to help the Labour party as we prepare for the next General Election.
It is a fact we must celebrate that there are now more women MPs than Conservatives showing that if we can get women’s voices heard in Parliament but we must keep going. If elected, I will ensure we maintain women’s representation at every level, in local government and party structures. It is vital we have a programme of training and mentoring in place for the next generation of women, and strong networks for women locally and across the country so we can support one another.
It is through Labour women that we will continue to build links with women in our communities, so we can be their voice on issues that matter, from climate change to the cost of living. The role of women’s conference must take centre stage as a platform to progress these policies and make sure women are at the heart of our party and our Government.
Please nominate Sagal, Ese, Alison, Angela, Nazia and Lucy at your next CLP meeting
I am currently a member of the Home Office Policy commission, and I have loved my first year on the NPF. Especially with contributing to Labour’s response on Violence Against Women and Girls and Anti-Social Behaviour.
I’m also a Unitary and Town Councillor, CLP Secretary, GMB member, graduate of Jo Cox Women in Leadership, and working mum of 4.
Areas of interest for me include tackling VAWG, the housing, poverty and SEND crises and challenging inequality.
I’m a massive believer in social justice and fairness.
Being part of the membership feedback process feels critical to restoring public services, trust in politics and securing success in 2029.
Statement coming soon
We haven’t had the chance to elect a second term Labour Government since 2001: this next National Policy Forum cycle is crucial as we build our policy platform for the next General Election.
My focus on the National Policy Forum will be delivering a second term Labour Government: ensuring members, CLPs and unions across our region have their voices heard, as I have through 10+ years as one of your National Policy Forum reps.
In this recent National Policy Forum cycle I’ve contributed to the Kickstarting Economic Growth Commission: making the case for growth and strengthening workers rights to be fully aligned, building a genuinely fairer economy.
I’ve taken the priorities of members direct to Ministers on issues including workers rights, free school meals, regional devolution and building affordable and social homes.
I bring significant experience and a track record over many years of representing East Midlands members and CLPs.
Current/previous experience includes:
National Policy Forum 10+ years; Joint Policy Committee; MEP; East Midlands Regional Executive; worked closely with trade unions on EU workers rights legislation and policy; councillor; deputy executive mayor.
I also encourage nominations for Kelly Duddridge, Hajira Piranie, Nathan Oswin and Ruby Simpson (youth).
I am standing for the National Policy Forum because I want members voices, workplace experiences, and lived reality to shape Labour’s policy agenda.
I currently serve as a Regional Executive Board member and as a member of the NCC, giving me a strong understanding of our Party’s structures, values and disciplinary processes. I am a proud GMB member and a GMB officer- representing members daily and fighting for fairness and equality in the workplace. This experience keeps me grounded in the real challenges people face, with the need for practical and deliverable policies.
I am a sepsis survivor and an ambassador for the UK Sepsis Trust. This has driven my long-standing commitment to health policy, which was a central focus during my time as a parliamentary candidate. I am passionate about tackling health inequalities, improving patient safety, and ensuring the NHS has the workforce and funding it needs to deliver high quality care for all.
If elected I would work collaboratively, listen to members and affiliates, to help develop credible policies rooted in Labour values- capable of being delivered in government.
Over the coming years, we face a growing threat from Reform both locally and nationally. Our Labour government must be brave and bold in responding to new challenges- and that means party activists must have a strong voice in government through the NPF.
I know our movement and our region. As Chair of East Midlands Young Labour, I have brought young members together through socials and campaign days.
Over the last term, I have shown that I deliver as your NPF Youth Rep. I have kept members informed with a newsletter, raised the issues facing young people directly with Ministers, and delivered education events explaining the work of the NPF and the role members play in shaping policy. I have listened closely to young members about the issues that matter most to them- I am always available to contact via email- and spoken at CLP meetings about the role of the NPF and how I am working to ensure young members’ voices are heard.
If re-elected, I will continue to deliver for young members across our region- keeping you connected and represented.
If you live in East Midlands region, please nominate Kelly, Nathan, Rory, Hajira and Ruby at your next CLP meeting
As a member of the Labour Party for many years, I have been Mid Beds CLP chair and now TULO officer.
The NPF gives members the opportunity to contribute policy ideas and feedback challenges around implementation. I have visited CLPs to promote the work of the NPF and to encourage members to participate in our policy making.
I have been involved in the breaking down barriers to opportunity commission. I have attended online policy meetings and stakeholder roundtables. The evidence received by the commission helped to shape our policy on the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
I work for UNISON representing NHS members. The landmark employment rights act will make a big difference to working people.
Finally, I am the parent of an autistic young person. We have experienced the broken SEND system first hand. We are taking steps to reform the system to ensure that early support and intervention is available close to home and is appropriate. Clearing up the Tories mess and fixing the system will take time. I am keen to play my part in helping to get this right.
I would be proud to represent Eastern regional members again on the NPF.
I am seeking re-election to Labour’s National Policy Forum to continue giving a strong voice for members across the East of England.
I have been a Labour Party member for over 20 years, serving as a Labour councillor and Labour Group Leader in local government. I am a proud trade unionist, and within my local party I have held a range of roles, including CLP Secretary and CLP Chair.
As a councillor, I have helped put Labour values into action: delivering new council homes, supporting our local high streets, and taking meaningful steps to tackle the climate emergency. Good policy must be rooted in what works on the ground. I am Labour’s candidate to be Mayor of Greater Essex and want us to continue to devolve power to local areas.
On the National Policy Forum, I have sat on the Kickstart Economic Growth Commission, and I want to continue to help rebuild our economy and strengthen our public services.
If re-elected, I will continue to engage actively with members in the region and ensure that your voices and priorities are heard.
I am re-standing to represent Eastern Region CLPs in the National Policy Forum to act as a voice for local members and champion of our region.
In the last NPF final document, I strenuously supported local CLP proposals from Southend to S.E. Cambs and further.
As a former Member of the European Parliament, I prize my good contacts and knowledge of the whole region. But I am always keen to meet and talk with new members.
As experienced member of the NPF, I know how to constructively influence Ministers and their teams. I have served on the ‘Britain Reconnected’ policy commission, advocating efforts towards peace, respect for human rights and multilateralism.
As a lifelong member of Unison, I will always champion public services. As a Cambridgeshire County Councillor, I will always champion local government. In my professional life, I have experience working in environmentalism and in social care, about which I can contribute ideas.
Above all, I hope to contribute to policies which will ensure Labour wins the next General Election and which secures Labour’s ten-year mission for national renewal.
I seek your support to represent the Eastern Region on the NPF. It’s important that members can share ideas, so I’m willing to speak with CLPs and encourage members to contribute to Labour’s policy development.
Having joined the Party in South Norfolk in 1982, I am now the Chair of Norfolk Local Government Committee, connecting our constituencies and groups during devolution and local government reorganisation.
As Chair of Waveney Valley, I helped set up this new CLP straddling the Norfolk and Suffolk boundary. I know what it is like to live in a rural area and to have a Green MP and Green-led councils.
Professionally, I was the Borough Organiser, a Councillor, Group Secretary and Cabinet Member in Brent. After being the Party’s Head of Local Government, I ran a consultancy working with councils.
I’m particularly interested in public sector reform and devolution, housing, environment, rural issues and international development, on which I also worked. I am a member of the GMB, Co-operative Party, Labour Environment Campaign, Labour Housing Group and Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform.
Over the next two years, we will be refreshing policy ahead of the next General Election that Labour must win. We need ten years of national renewal to rebuild our economy and public services. We need policies to take on the Greens and to defeat Reform and show the benefits of a Labour Government.
If you live in Eastern region, please nominate Louise, Adam, Richard and Ann at your next CLP meeting. A youth rep candidate will be announced soon
I’m standing for the NPF because the most crucial thing for Labour ahead of the next election is to deliver for working people. We need a supportive but critical lens on the policy agenda and a constant push to do more. I work in a policy thinktank and I can help provide that.
The balance between fixing the structural problems Britain faces and making tangible, immediate change in people’s lives is a hard one and on the NPF we have to help the government navigate it. And we have to work with partners in civil society, and in the union movement (I am a member of the GMB) to bring forward the ideas that are going to renew Britain.
There’s a real urgency to this – I was a parliamentary candidate for Labour in 2024 and have campaigned all around the country and know that things are tough and people are rightfully impatient for change. I hope to play my part in delivering it.
It has been an honour to serve on the National Policy Forum’s Safe and Secure Communities Commission and I remain committed to helping deliver the Labour Party’s key commitments on community safety, combatting violence against women and girls, together with community connection, cohesion and empowerment.
As Cabinet Member for Community Safety in Barnet Labour’s historic first administration I am delighted to have delivered our key manifesto commitments as well as our creative campaigns on women’s safety, an award-winning programme to tackle serious organised crime, and innovative initiatives on community cohesion, as part of a collaborative, proactive and public health partnership.
I am also a representative of the Local Government Association’s Safer and Stronger Communities Committee, including as a collective voice giving evidence to Select Committees on a range of issues – combatting extremism, community cohesion and community safety.
I have over 30 years’ experience from the creative, community and commercial sectors, bringing people together to develop and deliver transformative policies and initiatives. I continue to learn constantly from working with many local community and environmental groups, including as a trustee at the Artsdepot Theatre and at Sebby’s Corner (supporting children in need).
I’m standing for the NPF to offer my experience as a Labour party member, activist, and councillor. Having campaigned for, and seen the election of a new Labour government after 14 years of Tory rule, it’s been heartening to see the real improvements being made to the country, and as a party member I think it’s vital that we contribute to the policies and direction that our government is taking to make all of our lives better.
I joined the party 15 years ago and I have been a councillor in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham since 2018. I currently serve as the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health and have seen how Labour policies in action can truly change lives.
Having served for the past two years as an NPF rep, it has been a valuable experience in discussing, formulating and drafting the policies to take our ambitions for the country forward. If elected again, I will continue to report back and work with CLPs to enable and ensure that members are able to contribute to our policy making process.
I am seeking re-election to the National Policy Forum to continue representing members and shaping Labour policy rooted in fairness and lived experience. I am a sitting NPF member and have served over the past year on the Tackling Barriers to Opportunity policy commission, contributing to work focused on widening access, breaking down structural inequality, and ensuring Labour delivers meaningful social mobility.
Alongside this, I am a Labour councillor, working daily with residents and bringing frontline insight into the party’s national policy discussions. I am proud to be an active member of the GMB union, grounding my politics in the values of collective action and working-class representation.
Outside the Labour Party, I work as a campaigner for a national charity, leading influencing and policy work that challenges inequality and amplifies the voices of disabled people and marginalised communities. This experience strengthens my contribution to Labour’s policy-making and keeps me closely connected to the real-world impact of political decisions.
I am particularly passionate about tackling inequality, supporting young people, and ensuring opportunity and social mobility are genuinely accessible to all.
I am proud to be a Labour councillor in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, where I am the borough’s youngest councillor and the youngest Labour councillor in London. My commitment to Labour began through grassroots organising and on our Labour doorstep. I have previously taken up officer roles at my university in the heart of East London. I am the Dagenham and Rainham CLP Youth Officer and I am Vice Chair of my local Young Labour group, working to ensure young members’ voices are heard and represented in our movement.
I am a proud member of the GMB union and believe strongly in the trade union movement’s role in defending workers’ rights and labour values.
Alongside my elected role, I work for Chris Vince MP and have previously worked in the Party in the Dialogue phonebaking team. I also have professional experience working for Labour MPs and in the private sector.
My key policy interests are in education, transport, and local government, where I am passionate about delivering change for our communities. I also co-chair a local White Ribbon Strategy in my area, putting VAWG at the heart of action in my community.
If you live in London region, please nominate Tom, Sara, Bora, Abdi and Harriet at your next CLP meeting
I am standing for Labour’s National Policy Forum because I believe that our policies must be rooted in delivery and shaped by the communities we need to win back. As the youngest councillor on Warrington Borough Council, elected in May 2025, I have seen how Labour values translate into real change when implemented effectively.
Since being elected, I have hit the ground running as Deputy Chair of Housing Policy, overseeing measures to tackle homelessness and enforce Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill. I am also involved in developing social care policy. Local government has shown me that policy is not abstract: it is felt immediately in people’s homes, finances and futures. It has reinforced my belief that delivering genuinely affordable, good-quality housing and services is essential if Labour is to win back young voters and rebuild trust.
Alongside this, I am a Unite member and Vice Chair of Warrington South CLP, where I have been active for the past two years. Outside the Party, I work in SEND education, supporting children with complex needs. This experience drives my commitment to reforming the SEND system and supporting our most vulnerable children through policies such as lifting the two- child benefit cap and introducing free breakfast clubs.
I want to help shape a policy platform that is bold, credible and focused on winning.
I have served on the NPF since 2022. I am the chair of my branch of Unite the Union. In 2011 I won the seat of Sandbach Heath and East by 6 votes, becoming the first Labour Cheshire East Councillor in Congleton constituency. Now Congleton has a Labour MP!
In May 2019, as Leader of Cheshire East Council, I committed the council to being carbon neutral – and the Council is now 54% of the way to achieving that target thanks to a detailed Carbon Neutral Action Plan. I believe in fairness and putting people before profit- that’s why I’m a Labour and Co-op councillor.
I went to the best school in the country (Manchester Grammar School) and the best university in the world (Oxford). I paid no university tuition fees and received a government grant to cover my living expenses. I want others to have the opportunities that I have had.
By profession I am a chartered accountant and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, so I also have the technical expertise of dealing with tax policy and analysing legislation.
We worked hard to achieve this Labour Government – and so it’s vital that we make the most of it. Every effort needs to be made to ensure our priorities stay in line with the needs of our communities.
I grew up in a breadline single parent household. Social housing and council services prevented my homelessness as a child and helped me through my education. I understand the importance of the role of the state to ensure opportunity and quality of life. I want my experiences and expertise to continue to bring informed policy discussions to the party.
I work supporting a North West MP and my professional background is in education. Through experience, I have a keen interest in local government, and a personal interest in transport and – as an anti-fracking campaigner – energy policy. For the last two years I’ve served on the NPF on the Clean Energy commission, forwarding member-led energy policy, and actively engaging with members and CLPs in the North West.
I have been a campaigning Labour member for 11 years, working in Council and Parliamentary elections and by-elections across the country, and in 2023 gained Sharoe Green on Preston City Council for Labour aged 24. I’m proud to be an active member of GMB and the Co-operative Party. It would be my honour to continue to serve the North West on the NPF.
I am standing for the National Policy Forum because I want members’ voices, work experiences, and lives to shape Labour’s policy agenda.
I am a councillor in Trafford and currently serve as Chair of Licensing. Within the Party, I am Vice Chair of my CLP and an active member of the Regional Executive Committee. I have been a Labour member for many years and previously worked with an MP as his parliamentary assistant. This has given me a clear understanding of how policy is developed, scrutinised, and delivered in government.
Professionally, I work within the maritime sector for a trade union and a maritime trade body, where I regularly engage with ministers and officials to raise industry and workers’ concerns.
I am a proud trade unionist and member of both GMB and Community, and I bring that values-based, worker-focused perspective to everything I do. My focus is always on ensuring Labour policy reflects the needs of communities and regions across the country — not just Westminster thinking.
Please also vote for Charlotte, Sam, Connor and Benjamin — together we will ensure sensible, fair policies guide investment and opportunity in every region.
Hiya! I’m Ben, and I’m running for NPF because I believe I can bring a strong northern voice to Labour’s policy platform. Within the party, I act as Youth Officer for Stalybridge & Hyde CLP, Engagement Officer for Manchester Labour Students, and Policy Officer for Labour Housing Group North West. I’m also a member of the Co-Operative Party and UNISON.
Outside of politics, I work full-time as a regeneration officer in devolved and local government, and because of this, my strongest policy areas are devolution, housing, and economic growth. Greater Manchester is currently the fastest-growing region in the UK, and I would love the opportunity to contribute my insights on how we’re achieving good, inclusive growth to a progressive policy platform.
I also work with multiple social mobility charities to reduce inequalities for people like me from lower socio-economic and state-educated backgrounds, so I’m really passionate about how we can create real opportunities for those with the least and close the regional divide in England.
If you live in North West region, please nominate Charlotte, Sam, Connor, Sarah and Benjamin at your next CLP meeting
Joining the party in 2009, I’ve been an active campaigner for the party in every election since – and have held positions across the party from CLP Campaign Coordinator to being an elected Councillor in Newcastle upon Tyne.
As we face unprecedented threats from the far-right I want to bring my experience as a campaigner, and as someone whose life was changed by the last Labour government, to help us develop policies which will reconnect us with the electorate and bring hope to communities currently under assault by divisive rhetoric from our opposition.
As a proud co-operator and trade unionist I want to ensure our policies are rooted in community and solidarity – delivering outcomes which make a real change to people’s lives.
The next election will not be easy, we live in a world where mis-information spreads on social media within seconds, but with the right policies, ones which are rooted in changing the country for the better, I believe we can win. I hope you will elect me to play a small part in our future history.
When the Tories won the 2015 election, I joined the Labour Party, frightened about what continued austerity would mean for people in Gateshead. Without the right policies, we risk losing elections—and handing power to a right-wing agenda of austerity, division, and hate.
On the National Policy Forum I’ll work collaboratively, ensuring members’ voices are genuinely heard. Together, we can shape policies that don’t just feel right, but win – rooted in equity, progress, and hope.
I bring what the NPF needs: professional expertise rooted in lived experience. A national homelessness charity Director, President of a women’s equality movement and Women’s Homelessness Alliance, I know how policy lands on real lives. A school governor at 2 schools in left-behind communities my judgement is based in daily realities people face.
Within the party, I’m LGC Secretary for Gateshead, Women’s Branch Vice-Chair, Secretary of Labour Housing Group North-East, and Labour Link for Unison Newcastle. A candidate in the Gateshead elections, I’m running a modern, community-focused campaign, challenging Reform’s divisive rhetoric with Labour values of solidarity and fairness.
I hear it on the doorstep every week: people want change, but they also want to believe Labour can deliver it. With the right policies, we can win the next election and build a fairer future.
I would be honoured to receive your nomination and play my part in making that hopeful future a reality.
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I am Michael Mordey, and it has been a privilege to represent Northern CLPs on the National Policy Forum for the last two years. During that time, I sat on the Britain Reconnected Policy Commission which looked at Britain’s role on the international stage through the lens of Labour values and traditions.
I have been a councillor for 18 years and currently serve as Leader of Sunderland City Council. I am a member in Sunderland Central CLP and have held various position both at branch and CLP level, most recently as CLP Secretary.
I am proud Unison and GMB member.
If re-elected on the National Policy Forum, I would very much wish to remain on Britain Reconnected policy commission. In an ever-increasing dangerous and unpredictable world, where foreign and defence issues are rising up the agenda it is important to me that member’s views are fully represented in formulating the party’s policy in this area in the run up to the next General Election and I believe I have a role to play in that process.
I would be appreciative of your support to enable me to continue to represent members on the National Policy Forum in the years ahead.
My name is Jessica, and I grew up in a small seaside town called South Shields, I got into politics because I wanted to help my region, the North East has been the driving force of everything I do, this has pushed me to run for Young Labour Northern Representative, and now National Policy Forum.
I’m currently a third-year university student at York, studying politics, and being the first in my family to achieve this, I prioritise representing my region in everything I do.
Some areas of policy that interest me are devolution, and social care, specifically around Mental Health.
My policy interests have always been led by personal experience, and with the North East being one of the regions with the highest deaths by suicide, plus losing my grandfather to this in 2024, it has opened my eyes to the realities of mental health struggles in the region, and urged me to do something, so I have begun helping out at my Mother’s suicide loss support group ‘Colin’s Corner’ set up in my granda’s memory.
If you live in Northern region, please nominate Stephen, Crystal, Georgia, Michael and Jessica at your next CLP meeting
I am standing for the National Policy Forum because I believe Labour must always be rooted in the experiences of our members and the communities we serve, and because strong policy is essential to delivering a fairer future.
I am a former councillor, where I worked to ensure that those most in need were heard. I have also served on a regional executive committee and previously worked as an organiser, supporting members and campaigning to win elections.
In my current job I deal daily with people who have been let down by systems that do not work for them. This has shown me, time and again, the real impact political decisions have on people’s lives, whether it is securing housing, accessing benefits, or navigating an overstretched NHS.
As someone with a rare disease who was stuck on waiting lists for years under the last Tory government, I am particularly passionate about the future of our NHS. There is an urgent need to rebuild services, support staff and tackle deep health inequalities.
As NPF rep I will ensure that members’ voices are heard, and our shared values are at the heart of everything we do.
I am a proud Labour member and activist from Greenock. My Labour journey started on the Labour Doorstep, and I know just how important positive policy is to voters. I am Vice Chair of both Inverclyde CLP and Scottish Young Labour, empowering a variety of our members to become involved in our movement.
I am a Politics and Social & Public Policy student at the University of Glasgow, and this has shown me just how important policy is as a basis of politics, and how fundamental a range of different voices can be. I know that I can be a strong, Scottish voice on the NPF championing our country and our young people.
Our party has a fight on our hands to prove that we are the only voice who is going to stand up and fight for our people and communities, and creating an ambitious policy programme that is focussed on delivery is the basis of how we win this fight.
I am proud to be a member of such a bold party that is delivering change, and if you trust me with your vote I am going to ensure that delivery and ambition continue to be our priorities!
I am seeking re-election to the National Policy Forum to ensure that Scottish members continue to have a strong and direct voice at the top table of Labour’s policy-making at a critical time for our party.
As an incumbent NPF member, I sit on the Economy Commission, where I work to ensure that members’ priorities shape credible and deliverable economic policy. I also serve on the Joint Policy Committee, representing all CLPs across the UK and ensuring that members’ voices are heard where final policy decisions are made.
During my term, I have travelled across Scotland to meet CLPs, listen to members, and hear their concerns and policy ideas. That listening underpins effective representation, and I consistently take members’ views into policy discussions so Scottish members are clearly represented.
In challenging economic times, getting policy right matters more than ever. That is why I am standing again, to help ensure Labour develops a credible policy platform that can be delivered in government.
Alongside my NPF role, I chair the Scottish Co-operative Party and represent its members on the Scottish Labour Executive Committee, allowing me to link members, policy development, and campaigning. I remain an active campaigner at every level of the party.
If you live in Scotland, please nominate Daniel, Amelie and Ben at your next CLP meeting. Further candidates will be announced soon
Britain is becoming a Clean Energy Superpower, and I have been proud to play a part alongside Ed Miliband on the Commission for the last two years. As Deputy Council Leader in West Oxfordshire I head economic development in our rural market towns and villages.
Alongside my role as a Labour & Cooperative councillor (and former mayor of Witney, the first non Tory in a generation), I publish books for cancer care professionals. I also head a team working to deliver 1.5m homes to address the housing crisis by involving local communities.
It is an honour to serve on the Policy Forum. I am always pleased to be invited to constituency meetings and to hear from members. I have supported electoral and constitutional reform and will continue to press the case. I also want to promote high streets and towns further, spreading Pride in Place to everywhere. The hearts of our community are sources of jobs and businesses, but also key to cohesion and good healthy lives.
I’m a member of GMB and Community, and welcome the rights at work bill that has been passed – work from the last NPF. We need to build a truly inclusive sustainable economy to tackle climate change and inequality and that’s what I’ll help to do with your support.
As a local councillor, I see each day how policy decisions directly impact people in our communities. I proudly serve as Cabinet Member for Planning & Placemaking in Milton Keynes – the country’s fastest growing city. When I joined the Cabinet in 2023, I was the youngest councillor and first Asian woman to do so in MK’s history.
I sit on the South East Regional Executive Committee and am the South East rep for LGA Labour. In my professional life, I have worked primarily in digital communications, as well as roles in climate policy and local government. I am a member of the GMB union, and am also an unpaid carer.
My Labour values come from my parents, who worked in the NHS their entire careers and taught me the best thing you can do in life is to help people; and from growing up in a city that was the product of an ambitious Labour Government. With that same ambition we can change the lives of the people who need us to, and fight the insidious force of the far right.
I’ve been your NPF rep for the last two years, serving on the Opportunity Policy Commission. I’ve also served on the SE Regional Executive since 2021.
I’ve been a councillor since 2010 and served as Scrutiny Chair, Cabinet Member and Deputy Leader of the Council. I am currently Leader of the Labour Group. I’m a Parish councillor and was the parliamentary candidate for Spelthorne in 2019 and Windsor in 2024. I’m a member of GMB and the Co-Operative Party and highly active in my CLP.
Previously, I worked as a Campaign Organiser, campaigning extensively throughout the country, followed by a spell in public affairs. I now work for a major hospitality business, responsible for their corporate affairs.
I’m determined to help deliver a second term for our Labour government, with a bold, transformative and deliverable policy platform that is rooted in our founding principles. I am particularly passionate about housing, embedding the voice of care-leavers and care-experienced people, guaranteeing good quality services to our veterans and the increased recognition of the role and benefits of kinship carers.
Current member of the NPF, on the “Build an NHS Fit for the Future” Policy Commission.
Current Chair of Romsey & Southampton North CLP, serving on the South East Regional Executive Committee, representing CLPs in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.
Member of Unison, as I am an NHS worker.
I work at my local hospital, University Hospital Southampton, better known as the General Hospital, in the very busy Trauma & Orthopaedic Department.
I am specifically interested in health and social care policy area, as I have an inside view of our NHS and the difficulties it is facing. As a former councillor on a Unitary Authority, I am well aware of the challenges facing social services.
I’m a proven campaigner and GMB member with years of experience listening to and campaigning on the issues most important to young people. I want to represent young members on the NPF because I know that policy changes lives: at my state school, access to politics wasn’t a given, but an abstract which inflicted years of austerity. I want to amplify young voices and build a policy platform with the Opportunity Mission at its core, giving young people the courage to believe in a brighter future, and wrestling back the narrative on hope and aspiration from the populist right.
Labour policy must be both radical and credible; radical in our ambition to change the lives of working people, and credible so we can face the public in earnest and ask them to put their faith in us to deliver such change. As Secretary of South East Young Labour, I’ve listened to members’ concerns on policy matters and set out a programme of policy workshops. I want to represent our members in building a radical and credible policy programme to renew our country.
I am standing to be a regional NPF representative to help ensure that CLPs, members, trade unions and affiliated societies play a full part in the policy making cycle that will inform our programme in government and help to create our platform for the next election.
I have held a range of positions at branch and CLP level as well as parliamentary agent. I served on the Regional Executive Committee, received a Regional Merit Award 2025 and was the Group Leader on Gloucestershire County Council 2021 – 25. I am a former parish and town councillor.
I am a member of Unison, the Co-operative Party and support mutual initiatives. I have co-ordinated production of a Neighbourhood Development Plan and developed affordable housing through a Community Land Trust.
In the community, I am now chair of a local environmental charity and a canal restoration company. I have diverse policy interests with a professional background in housing, regeneration and economic development across public, private and sectors and will contribute any policy commission on which I am asked to serve.
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I am Candice Johnson-Cole, a former Parliamentary Candidate for Mid-Dorset and North Poole.
The National Policy Forum is at the heart of our movement and our party’s future.
Trust me with your nomination and votes and in return, I will use my background, skills and experience to help deliver the next chapters of our country’s renewal.
My policy devising experience, understanding and skills, come from working since the age of 14; in retail, community development, the Labour Party, the Trade Union movement and self-employed as a political and events consultant and nightclub promoter.
An example being at Doncaster Council, I initiated and delivered our first Volunteer Programme and developed the town’s first Shop Mobility Scheme, in collaboration with voluntary groups and businesses.
A Labour Party member for 31 years; current CLP Women’s Officer (former BME Officer) I’m also a member of GMB, Unite, the Co-operative Party, Labour Women’s Network, SERA Labour’s Environment Campaign, BAME Labour, the Royal British Legion and the Royal Air Forces Association; where I am a Wings Appeal Co-ordinator.
I am proud of the Labour policies within our 2024 manifesto and that we are delivering them in government today.
I really hope to get on the ballot paper. I have my own views, but let’s share views and ideas – get in touch, or have a chat with me at conference in Liverpool.
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Labour is fixing our infrastructure, resetting our relationship with the world. making work fairer, our streets safer, citizens healthier and lifting children out of poverty. Labour members are key to policy making and implementation. The NPF provides a structure to do both these things.
23 years as a UNISON representative taught me what we can achieve by working together!
I have proudly represented you in the South West, involving members, visiting and briefing CLPs and encouraging them to contribute policy ideas and implementation concerns. This work is ongoing, during and between policy consultation periods. I hosted a stall at our regional conference to discuss NPF and recruit Policy Officers and we will hold a regional policy conference this November.
I developed a Whatsapp group for Policy Officers in my patch for updates and as a forum for discussion.
As your current NPF representative I am part of the ‘Opportunities’ commission. I listen to and raise your priorities in evidence sessions and discussions.
I am also a Branch Secretary in Bristol and Regional Executive member.
Hello everyone, my name is Owen Eccles, and I’m standing to be South West Youth Officer for the National Policy Forum.
It would be a real privilege to represent our region, and I’d be grateful for your support. I’m currently the Founder and Chair of the University of Bath Labour Society, growing our membership and becoming the most successful political party on campus. I am also an active member of the National Union of Students.
Outside the party, I’m a performing musician on drums and a Youth Mentor, supporting students both in Bath and back home in Manchester. These experiences have shaped my passion for policies that genuinely unlock opportunity for young people.
If elected, I want to focus on education, sport, the arts and mental health. These are areas that are too often overlooked but are vital for confidence, skills and social mobility. I’m keen to engage and feed the priorities of young members in the South West directly into national policy discussions.
If you live in South West region, please nominate John, Steve, Candice, Judy and Owen at your next CLP meeting
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I am looking to be a part of the National Policy Forum in order to support Labour with their policy making and ensure that we look at diverse experiences which are informed through lived experience. I am a Councillor in Neath Port Talbot and have been focusing on campaigns like council tax debt, policing and environmental issues across the area. I am a member of GMB the union and part of the political committee. I am also proud to have been selected as a candidate for the Afan Ogwr Rhondda Senedd Selection.
My main passion however is violence against women and girls. I have been an advocate against VAWG for a number of years and have also spoken up on experiences of poverty and child abuse. I believe it is inherently important to involve people like me in policy making to ensure that we values that reflect those we endeavour to support through legislation and government action.
I’m Jess Moultrie and I’m re-standing again to be one of your Welsh representatives on the NPF.
I live with my family in Cardiff where I grew up. I’ve seen at first-hand Tory austerity hurting my community. That’s what convinced me to stand for and win a seat on the city council. I wanted to defend our highly valued public services.
I am the Council’s scrutiny chair for the Children and Young Persons Committee. I’ve learned how to be an effective critical friend with the community’s interests at heart.
I’ve also been a school governor, a role that has further improved my ability to make difficult decisions whilst keeping inclusivity, equality, and sustainability at the top of the agenda. I’ve been a dedicated Labour member for ten years.
My first term of being on the NPF I sat on the ‘Breaking Barriers to Opportunity’ Commission, which has been very productive and rewarding. We discussed the need for scrapping the 2 child benefit cap, bringing 69,000 of children in Wales out of poverty. I want to be able to help Labour by being a critical friend on the NPF and use the skills and knowledge I have from my roles.
I joined the Labour Party at 16, motivated by frustration with a Conservative government that treated inequality as an inevitable reality.
As a Constituency Support Officer for two Labour MPs, I witness daily the transformative impact of Labour policies on communities across Wales, from the Local Policing Guarantee to the Employment Rights Act.
During the 2024 General Election, I campaigned extensively in key seats including Monmouthshire and the Vale of Glamorgan, contributing to Labour victories through door-knocking, leafleting, and phone banking.
As former Treasurer of Cardiff Labour Students, I boast experience in mobilising young members. Now, as the newly-elected Chair of Welsh Young Labour, I am committed to removing barriers to participation and equipping young people with the skills they need to campaign effectively.
I am a member of the Labour Women’s Network and of Cohort 8 of the Jo Cox Women in Leadership programme. I also proudly hold membership of GMB.
With your support, I will ensure working people remain at the heart of Labour policy, acting as a strong voice for Welsh members on the National Policy Forum.
If you live in Wales, please nominate Alfie, Dana, Stephanie, Jess and Chloe at your next CLP meeting
I’m a working class kid, with lived experience of homelessness, poverty and using foodbanks. But I have also, through luck, hard work and help from others had many opportunities in my life.
I hold a Master’s degree in EU International Relations as well as a PhD in British and German politics. I have also lived, studied and worked in Serbia, Albania, Russia, Slovakia and South Korea and was involved for several years running NGO projects for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. My experience has been invaluable in my first year on the NPF on the ‘Britain Reconnected’ commission covering foreign affairs, defence and the constitution, especially with the war in Ukraine. As a proud European and supporter of Ukraine I want to continue on the NPF to shape our response to that century-defining conflict.
I am also a local councillor in the Black Country, chair of Smethwick CLP, Unison member, the disability rep on the West Midlands Regional Exec, Disability Labour exec and previously served 8 years on the Fabian Society NEC, including as Vice-Chair.
As a Birmingham councillor, I have seen first-hand how Labour in government is beginning to rebuild public services after years of neglect. The West Midlands still bears scars from austerity: while progress has started, the scale of the task facing us remains huge.
The National Policy Forum must therefore ensure our programme for government is rooted in places like ours. Delivery, credibility, and change will determine whether Labour earns the trust to win again and secure a second term to compete a decade of renewal.
I bring 30 years of party activism, campaigning every year to elect Labour representatives. I have been a parliamentary candidate twice, have served on the NPF previously (2005–2016), and have held organisational roles including CLP officer and local government committee secretary.
Professionally, I work in campaigns and communications for a trade union and previously worked at the TUC. My career has focused on strengthening society and the union movement. I offer experience, judgement, and expertise to help shape a manifesto that is credible, deliverable, and built to win.
It has truly been an honour to be a member of the National Policy Forum. Being the voice for West Midlands on the NPF is an important role to me.
I have worked hard to ensure as many members have been involved in Labour’s policy-making process and presented to nearly 250 members across the West Midlands both in person and online to inform them of the policy development process and to engage and encourage submissions.
I sit on the Break Down Barriers to Opportunity Commission and during last year’s policy cycle which I found fulfilling and reminded me of the vital role a Labour Government plays in building people’s lives from an early age that has been eroded by the Tories for over a decade Being in that commission also complemented my role as Cabinet Member for Education and Skills at Coventry City Council.
I am a member of GMB and Community Unions.
I am a member of the Co-op Party and sit on its NEC.
I have worked in industry in telecommunications as a software engineer. Today I am an academic researching gender-based violence.
Please nominate me for West Midlands Representative on NPF.
I’ve been a Labour Party member for 13 years and am proud to currently represent members across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent on our Regional Executive Committee.
I’m a former borough councillor, town council mayor, CLP chair, and a proud trade unionist and GMB member.
But before any of that, I was a young mum who felt first hand the transformational power of a Labour Government. Labour’s working tax credits helped me to survive, build a career and raise a family.
When I and millions like me needed a helping hand, Labour was there, and it broke my heart to see that safety net disappearing over 14 long years when the next generation needed it.
At long last we finally have a Labour Government delivering the progressive policies our country needs: tackling child poverty, healing our NHS, and protecting working people with workers rights from day one. I want to be a strong voice for local members in our policy process, ensuring that Labour’s offering is rooted in the real life experiences of working people in Labour heartlands.
I have been a Labour Party member for six years and am currently standing as a Labour candidate in Perry Barr in the upcoming local government elections. Campaigning on the ground has shown me that the strength of our Party begins internally — with empowered members and a serious, member-led approach to policy development.
I am standing in this internal election because I want to represent our members in shaping a radical and credible policy programme to renew our country. Radical in our determination to tackle inequality, strengthen public services and expand opportunity; credible in ensuring our ideas are deliverable and capable of winning public trust.
I strongly believe young people must be central to this work. We are not simply the future of the Party — we are already shaping the debates around law, reform and social change. If we want long-term electoral success, young voices must be embedded in Labour’s policy-making structures.
As a proud CWU member for the past three years, I value the vital partnership between Labour and the trade union movement, ensuring working people remain at the heart of everything we do.
If you live in West Midlands region, please nominate Luke John, Fred, Kindy, Laura and Zarine at your next CLP meeting
I am a sitting Labour councillor representing Gipton & Harehills and currently serve on the Safer Streets Commission. I am also a member of Leeds City Council’s Cabinet, with portfolio responsibility for Adult Social Care, Active Leeds, and Culture. This role gives me direct oversight of services that support vulnerable adults, promote healthy and active lives, and strengthen community cohesion.
As a full-time councillor, I work closely with residents on community safety, antisocial behaviour, neighbourhood policing, and housing. I have been actively involved in securing increased police resources, supporting Clear, Hold, Build, and championing practical, preventative approaches that help people feel safer in their everyday lives.
Within the Labour Party, I am an elected councillor and an active member within my local branch, supporting campaigning, community engagement, and party activity. I believe Labour’s policy-making must be rooted in the lived experiences of our communities, particularly those facing inequality.
I am a member of GMB, and my work is grounded in frontline community leadership and public service, allowing me to connect national policy with real-world delivery.
My key policy interests include community safety, prevention and early intervention, strengthening neighbourhood policing, tackling inequality, and ensuring local government has the tools it needs to deliver safer streets for everyone.
I promise to be a strong Labour voice, representing all members with integrity, commitment, and a clear focus on delivery.
I am seeking nomination again as one of your NPF reps to ensure that the voices of Yorkshire & Humber members are heard loud and clear within our Party.
I am a low paid worker in frontline social care, and I live in a very deprived estate which is being heavily targeted by Reform. I bring authentic lived experience to the table and this is especially important now, in these insecure and turbulent times.
I have been an active member since 2010, am Chair of my CLP, am a sitting member of the NPF and have past experience as a Labour Councillor and a Parliamentary Candidate.
I have and will continue to visit every single CLP that invites me. I have visited 16 different CLPs recently and am constantly seeking to ensure that members across our entire Region are engaged in policy-making within our Party – there is no path to a second term of Government without Yorkshire members.
I would love to be able to continue this work but I need your CLP’s support to do so. Please do nominate me at your CLP meeting and reach out if you have any questions.
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To ensure the success of our Labour Government, we need to demonstrate delivery and unity. I promise to ensure this through regular updates to members and will be accessible to answer questions and debate issues with our members that I can take back to work constructively with our Government Ministers.
I believe members should feel involved in our policy process, regardless of where they live or the seat they are in, whether it has an MP and strong Council Group or not. As Chair of a non-battleground CLP, I know the vital contribution everyone can make, having led our CLP’s successful efforts to support key seats in 2024. I have represented our Party as a candidate in areas where it was essential Labour had a strong voice, even if it was not one of our traditional areas.
I spent 15 years working for our NHS, Labour’s proudest achievement and am now with a healthcare charity based in York, where I work on representing policy solutions to Ministers.
I am proud to be a member of Unison and Unite.
I’m a Labour councillor in Leeds, representing a tough Labour–Lib Dem marginal ward. I won my seat by focusing on what matters most to ordinary people: good-quality housing, safer neighbourhoods, and more support for local families.
Outside the council, my career has ranged from working for a debt advice charity to helping deliver Labour’s 2024 digital general election campaign. I’m also a proud GMB member. That mix of local and national campaigning experience has shown me what connects on the doorstep, and what doesn’t.
Now I want to take my local and campaigning experience to help make sure that the party’s policies are fit for the next general election. We need to demonstrate to people why they were right to put their faith in us, and I want to be part of that!
I’m standing for the National Policy Forum because I want to help shape policy that is rooted in Labour values, focused on strong public services, and serious about winning. As a Councillor in York, I see how national decisions affect people’s lives locally and shape the opportunities available in our communities.
I’m the daughter of a lifelong NHS worker, and growing up around the health service shaped my politics early on, focussing my policy interests on our public services. I saw first-hand the difference public services make when they are properly valued, and the damage caused when they are underfunded and overstretched.
I’m also a proud member of GMB, and I value the role trade unions play in standing up for working people and defending our public services that we love and rely on.
I also work for a MP as a Communications Officer, where I see the importance of clearly and confidently getting the message out about the real, positive and tangible changes a Labour government is delivering, and not allowing the right wing to dominate the narrative.