Labour to Win candidates for 2023 internal elections
Nominations have now opened for this year’s Labour Party internal elections. CLPs can nominate for two CLP representatives on the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC), four CLP representatives on the National Constitutional Committee (NCC) and six CLP representatives on the National Women's Committee (NWC).
The nominations deadline for all these elections is 12 noon, Friday 23 June 2023.
This is also the deadline for CLPs to elect and register delegates for Annual Conference and Women’s Conference.
All the details of the different posts that are up for election are on the party website here: https://labour.org.uk/activist-hub/governance-and-legal-hub/ballots-and-nominations/internal-ballots-2023/
The candidates Labour to Win is supporting and asking CLPs to nominate for the CAC and NCC are as follows:
CAC (Conference Arrangements Committee)
Alice Perry, Phil Wilson
Alice Perry (L0111249)
Labour Party Conference should be a welcoming and inclusive forum where members can discuss policy, political direction and showcase Labour as a government in waiting.
My experience: CLP representative on the National Policy Forum from 2012-2014; Local Government Representative on the National Executive Committee from2014-2022; Chair of the NEC from 2021-22, Vice Chair from 2020-2021; Councillor from 2011-2022; CLP Vice-Chair and Treasurer.
As a member of Labour’s National Executive Committee, I supported measures to: Increase speaking opportunities for CLP members; Ensure speakers and panels are diverse; Increase CLP participation in policy debates.
I Chaired Labour Party Conference in 2022 and was an Assistant Chair in 2021 and 2017. As a member of the NEC Equalities Committee, I listened to feedback from delegates about how their experience of Labour Party Conference could be improved.
If elected to the CAC, I will work to: Increase the number of CLP delegates called as speakers; Help members feel their voices are heard at every level of the party; Ensure conference is inclusive and accessible for all.
If elected, I will also regularly report back on CAC meetings as I did on NEC meetings.
Please ask your CLP to nominate me and Phil Wilson.
Phil Wilson (A034113)
I have been a member of the Labour Party for over 40 years and have attended Party conference since 1987. I know how conference works. I understand its importance as Labour’s primary democratic institution.
Conference has a vital role in promoting and adopting radical, well thought out policy that will shape our offer to the British people at the next election, an election we must win if we are to put an end to the damage caused by this obnoxious and discredited Tory government.
If successful, I am confident my CAC term of office will commence at the start of a new Labour government. I will show the required dedication to the role as Labour starts to repair our shattered economy and public services. Conference will have a central role in ensuring the Labour Party and Labour government are in step promoting our values and principles.
With decades of Labour Party experience as a conference delegate, activist and parliamentarian I’m sure I can bring to the CAC the required experience needed to ensure conference speaks up for its members and the British people.
Please also nominate Alice Perry.
NCC (National Constitutional Committee)
Hugh Goulbourne, Sem Moema, Sue Pugh, Sioned-Mair Richards
Hugh Goulbourne (L0071124)
As a mixed-race child, it was tough growing up in 1980s Britain. I was determined to go to university and find a good job, but I only succeeded because my family, my friends and others in my local community believed in me, advocated for me, and heard me.
I believe that it is my responsibility to give the same support to others. That is why over the past twenty years I have dedicated as much time as possible to organising local campaigns and leading national policy development projects with other trade union, Labour and community volunteers.
As we gear up for a general election, it is up to the NCC to ensure that CLP officers and activists around the country feel that their issues are being handled in an effective, open and fair way. As a senior lawyer and an elected CLP representative on the Yorkshire and Humber Labour Party Executive Committee, I have the skills and experience to make a major contribution to this work. I hope I can count on your support.
Please also nominate Pugh, Moema and Richards.
Sem Moema (L0065503)
The role of the NCC in running a fair, speedy and transparent disciplinary process is really important to the function and future of our party. I’m proud to represent a diverse constituency at the London Assembly (Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest). As an Assembly Member, I work hard to amplify the voices of those we often don’t hear. Up and down the country, communities like mine are bearing the brunt of Tory austerity. Whether it’s schools, public transport, housing, air quality or cost of living, it’s clear we need Labour in power.
I’m standing because I want to see that change at a national level, with Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. If we’re to get into power, and implement the social and economic policies of a Labour Government, we need a disciplined, united and focused membership and activist base.
2021 – date: London Assembly Member; Assembly Labour Group Chair; 2016 – date: Councillor, Hackney Downs; 2015 - date: Member of Africans for Labour; Fabian Women’s Network; 2015 - 2017 Chair, Hackney South and Shoreditch CLP; 2014 - 2015 Vice Chair (Campaigns), Hackney South and Shoreditch CLP: 2006 - 2008 Assistant Whip, Hackney Labour Group
Please also nominate Goulborne, Pugh and Richards.
Sue Pugh (A515834)
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 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 many years to support Labour and Labour values, whether it was as an activist, a Councillor, a Regional Organiser or when I chaired the Labour North West Regional Board.
Now, as we prepare to become 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 over the past 13 years – to bring children and families out of poverty, save our NHS, care for our elderly and ensure rights for workers. We can do it and we MUST do it.
I am a proud member of the GMB trade union and a member of the Co-operative Party.
Please vote for me in the CLP section of the NCC and also vote for Sem Moema, Hugh Goulbourne, and Sioned-Mair Richards.
Sioned-Mair Richards (A558860)
Like everyone I joined the Labour Party (in the early ‘90s) as I wanted to see a fairer Britain and I knew only Labour had the values to push this through. There was Tory sleaze at the time, there is Tory sleaze now. And it has got worse. The Tories want to promote “Oh they’re all the same”. We need to show why we’re not; that integrity and transparency are our watch word.
As a Sheffield City Councillor, I chaired the Audit & Standards Committee for three years and also that of the South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority. In these roles I have led complex enquiries into complaints made about both councillors and officers & sorted them out.
Discipline in the Party has to be fair and seen to be fair. It also needs to be undertaken in a timely manner. We cannot have people hanging around waiting for their case to be dealt with. I want to bring my experience and commitment to push to make this happen.
Please vote for me in the CLP section of the NCC and also nominate and vote for Hugh Goulbourne, Sem Moema & Sue Pugh.
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