Labour and Co-operative Party
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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.
Labour and Co-operative Party | |
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Parliamentary Group Chair | Preet Gill |
Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair | Jim McMahon |
Founded | 7 June 1927; 96 years ago (1927-06-07) |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left |
Colours |
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House of Commons | 24 / 650 |
House of Lords | 14 / 786 |
Scottish Parliament | 11 / 129 |
Senedd | 16 / 60 |
London Assembly | 4 / 25 |
Local government | 938 / 19,698 |
PCCs and PFCCs | 7 / 39 |
Directly elected mayors | 4 / 25 |
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 interact at a local and national level.
There were 26 Labour and Co-operative Party MPs elected at the December 2019 election, making it 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]