As these can be hard to find I’ve listed them below, with separate
percentages for constituencies and affiliates. All were rejected,
though a couple came close to 50% among CLP delegates.
1 - replace clause IV with new wording (proposed by Castle
Point, Ceredigion and Dagenham & Rainham, opposed by
the NEC because Refounding Labour showed no demand for
change). Lost with 12.4% in favour (21.1% of constituencies,
3.6% of affiliates);
2 – establish a Labour party code of ethics (proposed by South
Ribble, opposed by the NEC because standards are already
set out in codes of conduct and staff contracts). Lost with
20.1% in favour (29.6% / 10.6%);
3 – establish a charter of members’ rights (proposed by
Hyndburn, opposed by the NEC because most items are
already in the rules or guidelines). Lost with 18.1% in favour
(24.7% / 11.6%);
4 - allow CLPs to send a male delegate to conference for two
consecutive years where they cannot find a woman
(proposed by Winchester, opposed by the NEC because the
rule was amended in 2008 so that CLPs can send another
man after two years if they are still unable to find a woman.
Further change would dilute women’s representation). Lost
with 7.4% in favour (12.7% / 2.0%);
5 – debate constituency rule changes in the year that they are
submitted (proposed by Dewsbury, opposed by the NEC
because a year’s delay allows them to be considered fully.
Delegates contrasted the 15 months which the NEC
demands with the hours that they were given to digest
Refounding Labour. They were told that the rule was set in
1968 and had served the party well, though any rule which is
43 years old would normally be considered ripe for
modernisation);
The vote was lost with 28.2% in favour (44.5% / 11.9%). I’m
surprised that this made it past the conference arrangements
committee, as Lancaster & Fleetwood submitted the same
amendment last year, lost with 22.7% in favour, and
proposals cannot be brought back within three years;
6 - increase the number of NEC constituency places from six to
eight, with one representative elected from Scotland and one
from Wales (proposed by Beverley & Holderness, Stratford-
upon-Avon and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale,
opposed by the NEC because “CLPs are already adequately
represented” and the Scottish and Welsh leaders have a
standing invitation to attend NEC meetings). Lost with 20.6%
in favour (39.5% / 1.8%).
An amendment from Rotherham, Sheffield Central and Wentworth
& Dearne to allow Young Labour group officers to contact their
own members was withdrawn, but the thrust of Refounding
Labour is towards better communication across the party, and I
hope this will be solved through other means.
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