Political Parties: Formal Structure And Policy-Making Flashcards
How do Conservatives select candidates at the local level?
From the Local Conservative Associations
How do Labour select candidates at the local level?
every constituency has a Constituency Labour Party (CLP) and many have a council level Branch Labour Parties (BLP) for selection
How do Liberal Democrats select candidates at the local level?
They have local branches that are organised along federal lines
What is the Conservatives local level policy making systems?
The Local Conservative Associations help play a key role although with less autonomy than previously
What is the Labour’s local level policy making systems?
The CLP takes the lead in local and national elections
What is the Liberal Democrats local level policy making systems?
Local branches take the main role in running constituency-level campaign and also submit motions to conference to debate
What is the Conservatives national level structure?
The national Conservative HQ is Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) and is responsible for the day-to-day which is mainly done by the Board Of The Conservative Party
What is the Labour national level structure?
At Labour’s national base the National Executive Committee (NEC) is responsible for the day-to-day running of the party
What is the Liberal Democrats national level structure?
The Federal Board (FB) is the national governing body of the party
What is the Conservatives national level policy-making system?
The Conservative Policy Forum, set up in 1998, enables, more grassroots participation in policy-making
What is the Labour’s national level policy-making system?
Until the 1990s, the annual conference was the sovereign policy-making body, but its role has diminished
What is the Liberal Democrat national level policy-making system?
Motions passed at the conference become official national party policy
