The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom,supporting co-operative values and principles. The party currently has an electoral pact with the Labour Party. Established in 1917,the Co-operative Party was founded by co-operative societies to campaign politically for the fairer treatment of co-operative enterprise and to elect 'co-operators' to Parliament. The party's roots lie in the Parliamentary Committee of the Co-operative Union established in 1881.
Stephen Daniel Twigg is a British Labour Co-op politician who has served as the 8th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association since August 2020. He served as Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 1997 to 2005,and for Liverpool West Derby from 2010 to 2019.
Gareth Richard Thomas is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West since 1997. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services,Small Business and Exports since July 2024. Thomas served as Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for Trade,Investment and Consumer Affairs between 2008 and 2010. He was the Chair of the Co-operative Party from 2001 until 2019,and stands for election as a Labour and Co-operative candidate.
North Southwark and Bermondsey was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created for the 1997 general election.
A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London,on 24 February 1983,following the resignation of Labour MP Bob Mellish. Peter Tatchell stood as the candidate for the Labour Party,and Simon Hughes stood for the Liberal Party. Following a bitter campaign,the Liberals made huge gains and took the seat,with a majority of votes cast. Labour's vote fell from 63.6 per cent in May 1979 to 26.1 per cent as Tatchell came a distant second,while the Conservative candidate,Robert Hughes,managed only fourth place,losing his deposit. With a swing of 44.2%,the 1983 Bermondsey by-election remains the largest by-election swing in British political history.
Dame Pauline Green,is a former Labour and Co-operative Member of the European Parliament and former Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists (PES). As leader of the Parliamentary Group of the PES,she had a central role in the controversy surrounding the failure to discharge the European Commission (EC)'s 1996 budget,bringing the first motion of censure against the commission but voting against it. She then changed her position following corruption allegations raised by EC official Paul van Buitenen to call for Jacques Santer to react promptly or be sacked. Green lost the leadership of the PES in 1999,which was attributed in part to her handling of the incident.
George Alfred Isaacs JP DL was a British politician and trades unionist who served in the government of Clement Attlee.
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since July 2024 by Andrew Pakes of the Labour Party. This changed from Conservative Party politician Paul Bristow who had been elected in 2019.
Buckingham was a constituency that was last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Greg Smith,a Conservative.
The region of Greater London,including the City of London,is divided into 75 parliamentary constituencies which are sub-classified as borough constituencies,affecting the type of electoral officer and level of expenses permitted.
Milton Keynes South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from its 2010 creation until 2024 by Iain Stewart,a Conservative.
Peter Heaton-Jones is a British Conservative Party politician,journalist and broadcaster. He served as Member of Parliament for North Devon between 2015 and 2019.
Wesley Paul William Streeting is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015.
Richard Andrew Balfe,Baron Balfe is a British politician and life peer. He was a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979 but joined the Conservative Party in 2002.
Iain Aitken Stewart is a British Conservative Party politician and former accountant. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Milton Keynes South from 2010 until the seat's abolition in 2024.
Roy Francis Kennedy,Baron Kennedy of Southwark,is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Whip of the House of Lords since 2024. He is a member of the Labour and Co-operative Parties.
The 1927 Southwark North by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Southwark North held on Wednesday,28 March 1927.
Alexander Gordon Martin is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party,he was elected in the 2017 general election,beating Conservative incumbent Ben Gummer. On 25 October 2018,he became Shadow Minister for Waste and Recycling. He lost his seat at the 2019 general election.
