the RESPECT party

The 2012 Respect Party conference will take place in Bradford on  Saturday 16th June. The conference is open to all members of the Respect Party and is your chance to determine the priorities and strategy of the Respect Party in the coming year.

The conference be a a full day of debate and discussion on the best strategy to take Respect forward in the coming year. Delegates will also have the opportunity to listen to international guest speakers and elect part of the incoming National Council (for details of the regional elections please see below).

The conference will take place at the Connaught Rooms, Manningham Lane, Bradford, BD1 3EA. The registration desk will open at 9.30am and the conference begins at 10.30am. A full agenda will be confirmed after the National Council meeting on 12th May (please note - the planned opening rally on the Friday evening has been cancelled).

The main strategy motion proposed by the National Council can be seen here
A constitutional amendment proposed by the Officers Group can be seen here. Amendments from branches or signed by six members should be submitted to conference2012@therespectparty.org by 11th June.

To help us better plan the conference and reduce queues on the day we are asking all those who can to register in advance via the website. You can book for conference online below. You can also join or renew your membership for the rest of 2012 or for a full year using the choices below. For those unable to register online a postal form will be included with the next edition of our members magazine, Respect Quarterly, which we expect to be posting out around 15th May 2012.

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Delegate fee (existing member) £5.00 GBP Delegate fee and 2012 membership (unwaged) £10.00 GBP Delegate fee and 2012 membership (waged) £15.00 GBP Delegate fee and 12 month membership (unwaged) £15.00 GBP Delegate fee and 12 month membership (waged) £25.00 GBP

Respect Party National Council elections

The 2012 National Council will be elected under a new system, agreed at the 2009 conference. This will involve two elections – a regionally based first round – followed by a national election to take place at the conference.

The following members were deemed to have been elected under the regional system (* denotes existing NC member)

Samad Billoo *
Ian Drummond *
Fiona Edwards *
Ger Francis *
Fouad Hakim *
Mary Robertson *
Mohommad Shaikh *
George Woods *
Bernie Parkes *
Neil Maggs
Bill Waghorn
Iqbal Bhatti
Richard Searle *
Wayne Muldoon *
Jim Rogers *
Peter Wakeham
Joe Hall
Stuart Thompson
Mark Holland *

The election to the Yorkshire and Humberside region will take place at the first section of the National conference. Candidates can be seen here.

Members who wish to nominate themselves for the election at the conference must ensure their membership is valid by the deadline of 11th June 2012. Those who pay a national standing order to Respect will have had their membership automatically renewed. If you are not sure if your membership is up to date (or you have changed address) please email the national treasurer at office@respectparty.info

For more details and to download a nomination form click here (word) or here (open document text)