Annual Conference 2025

We are pleased that we will once again have the chance to come together in-person for our Annual Conference which will be held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November 2025 in central London. This year the event will be held across two days (with online events taking place ahead and just after the weekend).

Dates and times

• Annual Conference Day 1, Saturday 15th November, from 11am: Showcasing Co-operative Politics – including the chair’s address, keynote speeches, fringe events, and conference marketplace and policy.  Followed by evening networking and awards event.
• Annual Conference Day 2, Sunday 16th November, 9:30am-1.30pm:  Delegate & ex-officio only: Policy debates and votes on organisational motions, membership subscription & CAC election

Delegates and Delegate Fees
All Party Councils and Subscribing Societies are invited to send delegates (your delegation size will be advised in your grant letter). Delegates should represent the diverse nature of our Party, including a 50% gender balance.  Delegates to Conference do not have to be the same as those attending the AGM.

You can register your delegates by completing our Conference Delegate Registration Form. The deadline for the ‘early-bird’ discount is Friday 2nd May 2025.  Fees are as follows:

• Weekend Standard Delegate- £145 – Early Bird
• Weekend Youth Delegate – £95 – Early Bird
• Weekend Standard Delegate – £195 – Late Booking
• Weekend Youth Delegate – £145 – Late Booking

Accessibility: we are committed to ensuring that Conference is accessible and inclusive for everyone. To help us meet the needs of your delegates, please let us know any specific accessibility requirements before 1st October so we can make the necessary arrangements. Thank you for helping us create an inclusive event.

Safeguarding and Code of Conduct: all attendees will be required to abide by the Co-operative Party’s Code of Conduct.  See here: Events Code of Conduct – Co-operative Party

Any young person attending under the age of 18 must provide us with signed permission from a parent/carer.

Accommodation
Accommodation for delegates is being managed externally on behalf of the Co-operative Party by Trust Reservations at the hotels listed below (costs include VAT).  Please email suzzanne@trustreservations.com indicating the number of bedrooms that you would like to reserve, which are available on a first-come, first served basis.

To note: Travelodge Tower Bridge Hotel has steps outside and electric wheelchairs may not fit through some doors, London City would be better for any guests that need disabled access.  If you have any other specific accessibility requirements and require an accessible room, do advise Suzzanne at this stage.

Trust Reservations will invoice you direct on behalf of the Co-operative Party.  Rooms must be paid for 8-weeks before the event, otherwise you will lose any reservations made.

Policy submissions
Our annual conference is the culmination of our annual policy process, details of how to take part in this consultation will be provided separately.  In order to be included, all submissions to the Party’s policy consultation must be sent to policy@party.coop by Friday 13 June at the latest.

Organisational and emergency motions
If you have an organisational motion, please email it to Issy Oozeerally by at events@party.coop  by Friday 13 June.   No motion concerning a general policy or principle that Conference has voted on shall be considered for a period of two years from this Conference (unless this, in the opinion of the NEC, is of vital importance and urgency).  No organisation may submit more than three motions and three amendments.

The deadline for any emergency motions to be submitted is 5pm on Saturday 15 November. Please refer to the Rule Book for more information.

Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC)
CAC governs the procedure of the business of Conference.  The CAC is composed of five persons: four elected by ballot at in-person Annual Conferences (to serve for 4 years) and a fifth member from the NEC. These are currently Lis Telcs (South); Jackie Jones (Wales) and Chris Wilson (NEC Representative).  There are currently 2 vacancies and we will be voting to fill these places.   Nominations should be received no later than 27 September via the CAC Nomination Form.  No more than one representative can be elected from any one region, so members in the South and Wales will not be eligible to stand this year.

Achievement awards
Our Recognition Awards are a small way that we can say thank you to those members who have played a big part in helping developing the Co-operative Party. The Awards are open to all members, recognising those who have made a lifetime of contribution to the movement, as well as those who may have joined more recently but have made a big impact already. You can nominate any member, officer, councillor or elected representative via the Member Recognition Form to nominate (nominations to be received by 27 September).

Deadlines and dates for your diary

May

• Friday 31st: AGM – Deadline for registration of AGM delegates

June

• Fri 13th: Conference – Deadline for submission of organisational motions & policy submissions. AGM – deadline to amend or substitute delegates.
• Sat 28th: Co-operative Party Ltd AGM (online)

July

• W/C Monday 7th: Conference – preliminary Conference agenda published (i.e. organisational motions, membership subscriptions and rule changes)

September

• Saturday 13th: Co-operative Party Equalities Conference (online)
• Friday 27th: Conference – deadline for responses to Rule Changes; Organisational motion amendments; CAC candidate nominations and award nominations

October

• Friday 17th: Deadline for registration of Conference Delegates & Launch of Conference Website

November

• Saturday 15th: Annual Conference Day 1 – 11am to late
• Sunday 16th: Annual Conference Day 2 – 10am to 1pm

Issy Oozeerally 
Events Co-ordinator

events@party.coop