Nominations are now open to fill vacancies on the BAME Co-operators Council.  The Network will needs to elect 3 members (two of which must be women), who will serve until the next scheduled elections at the end of 2024.

The Committee is elected UK-wide by all members of the Co-operative Party BAME Network.  However, no more than 3 candidates can be elected from a single region in England or from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. For that reason we are not currently looking for applications from members in either the West Midlands or South East region.

To be eligible, you must:

• Have applied to join the Co-operative Party on or before 28 February 2023 and not be in arrears
• Identify as BAME and be a member of Co-operative Party BAME Co-operators
• Complete and submit the form and statement below by noon on 1 December 2023.

If you are unable to complete the form on-line, please email networks@party.coop by 1 December so that we can arrange to complete this by phone before the closing date.

You may complete the statement (up to 300 words) in writing or by audio or video.  Guidance on doing this is here. If you choose to use more than one format, the content for each must be the same.

Elections are also taking place for vacancies on the (dis)Ability, LGBTQ+ and Women’s Networks’ steering committees.  You may put yourself forward for more than one council/committee but, if so, you must declare this on each form and complete a separate form for each election.

Other rules

Once verified as a candidate after the close of nominations, the candidates’ information will be published on the Party’s website and you may also promote yourself on social media.

You may not distribute any other materials, printed or on-line.

Candidates may not use access to the Party’s membership or networks data to promote their candidacy, nor may any other member do so on their behalf [this is to ensure a level playing field for all candidates and to protect members’ data under GDPR].

Questions about the election?

Contact networks@party.coop

The information provided on this form will be used by Co-operative Party Head Office to facilitate the election as stated. This information will not be shared with local branches. The Co-operative Party will never share your information with anyone outside the Party without your consent.