116 members, including 45 delegates representing twenty-four local Co-operative Parties, Societies and affiliates, were present at the AGM.

Following the presentation of the Board Report and Accounts 2023, the General Secretary responded to questions from members including: membership for over 80s; receiving royalties from co-op enterprises; Party recruitment in Northern Ireland; content in candidates’ election materials; tools for recruiting women; selection of Co-operative Party candidates (minimum requirements); working with and support from Co-operative Group; union membership; the Party’s success in supporting campaign key to the movement, including legislation on co-op growth and violence against shopworkers; transistion from followers to members; model motions for councillors and the Party’s investments.

After the formal business of the Society AGM, two items of business normally reserved for Annual Conference were taken – to approve the individual membership subscriptions for 2025, and to approve changes to the Party’s Rule Book relating to the procedure for the election of Conference Arrangements Committee.