Shortly after the Conservative Party's victory in the 2015 general election, Conservative Party Chairman Lord Feldman announced that he would be undertaking a review of how the Conservative Party is run, and invited members, Members of Parliament, and Party Officers to suggest changes to the Party structure and rules. This was followed by several months of consultations, and Review meetings for members in each region. The Review panel consisted of Peers, Members of Parliament, and Party Officers.
In February 2016, senior activists (Area and Regional Officers) met with the Party Chairman and the Officers of the National Conservative Convention to be shown the initial proposals, all of which were voted upon and approved. Shortly after this, parts of the proposals were leaked to news outlets such as ConservativeHome. Many of them stirred up controversy within members, and as a result the Review was re-worked and watered down. It was finally voted on by the National Conservative Convention at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, in October 2016, and all proposals passed by over 90% of the vote.[2]
The Proposalsedit
The Review is split into five parts. One of the most controversial changes was the implementation of Multi-Constituency Associations (MCAs), a new type of Conservative Association covering a large number of (around 10) constituencies. There are also proposed changes to the candidate selection process and membership structure.[3]
Futureedit
After having been passed by the NCC, the proposals of the Party Review will eventually be added into the Constitution of the Conservative Party. This was considered a lengthy process, and was not expected to be completed until around 2019.
Other Reviewsedit
The Conservative Party is having two additional, ongoing, separate reviews for Governance and Conservative Future.[4] The latter, which was, as late as May 2016, spearheaded by Chloe Smith, is expected to abolish the Party's youth organisation and integrate it into the rest of the Party.
^Phibbs, Harry (2016-03-24). "Feldman's Conservative Party Review says too little about councillors". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
^Stewart, Heather; editor, Heather Stewart Political (2016-03-01). "Local Tory associations could be urged to merge under Feldman plan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-10. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
^"What is the future of the Conservative Party? | Andrew Grice". The Independent. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
External linksedit
2016 Conservative Party Review
January 01, 1970
conservative, party, review, 2016, internal, reforms, within, conservative, party, united, kingdom, brainchild, conservative, party, chairman, andrew, feldman, baron, feldman, elstree, been, regarded, widest, reaching, most, radical, internal, reforms, conserv. The Conservative Party Review 2016 is a set of internal reforms within the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom It was the brainchild of Conservative Party Chairman Andrew Feldman Baron Feldman of Elstree and has been regarded as the widest reaching and most radical internal reforms in the Conservative Party since the 1940s 1 Contents 1 Background 2 The Proposals 3 Future 4 Other Reviews 5 References 6 External linksBackground editShortly after the Conservative Party s victory in the 2015 general election Conservative Party Chairman Lord Feldman announced that he would be undertaking a review of how the Conservative Party is run and invited members Members of Parliament and Party Officers to suggest changes to the Party structure and rules This was followed by several months of consultations and Review meetings for members in each region The Review panel consisted of Peers Members of Parliament and Party Officers In February 2016 senior activists Area and Regional Officers met with the Party Chairman and the Officers of the National Conservative Convention to be shown the initial proposals all of which were voted upon and approved Shortly after this parts of the proposals were leaked to news outlets such as ConservativeHome Many of them stirred up controversy within members and as a result the Review was re worked and watered down It was finally voted on by the National Conservative Convention at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester in October 2016 and all proposals passed by over 90 of the vote 2 The Proposals editThe Review is split into five parts One of the most controversial changes was the implementation of Multi Constituency Associations MCAs a new type of Conservative Association covering a large number of around 10 constituencies There are also proposed changes to the candidate selection process and membership structure 3 Future editAfter having been passed by the NCC the proposals of the Party Review will eventually be added into the Constitution of the Conservative Party This was considered a lengthy process and was not expected to be completed until around 2019 Other Reviews editThe Conservative Party is having two additional ongoing separate reviews for Governance and Conservative Future 4 The latter which was as late as May 2016 spearheaded by Chloe Smith is expected to abolish the Party s youth organisation and integrate it into the rest of the Party References edit Conservative chairman proposes headhunters and gold membership Financial Times Retrieved 2024 02 10 Phibbs Harry 2016 03 24 Feldman s Conservative Party Review says too little about councillors Conservative Home Retrieved 2024 02 10 Stewart Heather editor Heather Stewart Political 2016 03 01 Local Tory associations could be urged to merge under Feldman plan The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2024 02 10 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a last2 has generic name help What is the future of the Conservative Party Andrew Grice The Independent 2022 11 21 Retrieved 2024 02 10 External links edit2016 Conservative Party Review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conservative Party Review 2016 amp oldid 1205889937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
