Labour Almanack & Events 

Events Links

This will provide a link to all the key party and affiliate events to help you find things quickly and also plan our own events around them.

Labour Party Events

Labour Party Campaign and Social Events across the country

Labour Party National Phonebanking Taskforce Events

Labour Party Training Events

Other Events

Coop Party Events

Fabian Society Events

Many of Labour's TU affiliates and Socialist Societies and also its organised groups and factions also hold events and you can access links to them in the Conference Section at the bottom of main Labour Dashboard page.

Labour Almanack

This is an updated almanack covering the year ahead covering some key party deadlines through the year and also annual events and commemorations. 

Disclaimer. Any internal Labour deadlines given here should never be seen as a definitive source and you should always check the original Party HQ sources for them.

2026

Jan

• 16 Jan? - Conference Delegate Registration Opens 

• 25 Jan - Burns’ Night https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_supper  often events by CLPs 

• 27 Jan - International Holocaust Memorial Day (80th Anniversary): https://hmd.org.uk/ 

• 29 Jan - Closing Date for Labour Students and Young Labour Nominations 

Feb

Mar

• 8 Mar - International Women’s Day: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Women of the World (WOW) Foundation events: https://thewowfoundation.com/ 

Apr

• 22 Apr - Stephen Lawrence Day: https://stephenlawrenceday.org/ 

• 28 Apr - Ed Balls Day: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63518/what-ed-balls-day and https://twitter.com/edballs/status/63623585020915713 

May

• 1 May - May Day (or Beltane) Ancient Festival: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day International Workers Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day 

• 7 May - Elections. Electoral Commission list of elections https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections Scottish Parliament Election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Scottish_Parliament_election Welsh Senedd Election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Senedd_election Local Elections in England: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_Kingdom_local_elections 

• 4-12 May - 100th anniversary of the UK General Strike: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike General Strike 100 Map Project here: https://generalstrike100.com/#map=5/54.8/-3.4 

• 9 May - With Banners Held High Trade Union Festival, Wakefield:  https://www.facebook.com/withbannersheldhigh/ 

June

• 22 June - Windrush Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_Day 

• 26 June - Noon -  Annual Conference Delegate deadline, NEC, NPF & NCC Nominations

• 27 June? - Co-op Party AGM

• Likely to be late June to early July - Co-operatives Fortnight:? (assumed date) https://www.uk.coop/get-involved/campaigns/co-op-fortnight-landing 

July

• 4 July - International Day of Co-operatives: https://www.un.org/en/observances/cooperatives-day 

• 4 July - 2nd anniversary of the election of the current Labour Government under Keir Starmer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election 

• 4 July - Pride in London LGBTQIA Festival https://prideinlondon.org/ 

• 4 July - Cradley Heath Chainmakers Festival (Women’s low pay strike commemoration): https://www.womenchainmakers.org.uk/ 

• 11 July - Durham Miners Gala: https://www.durhamminers.org/gala 

• 17-29 July - Tolpuddle Festival: https://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/festival 

Aug

Sept

• 7 Sept - Burston Strike School Rally (longest ever strike commemoration): https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/events/burston-strike-school-rally 

• 10 Sept - 5pm?  Annual Conference Deadline for receipt of Contemporary Motions 

• 11 Sept? - Annual Conference Contemporary Motion Appeals

• 25 Sept - Noon Annual Conference Deadline for Emergency Motions 

• 27 Sept-30 Oct - Labour Party Conference, Liverpool

• 21 Sept-4 Oct? Fairtrade Fortnight: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get-involved/current-campaigns/fairtrade-fortnight/ 

Oct

Nov

• 14-15 Nov Co-op Party Annual Conference - London: ember https://party.coop/event/annual-conference-2025 

Dec

Labour Internal Elections this year

Elections are below. Any assumed deadlines (do check directly on those) are set out above.

Spring Elections 

Labour Students (officers, regional and other representatives) and the Young Labour National Committee (officers, trade union, socialist society and regional representatives) will be elected in spring 2026, so that committees are in place before university freshers’ fairs.  

Two main slates so far:

• Organise backed by Labour to Win

• Renew backed by people from Mainstream, Open Labour and Momentum

Autunm Elections

The following national positions are also up for election. The type of election is listed and where this is a full or part large OMOV ballot for some or all members this is underlined. Ones where all or some CLPs can nominate are marked in Red.

National Executive Committee:

• Treasurer - electoral college: 50% OMOV elected by members & 50% elected by TUs

• 9 CLP Representatives - elected by members in an OMOV ballot

• Welsh Rep - elected by members in an OMOV ballot

• Youth Rep - electoral college: 50% OMOV elected by Youth members & 50% elected by TUs

• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Rep - electoral college: 50% OMOV elected by BAME members & 50% elected by TUs

• Disabled members’ Rep - electoral college: 50% OMOV elected by Disabled members & 50% elected by TUs

• 2 Local Government Representatives - elected by Cllrs in an OMOV ballot

• 3 Backbench MPs - elected by MPs 

National Constitutional Committee:

• 4 CLP Representatives - elected by CLP conference delegates 

• 4 Trade Union Representatives -elected by TUs

• 1 Socialist Societies Representative -elected by Socialist Societies

National Policy Forum:

• 5 CLP representatives, including one youth representative, from each of the eleven nations and regions - elected by conference delegates

• Other NPF reps are appointed by their nominating body 

• NEC members are ex-officio

Conference Elected Role

• 2 Auditors - electoral college: 50% OMOV elected by CLP delegates & 50% elected by TUs

National Women’s Committee:

• 6 CLP representatives - elected by CLP delegates 

• 6 Trade Union Representatives - elected by TUs

• Local Government Rep - elected by the ALC

• Socialist Societies Rep - elected by Socialist Societies 

• PLP Rep - elected by MPs

Upcoming events - unused at present

Past events - unused at present