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Understanding the formation and operation of a new political institution
Understanding the formation and operation of a new political institution
Disclaimer. This site has no connection at all with Your Party and is merely an aggregator of material based on an individual personal interest in the institutional aspects of founding what seeks to be a 6th main UK wide party after the GB/Nations launch of Labour in 1900, Plaid Cymru in 1925, SNP in 1934, People/Ecology/Green 1972 and UKIP/BXP/Reform in 1992. That is all.
Arguably the CPGB from 1920 to 1991 aspired to a "main UK wide party" status too but it's election results were very poor indeed (sometimes due to counterproductive political orders from abroad due to the "part of an International" nature of the Party) and when it was actually quite popular in 1945 (when it could have polled 6%-8% with a full PPC slate to achieve a similar peak vote in that era to a lot of other Western European Communist parties), it did not seize the opportunity and by the era of NATO and the Cold war from 1950 (when it would have seen its vote significantly drop and polled 2% in 1950 if it had run a full PPC slate and also saw both the politically adjacent anti-NATO Labour Independent Group lose all its 5 seats and the Independent Labour Party (ILP) also lose 3 seats) it electorally declined quite quickly in the 1950s. From then on most of its core electoral campaigning work went into some Trade Union internal elections and some local Council activism (eg Tower Hamlets). Comparative CPGB membership data for use with this current Party launch is also on the Structures page.
As Your Party is a split off from another (eg 2 of its 4 MPs and at least 47% of its main slates CEC candidates were strong Labour activists), I'm particularly interested in how people who took perhaps a more "oppositionist" line in their old party over its long-term general operation/organisation fare now they face making similar "leadership" decisions they might not have liked in their old party (eg "dual membership"/party boundaries, nature of Leadership, central v local power, disciplinary decisions etc). Also how they may manage any cognitive dissonance that may generate and how they handle being in factional conflict with people they may have seen as allies in the past and may now perceive as "on the right" or "ultra-left" or "sects" which they might have deplored in their past party membership The outcomes here should teach us all a lot about this sort of thing in other circumstances in the future.
This site grew out of a "Long Tweet thread" started here (you may need to click a lot to get to the next one) and currently over 1,800 posts in the thread later is now here (will update until its finished). Other tweet threads that follow up may be added as links too.
It's a very simple site divided into three pages:
Home Page (This page) - some recent material when an issue comes up worth covering as well as estimated segmentation of the membership based on internal votes, voter polling data and the initial membership voting data on its Rules.
Structures Page - where information on Your Party structures operation and organisations & membership data will be
Archive Page - where a range of useful links and articles will be kept
Results of the Your Party CEC elections were livestreamed at the Party Youtube page here on Thursday 26 February.
CEC Overall Results here.
CEC Detailed Results here. Important to note. Quota % was originally given but has been removed from the website now.
Turnout was 61.8%, with 25,347 voting out of 40,985 verified members. Higher than the Momentum 33%-38% turnouts of 2020-2022. However this was arguably more a "First Order" election as it in effect elected the Your Party Parliamentary Leader.
Overall outcome
The Many (TM) - 14 seats
Grassroots Left (GL) - 7 seats
Ind backed by GL & with TM opponents - 2 seats
Independent - 1 seat
Early estimate of vote share here and below:
The Many 48%
Grassroots Left 30%
Independent 21%
Platform for a Democratic Party 1%
More analysis compared to nominations soon.
This section covers the first CEC elections so the data from that adds to the data already gathered here.
Rules and Timetable
Key thing to note:
All seats are STV. They are using the Imperiali Quota which with a +2 to number of seats has a lower threshold than the Droop Quota (+1 to the number of seats) used in Labour NEC elections and some have claimed this may benefit multi candiddate slates who transfer votes compared to lone Independents. Quota will be 25.00%+1 of vote for English Ordinary Member seats, 16.66%+1 for Public Representative seats and 33.33%+1 for Scottish and Welsh seats.
Gender balance for ordinary member seats
No gender balance for public representative seats
CEC Seat Composition
Public Representatives
Public Representatives: 4 Seats
England:
Total seats per English region following the ballot on CEC size - see below - and how it compares with membership distribution:
London: 2 seats (-1)
North West: 2 seats
South East: 2 seats
South West: 2 seats
Yorkshire & Humber: 2 seats (+1)
East of England: 2 seats
West Midlands: 2 seats
East Midlands: 2 seats (+1)
North East: 2 seats (+1)
Scotland/Wales
Scotland: 1 Seat
Wales: 1 Seat
CEC Slates
England/Public Representatives:
Grassroots Left (GL) (Zarah Sultana and DSYP Backed) X Feed
The Many (TM) (Jeremy Corbyn, Peace & Justice and Collective backed) X Feed
Other political affiliations/connections are added to slate candidates listed below if it relates to future debates the CEC will have over "Dual Membership".
Scotland
The Many have endorsed and independent
Wales
Grassroots for Welsh Voices - this candidate may get endorsed by Grassroots Left?
The Many slate have endorsed a Welsh candidate.
Nominations Data and Some Initial Modelling of Possible CEC Overall Result Outcome
Public Rep Nominations 08/02/2026
The Many: 15,688 (53%)
Grassroots Left: Total: 11,615 (39%)
Grasroots Left Only: 8,630 (29%)
Ind backed by Grassroots Left: 2985 (10%)
Independent: 2335 (8%)
Note: The vote shares have not changed much after a further 50% nominations have been cast so this seems like a quite stable set of data
English Regions
Nomination % totals are here, here and also below:
The Many: 3,511 (27%) Average: 1,821 (37%)
Grassroots Left: 4,173 (33%) Average 2,087 (43%)
Independent: 5,191 (40%) Average 959 (20%)
Initial rough estimate of possible seats (out of 24) from Pub Rep vote total: 08/02/2026
The Many: 11-14
Grassroots Left: 8-10
Independent: 2-3
Initial rough estimate of possible seats (out of 24) from seat analysis below: 08/02/2026
The Many: 8-14
Grassroots Left: 7-13
Independent: 2-8
Other estimates of data from others here, here and here. Final results are given above for comparison.
Analysis of the Actual Results compared to Nominations Based Models
The bands were broadly correct except perhaps the Public Rep model over-scored GL slate but it was more accurate on Indy seats. Compared to an average of the model suggesting a hung CEC, instead the TM slate polled at the top end of the models whilst the GL slate polled at the bottom end.
This sort of result looks overall a bit like left on left slate battles in left unions (eg PCS) where the more "right-wing" of the two left slates tends to win.
Early estimate of vote share here would suggest that compared to nominations The Many slate increased mainly at the expense of the Indys and we have two samples of vote to measure that
The Public Rep UK wide scores as a national sample illustrates this:
Public Rep Result
+/- Changes are result compared to nominations
The Many: 23,255.2 (59%) +6%
Grassroots Left: Total: 15,014.6 (38%) - 1%
Grassroots Left Only: 12,415.8 (32%) +3%
Ind backed by Grassroots Left: 2598.8 (6%) -4%
Independent: 1,060.5 (3%)
This result can also be compared with the the English Regional score to show the size of the much larger Indy vote for that election thus giving an indication where it then went in the Public Rep vote above.
Nations/English Regions
+/- Changes are with the Public Rep vote result
The Many 38% (-21% on Pub Rep TM Total)
Grassroots Left+ Ind/GL 33% (-5% on Pub Rep GL/Ind+GL Total)
Independent 29% (+26% on Pub Rep Ind Only Total)
This would suggest both the two more cautious more "centrist" party member segments shown below ("Pro-Corbyn median vote" and "Soft Sultana pro-collective leadership") may have moved towards stability of Leadership under Jeremy Corbyn plus some may have feared some of "The Many" slate (such as MP's) would have walked if that slate did not win? However the GL wing clearly are a quite large opposition with 33%-38% vote share and under AV/STV ballots are likely to remain as that at least, so the TM majority will have to decide how much they give a role to some GL people such as 1-2 minority roles in the elected Officer Group? Of course they may simply calculate that the GL people have "nowhere else to go" so can simply be kept as an opposition only?
Below are the collated vote shares by English Region simplified to TM, GL and Indy lists and ordered by size of membership:
CEC English Region Vote Share:
London: TM 34%, GL/Ind+GL 37%, Ind only 29%
North West: TM 29%, GL/Ind+GL 25%, Ind only 46%
South East: TM 26%, GL/Ind+GL 29%, Ind only 45%
South West: TM 38%, GL/Ind+GL 31%, Ind only 31%
York/Humb: TM 33%, GL/Ind+GL 36%, Ind only 31%
Eastern: TM 29%, GL/Ind+GL 33%, Ind only 38%
West Mids: TM 48%, GL/Ind+GL 43%, Ind only 9%
East Mids: TM 64%, GL/Ind+GL 36%, Ind only 0%
North East: TM 44%, GL/Ind+GL 23%, Ind only 33%
We can take that data and compare it with the Public Rep vote and estimate roughly how the two main slates did in each region. This has used the initial vote shifts between the two ballots and then reduced the Indy vote by a pro-rata distribution of 2-slate score in North West, South East Eastern and North East Regions. Note it is an estimate and not a detailed vote sample
Estimate of Public Rep Ballot share by English Region:
London: TM 55%, GL/Ind+GL 42%, Ind only 3%
North West: TM 59%, GL/Ind+GL 36%, Ind only 5%
South East: TM 55%, GL/Ind+GL 40%, Ind only 5%
South West: TM 59%, GL/Ind+GL 36%, Ind only 5%
York/Humb: TM 54%, GL/Ind+GL 42%, Ind only 4%
Eastern: TM 54%, GL/Ind+GL 41%, Ind only 5%
West Mids: TM 55%, GL/Ind+GL 45%, Ind only 0%
East Mids: TM 64%, GL/Ind+GL 36%, Ind only 0%
North East: TM 66%, GL/Ind+GL 29%, Ind only 5%
From both tables above we can draw some conclusions and also flag the three best English regions for each group:
The Many are strongest in South West (a strong region for Jeremy Corbyn when he was in Labour with what looks like a strong out-migration from London) as well as the two smallest membership regions of East Midlands (maybe Nottingham conurbation?) and North East (Driscoll supporters leaving for the Greens?). Smaller membership regions may have been easier to get a high contact rate from Peace & Justice/Collective mailing lists perhaps? Outside the top 3, this is followed by North West (ex-Unite/Liverpool strong support? + Indy MP supporters?).
Grassroots Left are strongest in West Midlands (Sultana base?), London (Small Groups, Leninist Groups base?) and Yorkshire and Humberside (Leeds?/Sheffield?/Strong nominations base?).
Indys are strongest in North West (Liverpool other elements?) South East (lots of "name" candidates?) and Eastern (strong local Indy cand?).
What does this data tell us about future contests?
Assuming this voting system stays in place (as it won TM a majority it may make a lot sense to them) and with a set of incumbents we may see more single GL slate (or future equivalent) candidates next time, especially in Regions where they won no seats. The political reality is if GL could see the results now they would likely have run a lot of single candidates in each region.
Below is a table that assesses the results and estimates how many candidates a slate will run next time.
Likely numbers of Cands between two slates or successors at next CEC election
This is more about main slate tactics but does include some Indys when they are incumbents or came quite close to winning.
Likely main contests are marked in Red (though poss South East ends up just TM & Indy backed by GL as leading candidates) and will mainly feature TM defending its incumbency of 14 seats in 4 regions (though possible they might target some more seats like Scotland too) and GL may be more aiming to win 3-4 seats to reach 10-11 and a CEC which is more hung. Thus potential slate size next time is:
London: TM 1, GL 1,
North West: TM 1, GL 1, Ind only 1, (Ind may hold here and the battle more for other seat if GL run 1)
South East: TM 1, GL 0-1, Ind+GL 1, (GL has choice to run cand or simply back incumbent Indy?)
South West: TM 1, GL 1,
York/Humb: TM 1, GL 1,
Eastern: TM 1, GL 1, Ind only 1? (One or other slate may try to back the close Indy if runs again?)
West Mids: TM 1, GL 1,
East Mids: TM 2, GL 1, (GL with one candidate might secure a gain here)
North East: TM 2, GL 1, (GL with one candidate might secure a gain here)
North East: TM 2, GL 1,
Thus with little change of vote, one might see a repeat of the current CEC result of a TM majority or a CEC of TM 11, GL 10, Ind/GL 2, Ind 1?
Full Candidates List and Results
Full list is set out here.
Known Candidates by Region
Note 1: For some historical and institutional context, I have added especially for the slate candidates any known past 2015-19 Labour activity to examine what was once a broad coalition against the Labour Right/Labour MPs etc is like now that a unifying narrative does not exist to bind such a coalition together and it is in contest with each other.
Note 2: Where possible I have also added, especially for the slate candidates if they stood as Left Indy for election in the 2024 election. A useful list of such candidates was collated by TUSC here.
Note 3: I have added some data for some Indy candidates, but it does not claim to be complete.
Note 4: Where known X Feeds or other online link to a candidate can be clicked on their name.
Note 5: Those marked in Red may have been ruled out under the existing "Dual Membership ban" rule.
Note 6: Nomination numbers for Slate & Indy candidates are after each person. Slate/Indy Totals for each region is also given per Nation/Region plus initial estimate bands for what is might means in terms of CEC seats.
Note 7: Data below for candidates is the nomination score followed by the result score. Candidates are listed in result score and it indicates who was elected. Further result data and analysis follows each seat's scores
Note 8: Quota percentage was originally given when results were published, but has been removed since. It was initially used to calculate vote shares of slates for some seats as this was a quick way to calculate % share. Vote totals have been used for others. This should have minimal impact on the % vote share per elected unit. Those counted the first way are shown by the extra line "Faction Quota Total Number". All those subsequently counted without do not show that line and just use raw vote data which is shown instead.
Public Office Holders: 4 Seats
Elected:
Jeremy Corbyn MP (TM - endorsed by GL) Former Labour MP for Islington North 1983-2024 - 6,780 - 14,784.0 - Elected
Zarah Sultana MP (GL) - Former Labour MP for Coventry South 2019-2025 - 5124 - 8,242.2 - Elected
Cllr Laura Smith (TM) - Former Labour MP for Crewe & Nantwich 2017-2019 - 3396 - 4,599.6 - Elected
Cllr Grace Lewis (GL) - Former Labour Councillor. - 3,506 - 4,173.6 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Shockat Adam MP (TM) - Left Indy candidate for Leicester South in 2024 - 3029 - 3,971.6
Cllr Michael Lavalette (Ind endorsed by GL - member of Counterfire) - Left Indy candidate in Preston in 2024 - 2985 - 2,598.8
Tony Rea (Ind) - 888 - 647.1
Keith Furnie (Ind) - 558 - 413.4
Initially shortlisted but not recorded in the results:
Ayoub Khan MP(TM) - Left Indy candidate for Bimingham Perry Barr in 2024 2483
Shehrazade Mamjan (Ind) - Former Labour Councillor - 789
Faction Noms % Score: TM 15,688 (53%), GL 8,630 (29%), Ind/GL 2985 (10%), Ind 2335 (8%). Tot 29,618
Note: TM 3 candidates (4 Originally) and GL 2 candidates
Noms Assumption: TM 2-3, GL 1-2, Ind/GL 0-1 Ind 0
Faction % Total of vote: TM 23,255.2 (59%), GL 12,415.8 (32%), Ind/GL 2598.8 (6%) Ind 1,060.5 (3%) Total 39,330.3
Result: TM 2, GL 2, Ind/GL 0, Ind 0
Analysis: As this is a nation-wide sample it is useful in showing TM rose by 6% mainly at expense of Indys. GL's + Ind Supposted by GL polled 38% only 1% lower than their nomination share
England: 18 seats
London: 2 seats
Elected:
Mel Mullings (GL) - 500 - 1630.5 (35%) - Elected
Noor Jahan Begum (TM) - 272 - 1313.0 (28%) - Elected
Shortlisted:
Tahir Mirza (TM) - Former Newham Labour activist. Left Indy candidate in East Ham in 2024 - 222 - 925.3 (20%)
Anahita Zardoshti (GL - DSYP) - 476 - 750.8 (16%)
Muzzammil Mukhtar (Ind) - 145 - 601.8 (13%)
Michael Cleverley (ind) - 89 - 396.1 (8%)
Valerie Coultas (Ind) - 110 - 336.6 (7%)
Ruth Cashman (Ind - generally associated with AWL) - 106 - 261.5 (5%)
Khalid Sadar (Ind) - Leader of Enfield Community Independents. Left Indy candidate in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill in 2024 - 124 - 177.2 (3%)
Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda (Ind) - 81 - 154.3 (3%)
Raj Gill (Ind) - 83 - 76.7 (1%)
Initially shortlisted but not recorded in the results
Derren Mehmet (Ind) - 103
Piers Corbyn (Ind) - Brother of Jeremy Corbyn and ran a Let London Live slate for the GLA in 2021. - 102
Not shortlisted:
Heiko Khoo (Ind) - Former IMT-SA & also WPB candidate in Putney in 2024, ally of Piers Corbyn & was part of his GLA slate
Steve Freeman (Ind)
Faction % Nomination Score: TM 494 (21%), GL 976 (40%), Ind 943 (39%), Total 2,413
Noms Assumption: TM 0-1, GL 1-2, Ind 0-1
Faction Quota Total Number: TM (48%), GL (51%), Ind (40%)
Faction % Total of vote: TM (34%), GL (37%), Ind (29%)
Result: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: TM overperformed here compared to nominations
North West: 2 seats
Elected:
Sam Gorst - (Ind) - 247 - 913.3 - Elected
Dawn Aspinall (TM) - 384 - 898.0 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Haifa Alkhanshali (GL) - 310 - 622.1
Chloe Braddock (GL - DSYP) - 281 - 578.4
Mohammed Azam (TM) - Former Labour Councillor and CLPD NEC candidate suspended in 2020 - 234 - 526.4
Piara Miah (Ind) - 109 - 336.1
Ron Cooper (Ind) - 92 - 279.7
Amir Azful (Ind) - 100 - 232.8
Steve Airey (Ind) - 97 - 194.0
Jenny Curtis (Ind) - 81 - 180.0
Sue Brennan (Ind) - 102 - 111.6
Initially shortlisted but not recorded in the results
Helen Collins (Ind) - 87
Not Shortlisted:
Arif Khansaheb Ind)
Faction Noms % Score: TM 618 (29%), GL 591 (28%), Ind 915 (43%). Total 2,124
Noms Assumption: TM 1, GL 0-1, Ind 0-1
Faction % Total of vote: TM 1424.4 (29%), GL 1200.5 (25%), Ind 2,247.5 (46%) Total 4872.4
Result: TM 1, GL 0, Ind 1
Analysis: TM focused on winning one seat in quite a high Indy voting whilst GL's vote was more evenly split. An example where a single GL candidate might have been more sensible.
South East: 2 seats
Elected:
Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi (Ind endorsed by GL & PlatformDP ) - Officer of Jewish Voice for Labour who was elected to Labour NEC but immediately suspended and expelled after speaking at proscribed organisation event. - 257 - 669.0 - Elected
Cassi Bellingham (TM) - Former Labour Councillor. Ran as Left Indy in Banbury in 2024 - 229 - 658.0 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Jessica Austen (Ind) - 133 - 408.6
Max Shanly (GL - DSYP) - Young Labour National Committee 2013-18. Active in CLPD - 166 - 354.2
Hilary Schan - (Ind) - former co-Chair of Momentum and former Labour Councillor - 105 - 317.4
Chelley Ryan (TM) - Key online 2015-19 outrider who encouraged JC to stand. Strongly opposed to People's Vote in 2018-19. - 163 - 241.5
Crispin Flintoff (Ind) - founded Stand Up for Labour, Not the Andrew Marr online show and Crispin Flintoff online show. Expelled from Labour after sending out an email as a CLP Secretary - 127 - 214.3
Hannah Barker (Ind) - 120 - 199.0
Stephanie Lewis (Ind) - 96 - 158.0
Ellen Armstrong (Ind) -81 - 98.0
Pete McClaren (Ind) - 81 - 96.0
Jonathan Osako (Ind) - 87 - 82.0
Not Shortlisted:
Dr Ammar Noorwali (Ind)
Faction Noms % Score: TM 392 (23%), GL 166 (10%), Ind/GL 257 (16%), Ind 823 (51%). Total 1,638
Note: only 1 formal GL Candidate
Noms Assumption: TM 0-1, GL 0-1, Ind/GL 1 Ind 0-1
Faction % Total of vote: TM 899.5 (26%), GL 354.2 (10%), Ind/GL 669.0 (19%), Ind 1,573.3 (45%) Total 3,496.0
Result: TM 1, GL 0 Ind/GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: TM focused on winning one seat in quite a high Indy voting (has lots of online "names") region with an Indy backed by GL always looking like they would win on name recognition.
South West: 2 seats
Elected:
Candi Williams (GL) - 275 - 560.0 - Elected
Jenn Forbes (TM) - Former Truro and Falmouth PPC 2019 - 245 - 552.0 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Terry Deans (TM) - 184 - 339.6
Carralyn Parkes (Ind) - 93 - 197.8
Mark Gage (GL) - Former Labour Councillor and Former Chair and Secretary of a Dorset CLP - 172 - 166.8
Helen Bowers (Ind) - 129 - 163.4
Joe Hall (Ind) - 83 - 149.1
Stephen Bush (Ind) - 87 - 118.7
Sioghain Ovey (Ind) - 93 - 98.0
Not shortlisted:
Faction Noms % Score: TM 429 (30%), GL 447 (31%), Ind 570 (39%). Total 1,446
Noms Assumption: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Faction % Total of vote: TM 891.6 (38%), GL 726.8 (31%), Ind 727.0 (31%) Total 2,345.4
Result: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: TM overperformance gaining from Indys whose votes were spread across a number of candidates. GL vote share stayed same.
Yorkshire & Humber: 2 seats
Elected:
Monique Mosley (TM) -134 - 596.6 - Elected
Sophie Wilson (GL) - Former Labour Councillor - 313 - 524.0 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Chris Saltmarsh (GL - EcoSoc Horizon) - Key organiser for Labour for a Green New Deal - 262 - 348.6
Ali Arshad (Ind) - 125 - 305.7
Martin Deane (Ind) - 99 - 226.1
Ismail Uddin (TM) - 118 - 199.5
Rashida Islam (Ind) - 102 - 148.0
Joanna Boal (Ind) - 78 - 79.0
Initially shortlisted but not recorded in the results
Tosh McDonald (Ind) - Former President of ASLEF and Former Labour Councillor - 98
Charlotte Bramley (Ind) - 82
Faction Noms % Score: TM 252 (18%), GL 575 (41%), Ind 584 (41%). Total 1,411
Noms Assumption: TM 0-1, GL 1-2, Ind 0-1
Faction % Total of vote: TM 796.1 (33%), GL 872.6 (36%), Ind 758.8 (31%) Total 2,427.5
Result: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: Strong TM overperformance. TM made big inroads in the Indy share to win won seat and come close behind GL in a region where they had a chance of wining both seats.
East of England: 2 seats
Elected:
Solma Ahmed (GL) - Former Momentum NCG member. Served on Labour Women's Committee - 186 - 497.9 - Elected
Jo Rust (TM) - Former Lab Councillor. Lab PPC for North-West Norfolk 2015, 2017 and 2019. Not shortlisted for Norwich North in 2017. Controversial issue around Covid Lockdown in 2020 leading to an Employment Tribunal in 2021. - 159 - 454.0 - Elected
Shortlisted:
June Tobin (Ind) - 82 - 427.1
Ricardo La Torre (GL) - 151 - 313.1
Michael Mulquin (TM) - 102 - 261.4
Scott Seton (Ind) - 89 - 154.9
Waheed Akbar (Ind) - 100 - 146.5
Zarina Anwar (Ind) - 91 - 118.5
Jodie Bartlett (Ind) - 81 - 101.6
Not shortlisted:
Robin de Brea (Ind)
Faction Noms % Score: TM 261 (25%), GL 337 (32%), Ind 443 (43%). Total 1041
Noms Assumption: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Faction % Total of vote: TM 715.4 (29%), GL 811 (33%), Ind 948.6 (38%) Total 2,475
Result: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: Broadly in line with nominations. Indy's maybe unlucky not to win a seat here.
West Midlands: 2 seats - Original Result
Elected:
Megan Clarke (GL) - 232 - 519.0 (30%) - Elected
Sue Moffat (TM) -181 - 513.1 (29%) - Elected
Shortlisted:
Fadel Takrouri (TM) - Former Lab West Midlands Regional Director. Organiser for Left Indy cand in 2024 - 151 - 357.3 (20%)
Graham Jones (GL - DSYP) -148 - 245.4 (14%)
Alex Fox (Ind) - 79 - 176.6 (10%)
Not Shortlisted:
Dave Nellist (Ind - member of CWI-SPEW) - TUSC candidate for Coventry East in 2024
Faction Noms % Score: TM 332 (42%), GL 380 (48%), Ind 79 (10%). Total 791
Noms Assumption: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Faction Quota Total Number: TM (49%), GL (44%), Ind (10%)
Faction % Total of vote: TM (48%), GL (43%), Ind (9%)
Result: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: Broadly in line with nominations, though TM did poll a little bit better
West Midlands: 2 seats - Recount Result
Sue Moffat withdrew after the results were counted due to family illness. The Returning Officer directed, in line with the election rules and standing orders, that the result be recalculated. Fadel Takrouri was elected alongside Megan Clarke. You can find the full STV recalculation here.
Elected:
Fadel Takrouri (TM) - Former Lab West Midlands Regional Director. Organiser for Left Indy cand in 2024 - 151 - 357.3 (20%) Revised Result 654.0 - Elected
Megan Clarke (GL) - 232 - 519.0 (30%) Revised Result 638.5 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Graham Jones (GL - DSYP) -148 - 245.4 (14%) Revised Result 274.8
Alex Fox (Ind) - 79 - 176.6 (10%) Revised Result 222.4
Not Shortlisted:
Dave Nellist (Ind - member of CWI-SPEW) - TUSC candidate for Coventry East in 2024
Faction Noms % Score: TM 332 (42%), GL 380 (48%), Ind 79 (10%). Total 791
Noms Assumption: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Original Result Faction Quota Total Number: TM (49%), GL (44%), Ind (10%)
Original Result Faction % Total of vote: TM (48%), GL (43%), Ind (9%)
Faction % Total of vote: TM 654.0 (37%), GL 913.3 (51%), Ind 222.4 (12%) Total 1,789.7
Result: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: Recount significantly improved GL's position through transfers, but most TM transfers from the withdrawn candidate went to the other TM candidate to elect them.
East Midlands: 2 seats
Elected:
Louise Regan (TM) - Former CLP Chair who was suspended in 2021 - 177 - 561 (40%) - Elected
Riaz Khan (TM) - 145 - 446.1 (32%) - Elected
Shortlisted
Anwarul Khan (GL + Platform for a Democratic Party) - 132 - 307.6 (22%)
Anjona Roy (GL) - 122 - 259.0 (18%)
Faction Noms % Score: TM 322 (56%), GL 254 (44%), Ind 0 (0%). Total 576
Noms Assumption: TM 1, GL 1, Ind 0
Faction Quota Total Number: TM (72%), GL (40%), Ind (0%)
Faction % Total of vote: TM (64%), GL (36%), Ind (0%)
Result: TM 2, GL 0, Ind 0
Analysis: TM overperformed here compared to nominations and the Imperiali STV system made it easy for the top 2 getting to quota first
North East: 2 seats
Elected:
Cath Davis (TM) - Former Labour Councillor. - 160 - 318.0 - Elected
Hannah Hawkins (TM) - 121 - 243.3 - Elected
Shortlisted:
Ian Spencer (GL - writes for the CPGB-PCC's Weekly Worker - DSYP) - Former Labour Councillor - 104 - 216.3
Andy Walker (Ind) - 83 - 187.6
Stewart Hill (Ind) - 86 - 132.1
Alexandra Summerson (Ind) - 78 - 104.2
Myra Shoku (GL) - 86 - 81.0
Faction Noms % Score: TM 281 (39%), GL 190 (26%), Ind 247 (35%). Total 718
Noms Assumption: TM 1-2, GL 0-1, Ind 0
Faction % Total of vote: TM 561.3 (44%), GL 297.3 (23%), Ind 423.9 (33%) Total 1,282.5
Result: TM 2, GL 0, Ind 0
Analysis: TM made a bit more use of its existing strong lead here to secure both seats
Scotland/Wales: 2 seats - one per nation
Scotland: 1 Seat
Elected:
Niall Christie (Ind - Backed by GL) - 143 - 570.0 (38%) - Elected
Shortlisted:
Jim Monaghan (Ind - TM backed) - 79 - 503.0 (34%)
Ian Drummond (Ind) - 88 - 390.0 (26%)
Not Shortlisted:
Cindy Callaghan (Ind)
Behzad Kazemi (Ind)
Sheila Sen (Ind)
Robbie Young (Ind)
A thread listing known candidates is here. None seem to be backed officially by a main slate, but some may lean to one or other
Faction % Score: TM 0 (0%), GL 0 (0%), Ind/TM 79 (26%), Ind/GL 143 (46%) Ind 88 (28%). Total 310
Current Assumption: TM 0, GL 0, Ind/TM 0, Ind/GL 1, Ind 0
Faction Quota Total Number: TM (0%), GL (0%), Ind/TM (34%), Ind/GL (38%) Ind (26%)
Faction % Total of vote: TM (0%), GL (0%), Ind/TM (35%), Ind/GL (39%) Ind (26%)
Result: TM 0, GL 0, Ind/TM 0, Ind/GL 1, Ind 0
Analysis: Indy backed by GL narrowly won but TM overperformed here compared to nominations
Wales: 1 Seat
Elected:
Maria Donellan (TM) - Former PPC for Carmarthen East & Dinefwr in 2019 - 130 - 567.0 (45%) - Elected
Shortlisted:
Lizzie Bailey (Grassroots for Welsh Voices) - backed by GL - 95 - 289 (23%)
Sue Hagerty - (Ind) - 92 - 225.0 (18%)
Martin O'Neil (Ind) - 83 - 162.0 (13%)
Faction Noms % Score: TM 130 (33%) GL 0 (0%), GWV 95 (23%), Ind 175 (44%). Total 400
Noms Assumption: TM 0-1, GL 0, GWV 0-1, Ind 0-1
Faction Quota Total Number: TM (45%), GL (0%), GWV (23%), Ind (31%)
Faction % Total of vote: TM (46%), GL (0%), GWV (23%), Ind (31%)
Result: TM 1, GL 0, GWV 0, Ind 0
Analysis: TM overperformed here compared to nominations and the Imperiali STV system made it easy for the top 2 getting to quota first
This is an attempt using the annotated Founding Conference Vote Results shown below to create vote blocs which are groups of voters with a broad similarity wider than factions which themselves may be included in some of them.
Caveats. This is a very rough estimate indeed based on one set of data and more would be needed to firm them up such as CEC results and other future OMOV ballots. The segments also may change/expand/decline rapidly with immediate new events/issues so they are not at all set in stone. I may still make further minor adjustments as a I analyse the numbers further.
The information below covers a degree of ideology but is also interested in behavioural motivations & the values that come out of them which is at its base materially driven (eg will I, or more likely my candidate/faction/group/strand, which are "just right" for my ethical certainty get a "share of the spoils" in any political decision).
At some point there will be some studies and analysis of the Your Party membership and I will add any useful links here.
I have also provided all the information on faction recommendations below so if you disagree you can easily create your own segmentation. If I see any interesting ones I will add links here.
Here are the 6 segments I came up with after the Founding Conference:
20% Pro-Corbyn P&J Revisionists. Voted against the Socialism and Working Class references. Perhaps a definition might be "middle class peace & justice campaigners attracted by Jeremy Corbyn's preferred issues"? Quite possibly also quite Brexit Remain/Rejoin too. Not as strident as the Core Corbyn outrider group below as not signed up to a full socialist ideology or potentially Lexit. Likely to be loyal in general to the JC wing but also more in general the "Leadership" especially if there are further left proposals put forward (eg Sultana's recent "nationalise the whole economy" framing) and also might back a different leader in future if they were backed by JC & may vote to stop ZS unless here team seeks to promote some less "dividing line" messages. Has no faction & will be unlikely to have one as no-one especially before any election will yet want to be seen as "the Party Revisionists" at this stage which happens in some left parties in Europe. The rest of the party being full of "ethically certain" people with a Manichean mindset framing and a more rooted socialist ideological framework will inadvertently treat this quite inchoate voting bloc not very well (ie seek to win crushing debates over them at any meetings) so after Jeremy departs the scene some may possibly drift off to the Greens.
11% Core Corbyn Outrider. The people who were there from the start encouraging him to stand and see JC as a "Lodestar" (this word was tweeted in recent days). They are most angry with the "Collective Leadership" decision & after the 52%-48% result some tried to vote down the constitution in a "2nd vote". This was a bit ironic bearing in mind most had a strong "2019 narrative" for decisions leading to the election defeat on what some may think look more like pretty inevitable electoral/polling decisions by Leadership/MPs/NEC/Conference/Unite the Union - see tweet here - which are perhaps forgotten now. May continue conflict in the coming months (using the MOU finances liability issue & claims of any ICO complaints made by individuals after the 800k email with the first membership portal info) and may also see the Leader Review as a "3rd vote". Peace & Justice Project and Collective are likely in this segment but likely to act more as an acceptable face of it compared to some online activists. Indeed its possible the localist Liverpool wing of Collective may want to move on and see themselves more part of a future leadership of the next bloc below.
18% Pro-Corbyn Median vote. Solidly voted for the Leadership except on Dual membership. Possibly alienated by behaviours in the last 4 months & might start to prefer a "successor" for leader backed by JC as long as they are reasonable and not continuing past conflicts. If conflicts continue these may defect to a "not Jeremy or Zarah candidate" to head up the collective leadership or be a future leader but see caveats on that after the segments.
19% Soft Sultana Pro-Collective Leadership. Strongly in favour of "Collective Leadership as they may see ZS as too inexperienced and rash to take on the role at this stage anyway and may also still believe that in 2027 or may be won round to her as leader. That is clearly down to her. If conflicts continue these may defect to a "not Jeremy or Zarah candidate" to head up the collective leadership or be a future leader, but see caveats on that after the segments.
22% Pro-Sultana Leadership. Likely younger members who would have been voting for her if there had been a leadership election but tactically supported "Collective Leadership" when Co-Leadership was removed. May see the Review in 2027 as a way to achieve their aim? The Democratic Bloc looks to sit in this group because of its single Leader position so whether it sticks to that or changes its mind will be a good indicator of future behaviours here? Clearly Zarah Sultana's choice of "dividing lines" with Jeremy Corbyn have helped build up this bloc which may well be enthused by her strong and direct views compared to him, but will it also have the impact of narrowing her base if someone else comes along where a wider group in the party seeking some stability looks for a unifier to win 2-1 over her?
10% Dem Focus/Leninist Groups (Sultana aligned). This includes Groups like DSYP and RS21 committed to "Collective Leadership" and maximum democracy which is delegate based. Much of the other Leninist Groups come under here though CWI-SPEW may be large enough to be a small bloc on their own depending on the size of their "intervention". A Sultana aligned bloc as they see her democracy proposals similar to theirs. Now the party has moved in effect to an OMOV based system, it will be interesting to see how much they aim to work with the system they now have or got for a CLPD style long-term plan of rule changes perhaps to move it towards more towards delegate based democracy?
The six groups may split on different issues such as Collective Leadership, Leader, Dual membership etc. It's possible that if conflicts continue from either wing that there looks to be a potential 37% bloc of the two more "in between vote blocs" to back an alternative "big name" for the collective leadership who is not Jeremy & Zarah to stabilise the party. Former Labour Director Policy Andrew Fisher (who led writing of 2017 & 2019 manifestos) flagged on a podcast here a "plague of both houses" potential vote bloc which 2 of the segments developed above illustrate.
However to do that any candidate would likely need to demonstrate support from past public supporters of both sides who see them as a party uniter to move it forward. But is there really a person better at reframing (both his past and his present politics) than Zack Polanski in Your Party? The 2017-19 PPC spreadsheet (which looks to have been used to construct things like the Standing Orders Committee) has not flagged that so far? As Sienna Rodgers noted here Localist leaders were also not utilised (maybe seen as too pro-Sultana/MOU?) as individual speakers or as a panel or part of an official fringe at the conference: "no Jamie Driscoll (Former MOU director - North East - not a memb now) Faiza Shaheen (Chingford), Leanne Mohammed (Redbridge), Andew Feinstein (Former MOU director - Camden), Beth Winter (Former MOU director - Wales) Salma Yaqoob (Birmingham), all the people who have built something locally". At the same time maybe someone else new will emerge?
An alternative view of the above would be this is a party full of ethically certain expressive people who tend to have a very Manichean mindset and framing of things and thus looking at Momentum's 2020 and 2022 STV elections, the party could easily move to two big slates fighting to "take the power" on the CEC squeezing out antything except new people who emerge on one wing or another. Thus any "beyond Jeremy and Zarah" leadership/leader does not emerge until the 2030's when perhaps election outcomes may drive new people forward?
This seems to have been put online and is now set out on this page.
A collection of useful links will be added here.
2024 Baseline Result to Measure polling
It's sometimes not calculated that in 2024 issues like Gaza were a very live issue and there were strong local Left Indy/WPB in seats they were most likely to do well in and Left Indy polled over 15% in 14 seats (winning 5) and the WPB polled over 15% in 4 seats (winning none). Left Indy's also held 27 election deposits out (5%+) out of 62 (44%) candidates and the WPB held 29 out of 152 (19%). The data on this is here. But one can go further if we look at what Your Party/WPB/TUSC had polled is it had stood in 632 Great Britain seats to compare with the area current polls are taken. WPB ran 152 candidates and got 0.73% vote. If it and the 62 Left Indy candidates and 40 TUSC candidates had run a full slate, then together they may have polled at least 2% of the total vote and likely would have reduced the Green Party vote share from 6% to 5% by taking Green votes secured in mainly weaker Green contested seats where there was no other left candidate (around 350 seats). This 2% is a useful baseline score to compare subsequent Your Party Polling just as 5% (if Your Party had run a full slate) or 6% is a useful 2024 number to measure subsequent Green polling.
Current Polling
This is a current useful aggregation of all of its voting intention polls. Note how it was ahead of the Greens (clearly taking votes of them) in June & early July but from late July when the botched Party announcement was made, through to September it dropped behind the Greens. Then by November it was a long way behind the Greens.
Some analysis of past hypothetical polling here from the Party's June/July 2025 peak. The comment "This 10 per cent for Corbyn tells us there’s an appetite for something with a high-profile name attached", perhaps flags the vote potential the Greens later seized on later in the Autumn of 2025?
Latest "favourability" rating (ie all who might be sympathetic to but might not necessairly vote for it) of 11% from Ipsos on 16/12/2025 with 56% unfavourable. It's previous "considerer" score was 15%.
Polling as at 7/1/2025 now shows a narrowed base with 55,000 member Your Party more likely to poll best in the 20 most "Global Issues" (eg Gaza/Kashmir) and thus elbowing out the 3,000 member Galloway Workers Party of Britain (WPB) which has already lost 3 of its top 4 2024 candidates (eg above 15%) with 2 defecting to Your Party. 2024 General Election Data from TUSC shows Left Indy's polled above 15% in 14 seats and WPB polled above 15% in 4 seats and they are likely to be where it's most competitive seats are, whilst Greens poll better in the wider set of Cosmopolitan urban seats (eg young student/graduates & more mixed ethnicity) of which Global Issues seats are but a small part.
8/01/2026 Deltapoll polling of NEU members. Also here. Those aware of Lab membership composition in 2015-19 will be aware outside Unite & Unison affiliates, largest non affiliate TU membership of Lab membs was likely NEU. This polling of NEU membs shows Greens on 37% and Your Party on 5%.
14/01/2026. Freshwater Polling has Your Party on 0.6%.
21/01/2026. Novara journalist simple critique of Your Party 18-24 agre group polling here.
21/02/2026. Find Out Now Poll has Your Party in 1%. Rolling Green/YP polling score by one site.
4/03/2026. Find Out Now Poll has Your Party on 1%. Note Polling gave 7% for Restore (the Pupert Lowe Party) and for both Your Party and Restore, was consistent in naming the Party and not the Leaders.
10/032026. FocalData Poll rounds Your Party down to 0%.
Vote on CEC Regional Composition Vote between 23-30 December
The voting was on the following proposal:
To ensure fair regional representation on the Central Executive Committee (CEC) while maintaining gender balance, a proposal has been developed to allocate two ordinary member seats to each English region. This would expand the total number of ordinary member CEC seats to 18.
In line with the Party’s constitution and commitment to member democracy, this proposal is being put to a vote of the membership. Members are invited to indicate whether they support this change to the CEC structure.
Do you support expanding the number of ordinary member CEC seats to 18 so each English region has two seats with gender balance?
Result:
Yes - 89.51%
No - 10.49% (DSYP)
Turnout was 41% of the verified membership and 18% of the likely overall membership
More here and some analysis by others here.
The outcome means:
2 CEC per region with a minimum gender quota
A downgrade of London & South East membership from potentially 33% representation on the CEC to 22%. I have covered the regional disparities here. More regional data here.
2 seat regions may make it more likely 2 slates emerge so it will be interesting to to see if a 3rd or more emerges?
Result also broadly confirms the 10% "Democracy focused" segment of membership as shown by the DSYP opposition
If passed this would see the 9 English regions get 2 seats each. I have covered the regional disparities here. More regional data here.
Possible CEC Seat Distribution if vote had not been adopted
This is sourced from a post by Ignacio Veira
Total seats per region and which regions benefit from a membership based count:
London: 3 seats (+1)
North West: 2 seats
South East: 2 seats
South West: 2 seats
Yorkshire & Humber: 1 seat (-1)
East of England: 2 seats
West Midlands: 2 seats
East Midlands: 1 seat (-1)
North East:1 seat (-1)
This is an annotated set of results that includes principal MP and Faction recommendations so you can create your own vote blocs from the information.
If I have missed anything, happy to add/correct.
Key to faction/person recommendation acronyms here:
JC - Jeremy Corbyn
ZS - Zarah Sultana
PJ - Peace & Justice Project
Coll - Collective
Dem Bloc - Democratic Bloc
DSYP - Democratic Socialists in Your Party
RS21 - Revolutionary Socialism for 21st Century
Your Party: 37 per cent (JC) - Selected
Popular Alliance: 25 per cent
For The Many: 23 per cent
Our Party: 15 per cent
Constitution
Yes 90.28% (ZS, PJ, DSYP, RS21, Dem Bloc) - Approved
No 9.72% (Corbyn Outriders)
Political Statement
Yes 92.8% (PJ, RS21, Collective, Dem Bloc) - Approved
No 7.2% (DSYP)
Standing Orders
Yes 89.6% (Coll, PJ) - Approved
No 10.4% (DSYP, RS21)
Organisational Strategy
Yes 93.7% (Coll, PJ, DSYP, RS21) - Approved
No 6.3%
Amendment 1 - Your Party should explicitly signal it is a socialist party.
80.20% Accept (RS21, DSYP, PJ, Dem Bloc)
19.80% Reject
Amendment 2 - Your Party should explicitly signal that the working class is at the heart of the social alliance it seeks to build
77.85% Accept (RS21, DSYP, PJ)
22.15% Reject
Amendment 3 - Your Party should be a mass party rooted in the broadest possible social alliance.
67.9% Accept (RS21, PJ, Dem Bloc)
32.1% Reject (DSYP)
Amendment 1 - Leadership Model (clause 3.c.)
51.6% Collective leadership (ZS, DSYP, RS21)
48.4% Single leader (JC, PJ, Coll, Dem Bloc)
Amendment 2 - Dual Membership (clause 4)
69.2% With aligned allied parties (ZS, Dem Bloc, RS21)
30.8% No (JC, Collective, PJ)
Amendment 3 - Branches (clause 3.d.)
40.9% – Threshold of 20% (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 4- Regions and branches: spending autonomy (clause 3.d.)
66.43% Accept - In favour of Autonomy (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
33.37% Reject
Amendment 5 - Central Executive Committee Elections (Clause 3.b.)
58.6% by region (PJ)
41.4% without regional differentiation (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 7 - Members who hold public office in parliament cannot accept gifts
YES – 94.7% (DSYP)
NO - 5.3%
Amendment 1 -Whether to endorse Independent socialist candidates in 2026
Support independent socialist candidates – 71.79% (RS21, DSYP, Dem Bloc 2nd Pref)
Support only Your Party candidates – 28.21%
Abstain - % not recorded (Dem Bloc First Pref )
Amendment 2 - Strategic priority for 2026 English local elections:
Target support for endorsed candidates – 57% (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Maximise the number of candidates – 43%
Amendment 3 - Appointing a Workers’ Movement Commission to strengthen relationships with trade unions
Accept 82..64% (Dem Bloc)
Reject 17.36% (RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 4 - Committing to the fight for trans liberation
Yes 71.79% (RS21, DSYP)
No 28.21%
Amendment 5 - Prepare for the May elections with a bold anti-austerity stand
Yes 90.3% (RS21)
No 9.7%
The following amendments were not debated but were put forward for voting
Amendment 6 - Add anti-oppression as a principle
88.64% Yes (RS21, DSYP)
11.36% No
Amendment 7 - Local elections and defending local jobs & services
86.82% Yes (RS21)
13.18% No
Amendment 1 – How do we choose members to go to conferences?
Attended by delegates elected by party branches plus a portion of delegates selected by sortition – 67.08%
Party conferences shall be attended by delegates elected by party branches – 32.92% (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 2 – Who gets to vote on matters going to conferences?
Voting on matters at party conferences shall be open to all members through online voting systems – 77.2%
Voting on matter at party conferences shall be reserved for conference attendees – 22.8% (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 3 – Who gets to vote on matters going to conference?
All members via online system 61.1% (DSYP)
Conference attendees only 38.9% (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 4 – Should there be term limits?
There should be term limits of 2 consecutive terms which can be overruled by ⅔ majority of relevant branch meeting 58% (RS21, DSYP)
There should be no term limits 42% (Dem Bloc)
Amendment 5 – How should local party policy development be initiated?
Local policy initiation is determined by online voting systems – 52%
Initiated and voted on democratically by members at a meeting of their local party – 48% (Dem Bloc, RS21, DSYP)
Amendment 6 – Simpler Recall for Local Parties
92.05% Yes – Members shall have the right to recall their local party officers by a majority vote in all members meeting. (RS21, DSYP, Dem Bloc)
7.95% No
This list is incomplete but covers the main groups seen to be active at the conference.
There is also a useful and wider "cheat sheet" website someone has produced here. that covers all the smaller and more distant organisations and Groups.
This list below also includes groups who may be excluded by the Party at present but who may be reviewed in future by the CEC after conference rule decisions:
Pro-Corbyn
Pro-Sultana?
Independent - Sultana aligned?
Leninist Groups with current "interventions" in Your Party
CWI - Socialist Party of England and Wales - 2000 membs
Socialist Alternative - memb unknown
Counterfire - 350 Membs
IST - Socialist Workers Party - 2,500 membs, claimed 6,000
Alliance for Workers Liberty - 150-180 Membs
This list is likely to be incomplete and more will be added. It is mainly a list of those groups reporting in detail on Your Party from a left perspective as well as a few MSM journalists covering it in detail
Alt/Left Media/Publications
The Canary includes Skwawkbox
MSM Journalists