Editing Labour Party Conference (section)

==Conference==

===Delegates===
Delegates to the conference are elected by Constituency Labour Parties, [[affiliated trade union]]s and [[socialist societies]]. Currently, affiliated trade unions hold 50% of the votes at the conference, down from 80% in the era before [[Tony Blair]]. Some 40% of the votes{{clarify|date=September 2019}} are wielded by the three largest trade unions ([[Unite the Union|Unite]], [[GMB (trade union)|GMB]], [[Unison (trade union)|Unison]]).{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

===Resolutions===
Resolutions for debate are put forward by CLPs and unions before the conference begins. Each CLP, Trade Union and Socialist Society may make one submission to Annual Conference, either a constitutional amendment (rule change) or a motion.<ref name="CLP Delegates at Conference">{{Cite web |title=CLP Delegates at Conference |url=https://labour.org.uk/conference/clpdelegates/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Labour Party |language=en}}</ref>

CLPs, Trade Unions and Socialist Societies may submit emergency motions for consideration for debate by the Conference Arrangements Committee on urgent matters that have arisen since the deadline for motions.<ref name="CLP Delegates at Conference"/>

===Role of the NEC===
[[File:2019 Labour South West Regional Conference, delegates voting.jpg|thumb|The party also has smaller Scottish, Welsh and regional conferences; the 2019 Labour South West Regional Conference shown here]]
The [[National Executive Committee (Labour Party)|National Executive Committee]] leads the conference (although the details of the conference, including what is debated, are managed by the Conference Arrangements Committee) and if it does not agree with a resolution, the committee may put pressure on the backers to withdraw or ''remit'' it. ''Remittance'' means that the resolution's backers agree to "send back" the resolution to the National Executive so that it can consider the matter in more detail; this is viewed by some as a mere delaying tactic. The resolutions voted upon are normally ''composites'', meaning that they have been compiled by combining several resolutions put forward by different bodies into a single wording agreed beforehand.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

===Conference Fringe===
Alongside the official business of Conference, there is an extensive fringe programme. The programme consists of a range of events including seminars, debates, workshops and receptions across the conference site and the host city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fringe at Labour's Annual Conference |url=https://labour.org.uk/conference/fringe-hub/what-is-fringe/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=The Labour Party |language=en}}</ref> These events are run by different organisations with many differing themes and topics of discussion.