The women's group works to identify barriers to women and works towards greater equality and opportunity for women, promoting a strong women’s voice in politics and encouraging women’s activity as campaigners, delegates and most importantly Labour representatives in government. 51% of Labour’s Westminster MPs are currently women.

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It’s on! Let’s Win 24 on 4th July

It’s on! Let’s Win 24 on 4th July

22 May, 2024

After a day of media speculation, the Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally announced that he was calling a General Election on the 4th July. The Labour Party is ready for this election and the Hexham CLP has been working for a Labour victory for over a year. Sunak’s Tory government is out of time … Read More

Kim wins in historic day for Labour

Kim wins in historic day for Labour

3 May, 2024

After a hard fought campaign Kim McGuinness has been elected as the first NE Mayor. This is a historic victory which saw Kim win 185,051 votes (41%), with independent Jamie Driscoll in second place on 126,652 and Conservative Guy Renner-Thompson in third place on 52,446. A full list of candidates and vote share can be … Read More

Tories too incompetent to get Britain working

Tories too incompetent to get Britain working

19 April, 2024

New analysis reveals the Tory failure to tackle health-related worklessness in Hexham constituency. Analysis by the House of Commons Library for Labour shows that there has been a rise of 372 people in the Hexham constituency claiming Universal Credit for health reasons over the last year.  Between December 2022 and December 2023, all 632 parliamentary … Read More