Draft Conservative Party Constitution Phase 4

 

Here we go again!

Email from Julian Ellacott 19 Mar 26 to members of the National Convention

 To: members of the National Convention and other members participating in the Constitution Review

 Thank you to the many of you who provided your input in response to the first three phases of consultation on changes to the Party Constitution.  The responses have been analysed and draft text updated as a result.

 To recap on the process, we are reviewing the Constitution in phases, starting last year and running until later this year.  Each phase covers different topics, on each of which you will have the opportunity to have your say.  Once all sections of the Constitution have been covered all of the proposed changes will be put to a vote (in line with the Constitution).

 We have now moved onto to Phase 4, which covers provisions relating to Areas, Regions, the National Convention, and the party in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The document setting out suggested changes and questions for your consideration is here: Phase 4 - Discussion Paper.

Please review the document and then use the following online survey to submit your views on these topics: Complete Survey.

 We are also running a separate survey on broader questions about the allocation of responsibilities between different levels of the Party, and picking up some follow up themes from Phase 3: Complete Survey.

 The consultation will close on Sunday 10 April.

 There will be an online call at 7.30pm on Tuesday 31 March for you to discuss the Phase 4 topics and provide your input. Please use this link to register for the call in advance: Register Here.

 Association and Federation Chairmen are also encouraged to share this consultation with your fellow Officers, Executive Councils, staff and any particularly interested members, and host local meetings to discuss it and provide feedback (as some of you did for Phases 1, 2 and 3).

 If you wish to submit marked up text instead, please download the discussion document above, mark up the text in the first column, and email as an attachment to national.convention@conservatives.com, or if you prefer a freeform text response, just email it to the same address.

 Thank you in for your participation in this important task.

 Yours,

 Julian Ellacott

Chairman of the National Convention and Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee

 To recap, the following are the members of the Constitution Review Committee:

• Julian Ellacott (Chairman, National Convention)
• Kevin Hollinrake MP (Party Chairman)
• Stewart Harper (President, National Convention)
• Gotz Mohindra OBE (former Board member)
• Bob Blackman CBE MP (Chairman, 1922 Committee)
• Baroness Pidding CBE (Chairman, Association of Conservative Peers)
• Cllr John Cope (Chairman, CCA)
• Cllr Tomos Davies (representing the Welsh Conservatives)
• Lord McInnes CBE (CCHQ Chief Executive Officer)
• Aimee Henderson (CCHQ Chief Operating Officer)
• Megan Tucker (CCHQ Nominating Officer)

Constitutional Review Discussion Paper

Phase 4 – Q1 2026

This Phase covers the following topics:

· Part VI – Area Councils, Area Management Executives and Regional Officers

· Schedule 5 – Area Councils, Area Management Executives and Regional Officers

· Part V – The National Conservative Convention

· Schedule 3 – The National Conservative Convention

· Schedule 8 – The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party and the Welsh Conservative Party