What is Young Labour?

Young Labour is made up of every Labour Party member aged 15-27 (15 is the minimum age for joining the Labour Party). If you are a Labour Party member between 15 and 27 and want to be included in Young Labour, please email us your name, membership number and date of birth to info@new.labour.org.uk. We will enter your details on the membership system and include you in Young Labour activities! It’s your first step on the way!

Top 10: our aims and objectives

1. To help young Labour Party members play a full and active role within the Labour Party.
2. To organise local social activities for young Labour Party members.
3. To train and politically educate young Labour Party members.
4. To change the culture, particularly the meetings culture, of the Labour Party at branch and constituency level, and to organise more social activities.
5. To persuade more young people to vote Labour at local, European and general elections.
6. To recruit and retain many more young people into Labour Party membership.
7. To campaign against all forms of discrimination and prejudice, especially those based on race, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender.
8. To reverse the declining number of young people who are registered to vote.
9. To maximise the number of postal votes from young people.
10. To cut through bureaucracy.

     

What’s the difference between Young Labour and Labour Students?

Young Labour is the name given to Labour Party members between 15 and 27. Labour Students is an organisation affiliated to the Labour Party and its members do not have to be members of the Labour Party – although they often are – nor do they have to fall within the Young Labour age bracket. Only members of Labour Students who are members of the Labour Party have the full membership rights of other Party members. Labour Students and Young Labour groups often work closely together in their campaigning and social activities.