Labour Party Branches Overview

Labour Party branches are defined by each CLP, subject to the approval of the NEC (as overseen by the Regional Director) and should be submitted via Organise's Branch Builder.
Submissions made in the Branch Builder are collated every few weeks and then manually processed, so you should not expect changes to take effect immediately. 
Branches must be made up of one or more wards, or in cases where wards cross constituency boundaries, the relevant parts of the ward. You cannot split a ward between the branches within your CLP.
When using the Branch Builder, where wards are split between CLPs please still allocate the ward to the relevant branch. Only that part of the ward that falls within your constituency will be included in this branch.
Ignore any wards which are fully outside of your CLP - these may appear because of very slight overlaps between the official Parliamentary boundaries and the official local government boundaries. However, please include those where any element, however small, falls within your constituency. In some CLPs, changes to ward boundaries made after the Parliamentary Boundary Review began will mean that some CLPs will need to include small fragments of wards in neighbouring branches to ensure that all members have a branch.

How to build branches using Branch Builder

Branch Builder can be accessed through Organise at this link: https://organise.labour.org.uk/branch-builder

First, search for your constituency and click on the name to select.

Then click Next.

In the next stage you will set up your branches and assign wards to them. If Branch Builder has been completed previously, you may see some branches already set up at this stage. If Branch Builder has not been completed previously, you will see no branches. To add a new branch, click Add New Branch. (This button has now moved to the bottom of the page).

When you have created a branch, a box will appear for it. To assign the wards, drag and drop the relevant wards from the 'Wards to Assign' picker into the relevant branch box. The ward assign picker now appears on the right-hand side. A branch is made up of one or more ward. You should assign all wards that fall within your constituency boundary, even if that is only a small part of the ward. You can ignore any wards shown in the 'Wards to Assign' section that don't fall within your constituency boundary by leaving them in the picker. Click on the arrows to the left and right of the picker to see more wards. 

To rename a branch, click Rename to the right of the branch you wish to rename. When you rename an existing branch, you will see this change reflected immediately in Organise, but it will take some time before it shows in other systems such as Admin Hub. To delete a branch, click Delete - any wards assigned to the deleted branch will go back into the 'Wards to Assign' picker.

When you have finished adding or renaming branches and have assigned all the wards, click Confirm to go to the next stage. 

You may see a warning message if you try to proceed without assigning all wards. Please ensure that you have not missed any wards or click Confirm if you are certain.

In the final stage of Branch Builder you can review the unassigned wards and the branches you have configured. Scroll down the page to see all branches and their associated wards with maps. If you are happy with your configuration, click Submit to send your branch structures to us.

 

What happens next?

Further configuration needs to happen in the back end of our systems to get your branches set up. We will collate branch submissions every few weeks and carry out the necessary work so you won't see your changes immediately. You can request a progress update by emailing support@labour.org.uk or clicking 'Contact Us' on Organise.