Series
The Labour Party
Catalogue reference: D1920/1/7
What’s it about?
This record is about the The Labour Party dating from 1960-1993.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Derbyshire Record Office.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Derbyshire Record Office.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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D1920/1/7
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Title (The name of the record)
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The Labour Party
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Date (When the record was created)
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1960-1993
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records relating to The Labour Party, the East Midlands Regional Council of The Labour Party, the Chesterfield Constituency Labour Party, annual conferences of The Labour Party and Labour Party MPs in constituencies in north-east Derbyshire.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Derbyshire Record Office
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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39 files
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) balloted its members on the matter of a formal affiliation with The Labour Party in 1906 and 1907, rejected on both occasions by the Derbyshire Miners' Association (DMA) and its members. In 1909 the affiliation was agreed despite the continued opposition of the DMA, which had a long-standing relationship with the Liberal Party. In 1906 James Haslam, the DMA's first Secretary, was elected to Parliament as Liberal Party MP for Chesterfield before contesting two General Elections in 1910 for The Labour Party. WE Harvey, a co-founder of the DMA with Haslam, became a Liberal Party MP following a by-election in 1906 and represented The Labour Party from 1910.
Parliamentary candidates continued to be selected by The Labour Party from trade unions over subsequent decades. Dennis Skinner, a senior NUM Derbyshire Area official, became MP for Bolsover in 1970. In 1981 the Area Council re-established its panel of potential candidates for election to Parliament.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9bd7abcc-ed79-4b11-b5f9-dfd214b57ee3/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Derbyshire Record Office
Within the fonds: D1920
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
Within the sub-fonds: D1920/1
Area Secretary's Office
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The Labour Party