Collection GB 0074 A/HHL - HORNCHURCH CONSTITUENCY LABOUR PARTY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 A/HHL

Title

HORNCHURCH CONSTITUENCY LABOUR PARTY

Date(s)

  • 1932-1974 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.80 linear metres

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Biographical history

Until 1945 Hornchurch was part of the Romford parliamentary constituency. The party for the Hornchurch Urban District Council area was the Hornchurch Central Labour Party, which sent delegates to the Romford Divisional Labour Party. In 1945 Romford was split into the Barking, Dagenham, Romford and Hornchurch parliamentary constituencies, and on 15 March 1945, Hornchurch Divisional Labour Party was formed. Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party is an alternative title for this body. As a result of the redistribution of parliamentary boundaries in 1969, the Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party ceased to exist in March 1971. Its successor was the Havering-Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party.

Archival history

GB 0074 A/HHL 1932-1974 Collection 0.80 linear metres Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party x Hornchurch Divisional Labour Party

Until 1945 Hornchurch was part of the Romford parliamentary constituency. The party for the Hornchurch Urban District Council area was the Hornchurch Central Labour Party, which sent delegates to the Romford Divisional Labour Party. In 1945 Romford was split into the Barking, Dagenham, Romford and Hornchurch parliamentary constituencies, and on 15 March 1945, Hornchurch Divisional Labour Party was formed. Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party is an alternative title for this body. As a result of the redistribution of parliamentary boundaries in 1969, the Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party ceased to exist in March 1971. Its successor was the Havering-Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party.

Records deposited in 1965, 1972 and 1977.

Records of the Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party, also known as the Hornchurch Divisional Labour Party. The collection includes Executive Committee minutes; General Management Committee minutes; North West Ward Hornchurch Labour Party Women's Section Committee minutes; financial accounts; newsletters; election addresses; annual reports and press cuttings.

A/HHL-1: Minutes and meetings papers; A/HHL-2: Annual reports and accounts; A/HHL-3: Election addresses; A/HHL-4: Press cuttings.

These records are open to public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to closure periods.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

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Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For records of the Havering-Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party see A/HVH/1-5.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

June to August 2010. Political activists Political parties Political campaigns Election campaigns Groups Political groups Internal politics Electoral systems Constituencies Political sociology Political behaviour Political participation Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party x Hornchurch Divisional Labour Party Labour Party Hornchurch Essex England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in 1965, 1972 and 1977.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party, also known as the Hornchurch Divisional Labour Party. The collection includes Executive Committee minutes; General Management Committee minutes; North West Ward Hornchurch Labour Party Women's Section Committee minutes; financial accounts; newsletters; election addresses; annual reports and press cuttings.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A/HHL-1: Minutes and meetings papers; A/HHL-2: Annual reports and accounts; A/HHL-3: Election addresses; A/HHL-4: Press cuttings.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are open to public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to closure periods.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For records of the Havering-Hornchurch Constituency Labour Party see A/HVH/1-5.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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