Welcome
to the Horsham Constituency Web Site
About the Horsham Constituency Conservative Association.
Structure of the Horsham Conservative Association.
Officers of the Association are elected annually at the Association's Annual
General Meeting. Officers have designated role but roles may be combined. All
paid up members of more than three months standing may vote at the Annual General
Meeting.
The Officers are responsible for managing the Association on a day-to-day basis
on behalf of the Executive Council. The Executive Council is made up of representatives
from each of the branches of the Association and other bodies and individuals.
It is the governing body of the Association. The Executive authorises the establishment
of branches and also forms sub committees. At present, these sub committees
are the Constituency Women's and the Conservative Political Forum. Scope exists
within the rules to appoint a Conservative Future Committee.
Branches of the Association
Branches are responsible for carrying on the work of the Conservative Party
within their own ward or polling district boundaries. They hold their own Annual
General Meetings, elect their own Officers, collect funds on behalf of the Association
and select Prospective Candidates for Local Government elections. They are set
up under the authority of the Executive which may, if it wishes, amend, suspend
or terminate the activities of a branch subject to the Rules of the Association
being followed. The Association's strength is its branches, which have a proud
history of very effective work, both political and financial, within many of
their areas. It is the independence and commitment from the branches that has
made the Horsham Conservative Association one of the strongest in the country.