List of organisations associated with the British Conservative Party
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This is a list of organisations that are associated with the British Conservative Party
. Some are official party organisations, others are organisations made up of party members which are not officially recognised by the party.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. Some are official party organisations, others are organisations made up of party members which are not officially recognised by the party.
Current
- Association of Conservative ClubsAssociation of Conservative ClubsThe Association of Conservative Clubs is an organisation associated with theConservative Party in the United Kingdom. It represents and provides support to the largest association of political clubs in the country estimated at 1,100....
- Atlantic BridgeAtlantic BridgeThe Atlantic Bridge is a flight route from Gander, Newfoundland, Canada to Scotland, with a refueling stop in Iceland.During the Second World War, new bombers flew this route. This route is no longer used, due to the advent of modern jet airliners which can fly a direct route from Canada or the...
- Bow GroupBow GroupThe Bow Group is one of the oldest think tanks in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the Bow area of London where it first met, it was founded in 1951...
- Bruges GroupBruges GroupThe Bruges Group is a think tank based in the United Kingdom.The group is often associated with the Conservative Party, though it is independent of it and remains an all-party organisation...
- Carlton ClubCarlton ClubThe Carlton Club is a gentlemen's club in London which describes itself as the "oldest, most elite, and most important of all Conservative clubs." Membership of the club is by nomination and election only.-History:...
- C-Change
- Centre for Policy StudiesCentre for Policy StudiesThe Centre for Policy Studies is a British right wing policy think tank whose goal is to promote coherent and practical public policy, to roll back the state, reform public services, support communities, and challenge threats to Britain’s independence...
- Centre for Social JusticeCentre for Social JusticeThe Centre for Social Justice is an independent, not-for-profit thinktank set up by the Rt. Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, to advance the education of the public in the subject of social justice and to promote the role of the voluntary sector...
- ConnectConnect (trade union)Connect is a former British trade union representing approximately 20,000 workers in the communications industry. Connect's President is Denise McGuire The final general secretary was Adrian Askew...
- Conservative Animal Welfare Group
- Conservative Campaign HeadquartersConservative Campaign HeadquartersConservative Campaign Headquarters , formerly known as Conservative Central Office is the headquarters of the British Conservative Party, housing its central staff and committee members....
- Conservative Christian FellowshipConservative Christian FellowshipThe Conservative Christian Fellowship is an organisation allied with the British Conservative Party, established in 1990 by Tim Montgomerie and Conservative MP David Burrowes whilst they were students at Exeter University....
- Conservative Business RelationsConservative Business RelationsConservative Business Relations was set up to provide a new structure for listening to business effectively, and to increase the British Conservative Party’s understanding of the policy concerns of British businesses...
- Conservative Countryside Forum
- Conservative Disability Group
- Conservative Europe Group
- Young Conservative Europe Group
- Conservative Friends of GibraltarConservative Friends of GibraltarConservative Friends of Gibraltar is a lobby group within the Conservative Party opposed to any joint sovereignty of Gibraltar with Spain.- Objectives :The central objective of C.F.G...
- Conservative Friends of IsraelConservative Friends of IsraelConservative Friends of Israel, abbreviated to CFI, is a British parliamentary group affiliated to the Conservative Party and dedicated to strengthening business, cultural and political ties between the United Kingdom and Israel. CFI is an unincorporated associationIt was founded by the late...
- Conservative Friends of Poland
- Conservative Friends of TurkeyConservative Friends of TurkeyConservative Friends of Turkey is a group associated with the British Conservative Party. Its fundamental objective is given as promoting links between Turkey and the Conservative Party at all levels, by working with local and national party organisations, business groups and academia...
- Conservative FutureConservative FutureConservative Future, abbreviated to CF, is the youth movement of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom for members aged up to 30 years old.Founded in 1998, Conservative Future is the largest political organisation on British campuses...
- Conservative History Group
- Conservative Humanist Association
- Conservative MainstreamConservative MainstreamConservative Mainstream is a pressure group on the left of the British Conservative Party.It was founded in 1996. It is now aligned closely to the Tory Reform Group and the Conservative Europe Group. Its chairman is Damian Green MP.-External links:*...
- Conservative Medical Society
- Conservative Muslim ForumConservative Muslim ForumThe Conservative Muslim Forum is a group within the British Conservative Party. It aims to increase Conservative Party's knowledge and comprehension of issues and circumstances that have particular relevance to Muslim communities and develop suitable responses. It also seeks to increase support for...
- Conservative National Education Society
- Conservative National Property Advisory Committee
- Conservative Party Archive Trust
- Conservative Research DepartmentConservative Research DepartmentThe Conservative Research Department is part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. It operates alongside other departments of Conservative Campaign Headquarters at 30 Millbank, London SW1....
- Conservative Rural Action Group
- Conservative Technology ForumConservative Technology ForumThe Conservative Technology Forum is a United Kingdom think tank and policy advisory body that consults industry, academia and other key figures on important technological and societal issues....
- Conservative Trade UnionistsConservative Trade UnionistsConservatives at Work, formerly Conservative Trade Unionists , is an organisation within the British Conservative Party made up of Conservative-supporting trade unionists.Under Margaret Thatcher's leadership there was a drive for recruitment...
- Conservative Transport Group
- Conservative Way ForwardConservative Way ForwardConservative Way Forward is a British campaigning group that operates within the Conservative Party. It is a Thatcherite group in outlook and agenda, and Baroness Thatcher herself is the President....
- Conservative Women's Organisation
- Conservatives 4 Cities
- Conservatives at Work
- Conservatives for International Travel
- Cornerstone GroupCornerstone GroupThe Cornerstone Group is a socially conservative or traditional conservative political organisation within the British Conservative Party. The group emphasises traditional values, exemplified by the motto: Faith, Flag, and Family. It consists of Members of Parliament with a traditionalist stance,...
- Countryside AllianceCountryside AllianceThe Countryside Alliance is a British organisation promoting issues relating to the countryside such as country sports, including hunting, shooting and angling...
- European FoundationEuropean FoundationEuropean Foundation may refer to:* European Foundation * European Foundation Project* European Foundation...
- Foreign Affairs Forum of the Conservative Party
- Fresh StartFresh StartFresh Start was a grouping within the British Conservative Party opposed to the Maastricht Treaty. It was founded by Michael Spicer and its members included Bill Cash, James Cran, Christopher Gill and Roger Knapman...
- International Democrat UnionInternational Democrat UnionThe International Democrat Union, abbreviated to IDU, is a centre-right international alliance of conservative and liberal-conservative political parties. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the IDU comprises 45 full or associate members...
- International Young Democrat UnionInternational Young Democrat UnionThe International Young Democrat Union is an international grouping of centre-right political youth organisations, encompassing conservative, classical liberal, and Christian democratic traditions. It is the youth wing of the International Democrat Union , which brings together centre-right...
- International Young Democrat Union
- LGBToryLGBToryLGBTory is a LGBT and Conservative Group linked to, but not run, directed or funded by the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. The first LGBT Conservative group was called CGHE LGBTory is a LGBT and Conservative Group linked to, but not run, directed or funded by the Conservative Party of the...
- Margaret Thatcher Foundation
- Monday Club
- 92 Group92 GroupThe 92 Group is a right-wing grouping within the British Conservative Party. They are so named because they used to meet at Conservative MP Sir Patrick Wall's home, 92 Cheyne Walk in Chelsea....
- No Campaign
- No Turning Back
- Policy ExchangePolicy ExchangePolicy Exchange is a British conservative think tank based in London. The Daily Telegraph has described it as "the largest, but also the most influential think tank on the right"...
- Society of Conservative LawyersSociety of Conservative LawyersThe Society of Conservative Lawyers was founded in 1947 and is an affiliate of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. A leading Conservative think tank, the society also provides expert legal advice to the Conservative Front Bench and hosts debates on topical issues...
- Tory Green Initiative
- Tory Reform GroupTory Reform GroupThe Tory Reform Group is a group aligned to, but independent of, the British Conservative Party, that works to promote the values of the One Nation Tory vision...
- Traditional Britain Group
- UCUNF
- Renewing One Nation
- Young Britons Foundation
Past
- Citizen Party (Bristol)Citizen Party (Bristol)The Citizen Party was a municipal political party in Bristol which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties...
- European DemocratsEuropean DemocratsThe European Democrats was a loose association of conservative political parties in Europe. It is a political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
- Municipal Reform PartyMunicipal Reform PartyThe Municipal Reform Party was a local party allied to the parliamentary Conservative Party in the County of London. The party contested elections to both the London County Council and metropolitan borough councils of the county from 1906 to 1945.-Formation:...
- National Union of Conservative and Unionist AssociationsNational Union of Conservative and Unionist AssociationsThe National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations was a federation of the voluntary wing of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom....
- Primrose LeaguePrimrose LeagueThe Primrose League was an organisation for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. It was founded in 1883 and active until the mid 1990s...