Local Government Committees
CLPs also elect representative to Local Government Committees (LGCs) which aim to get Labour Councillors elected and then oversee the work of Labour Councillors on a specific principal local authority. Where the boundaries of a local authority are the same as those used for a parliamentary constituency the GC will also assume the role of LGC.
In many areas the LGC is referred to by the older title of District Labour Party (DLP) where it is overseeing a district council and County Labour Party where it oversees the work of a shire county council.
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