Membership Rules

Conditions of membership

1. Membership shall be on an individual basis.
2. Every member has equal voting rights within the party.
3. A member must currently be, or within the past 12 months have been, a resident within the parish boundary of South Woodham Ferrers.
4. A member must not be less than 16 years of age.
5. A member may belong to another political party but must not stand for, nor canvass for, another party in elections for a seat in any South Woodham Ferrers ward.
6. Membership fees of £15.00 are to be paid on an annual basis.

7. Exclusions

   member will be excluded if:

   1. any of the above conditions are broken;
   2. the Party is brought into disrepute by a member's actions where they are against the Party's code of conduct;
   3. a member has been convicted of a serious criminal offence.

8. Code Of Conduct

   A member should speak, write and act in such a way that s/he cannot be accused of prejudice, bigotry or incitement to hatred of any other person or group of people within society, with particular referrence to:
   1. age;
   2. sex or gender;
   3. race or ethnicity;
   4. creed or religion;
   5. disability.

   A member should behave in such a way that s/he cannot be accused of:

   1. sexual harassment;
   2. bullying or intimidation.