National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
| Founded | 1867 |
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| Headquarters | 4 Matthew Parker Street, Westminster, England, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Rob Semple, Chairman Gerry Yates, President |
| Website | conservatives.com |
The National Conservative Convention (NCC) is the voluntary wing of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. It is not to be confused with the Conservative party conference. The convention is composed of all constituency Association Chairmen, Officers from Areas and Regions, and 42 representatives from the Conservative Women's Organisation. Until 2016, Conservative Future also sent 42 delegates to the NCC. The Convention meets twice a year—its Annual General Meeting is usually held at Spring Forum, with another meeting usually held at the Conservative party conference. At the head of this body sits a team of executive officers comprising a Chairman, a President and three vice-presidents, of whom the Chairman is the most senior. They are representative of the volunteers within the party.
The Conservative Party comprises the Voluntary Party, Parliamentary Party (sometimes called the Political Party) and the Professional Party.
Members of the public join the party by becoming part of a local constituency association. The country is also divided into regions, with each region containing a number of areas, both having a similar structure to constituency associations. The National Convention is essentially the parliament of the Voluntary Party.
The 1922 Committee is effectively head of the Parliamentary Party its leader forms policy in consultation with his cabinet and administration. The Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) is effectively head of the Professional Party and leads financing, organisation of elections and drafting of policy. The Conservative Party Board is the party's ultimate decision making body, responsible for all operational matters (including fundraising, membership and candidates) and is made up of representatives from each (voluntary, political and professional) section of the Party.
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