Amalgamated Engineering Union
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The Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) was a major British trade union. It merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union in 1992.
History
The history of the union can be traced back to the formation of the Journeymen Steam Engine, Machine Makers' and Millwrights' Friendly Society, in 1826, popularly known as the "Old Mechanics". They invited a large number of other unions to become part of what became the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE).[1]
In 1920, the ASE put out a fresh call for other unions to merge with it in a renamed Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU). Seventeen unions balloted their members on a possible merger, and nine voted in favour of amalgamation:[1]
- Amalgamated Association of Brass Turners, Fitters, Finishers and Coppersmiths
- Amalgamated Instrument Makers' Society
- Amalgamated Society of General Tool Makers, Engineers and Machinists
- East of Scotland Brass Founders' Society
- London United Metal Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society
- North of England Brass Turners', Fitters' and Finishers' Society
- Steam Engine Makers' Society (SEM)
- United Kingdom Society of Amalgamated Smiths and Strikers
- United Machine Workers' Association
The resulting union had a membership of 450,000,[2] about 300,000 coming from the ASE.[3]
In 1922 employers, represented by the Engineering Employers' Federation, launched an industry-wide lockout in an attempt to reverse the gains made by the AEU during WWI and its aftermath.[2] Exploiting the downturn in economic conditions in the engineering industry, they demanded the union forfeit control over overtime. The lockout lasted from 11 March to 13 June and involved 260,000 workers, 90,000 of them represented by the AEU. The lockout ended with the union conceding some of the employers' demands.[2]
The AEU continued to grow and absorb smaller unions. From 1926, it accepted members who had not completed an apprenticeship. In 1933, it had 168,000 members, and 390,900 by the end of the decade. Its largest membership growth came during the Second World War when its all-male membership voted to admit women for the first time and 100,000 joined almost immediately, membership reaching 825,000 by 1943.[4] It admitted women due to the increasing role of female industrial workers in the British home front, as well as to prevent either female workers joining rival unions or non-union female workers from undercutting union wages.[5] However, during World War II the AEU also lost its overseas branches in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, which became independent unions.Template:Fact
From the 1940s, the AEU also absorbed various smaller unions: the Amalgamated Society of Glass Works Engineers, Amalgamated Society of Vehicle Builders, Carpenters and Mechanics, Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glaziers' Society, Leeds Spindle and Flyer Makers' Trade and Friendly Society, United Operative Spindle and Flyer Makers' Trade and Friendly Society, and the Turners', Fitters' and Instrument Makers' Union.[6]
The AEU merged with the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers (AUFW) on 1 January 1968 to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers (AEF), and with the Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians' Association (DATA) and Constructional Engineering Union in 1971 to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW). The union was now organised on a federal basis, with four sections: Engineering, Foundry, Construction, and Technical, Administrative and Supervisory (TASS). This approach was not a success, as the various sections fell into dispute with each other. In 1984, the Engineering, Foundry and Construction Sections were merged and in 1986 adopted the name Amalgamated Engineering Union once more, while the TASS remained separate and, in 1988, it became entirely independent of the union once more.[7]
Despite this series of amalgamations, declines in the number of workers in heavy industry saw membership drop from a peak of 1,483,400 in 1979, to 858,000 in 1986.[4] The AEU became a mainstay of the moderate right in the trade union movement through the 1980s and 1990s, leading the manufacturing unions in 1989–1991 in a successful push for a shorter working week, but failing to merge with a number of unions, notally the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians.Template:Fact
In 1992 the AEU finally achieved a merger with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union, EETPU, after a hundred years of off and on discussions.[8] The new union took the name Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union.[9]
Election results
Like the ASE before it, the AEU affiliated to the Labour Party, sponsoring candidates at each election, many of whom won seats in Parliament.
| Election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10,958 | 55.7 | 1[10] |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8,834 | 42.4 | 2[10] | |
| Basingstoke | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3,035 | 13.6 | 3[10] | |
| Camborne | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 4,502 | 21.9 | 3[10] | |
| Dumbarton Burghs | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,397 | 64.5 | 1[10] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8,407 | 45.1 | 1[10] | |
| Gateshead | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,795 | 43.8 | 1[10] | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 11,654 | 43.9 | 1[10] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12,312 | 55.6 | 1[10] | |
| Plymouth Drake | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8,359 | 31.4 | 2[10] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,774 | 38.8 | 1[10] | |
| Stalybridge and Hyde | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 7,578 | 21.6 | 3[10] | |
| The Wrekin | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10,603 | 47.6 | 2[11] | |
| Woolwich West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9,550 | 39.8 | 2[10] | |
| Yeovil | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9,581 | 38.3 | 2[10] | |
| 1923 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9,138 | 50.6 | 1[12] |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10,735 | 64.4 | 1[12] | |
| Gateshead | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,689 | 41.1 | 2[12] | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 11,527 | 43.2 | 2[12] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12,492 | 59.9 | 1 [12] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13,525 | 32.6 | 2[12] | |
| 1924 general election | Dumbarton Burghs | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,562 | 59.2 | 1[13] |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 11,614 | 53.1 | 1[13] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12,875 | 56.1 | 1[13] | |
| 1929 general election | Dartford | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,871 | 50.6 | 1[14] |
| Dumbarton Burghs | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,193 | 63.1 | 1[14] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,555 | 59.3 | 1[14] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,176 | 60.5 | 1[14] | |
| 1931 by-election | Sunderland | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30,074 | 39.8 | 2[15] |
| 1931 general election | Barrow | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,835 | 43.2 | 2[16] |
| 1935 general election | Consett | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,419 | 58.7 | 1[17] |
| Dumbarton Burghs | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,409 | 65.2 | 1[17] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,992 | 58.5 | 1[17] | |
| 1945 general election | Aberdeen South | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,398 | 42.3 | 2[18] |
| Dumbarton Burghs | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,262 | 65.2 | 1[18] | |
| Manchester Hulme | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 12,034 | 55.6 | 1[18] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,197 | 62.0 | 1[18] | |
| 1948 by-election | Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,164 | 53.4 | 1[19] |
| 1949 by-election | Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,935 | 55.2 | 1[19] |
| 1950 general election | Bury and Radcliffe | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,705 | 44.4 | 2[20] |
| East Dunbartonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,943 | 52.7 | 1[20] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34,897 | 55.1 | 1[20] | |
| Hayes and Harlington | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,490 | 60.1 | 1[20] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,833 | 48.5 | 1[20] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,339 | 51.6 | 1[20] | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,860 | 35.9 | 2[20] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31,832 | 59.1 | 1[20] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,484 | 44.9 | 1[20] | |
| Southall | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,107 | 53.9 | 1[20] | |
| 1951 general election | Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,353 | 40.5 | 2[21] |
| East Dunbartonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,678 | 51.2 | 1[21] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36,023 | 58.4 | 1[21] | |
| Esher | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,334 | 28.6 | 2[21] | |
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,872 | 49.3 | 2[21] | |
| Hayes and Harlington | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,823 | 64.8 | 1[21] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,743 | 52.8 | 1[21] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,357 | 54.1 | 1[21] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31,374 | 58.3 | 1[21] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,343 | 49.6 | 2[21] | |
| Southall | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 29,123 | 57.9 | 1[21] | |
| Southend West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,352 | 30.9 | 2[21] | |
| Stockport North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,893 | 44.9 | 2[21] | |
| 1955 general election | Barry | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,722 | 42.1 | 2[22] |
| Bridgwater | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,170 | 40.8 | 2[22] | |
| East Dunbartonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,216 | 48.7 | 1[22] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30,232 | 56.6 | 1[22] | |
| Glasgow Woodside | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,543 | 43.9 | 2[22] | |
| High Peak | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13,652 | 34.6 | 2[22] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,414 | 46.5 | 1[22] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,576 | 52.8 | 1[22] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 29,299 | 57.9 | 1[22] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,928 | 48.5 | 2[22] | |
| Southall | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,207 | 57.2 | 1[22] | |
| Stockport South | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,612 | 44.5 | 2[22] | |
| 1958 by-election | Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,133 | 44.7 | 1[23] |
| 1959 general election | Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,675 | 57.0 | 1[23] |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,935 | 46.4 | 2[23] | |
| East Dunbartonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,942 | 51.1 | 1[23] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,598 | 50.5 | 1[23] | |
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,690 | 53.7 | 1[23] | |
| Glasgow Woodside | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,483 | 43.1 | 2[23] | |
| High Peak | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13,827 | 34.0 | 2[23] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,456 | 49.8 | 2[23] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,878 | 54.9 | 1[23] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31,041 | 57.4 | 1[23] | |
| Oxford | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,310 | 34.8 | 2[23] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,689 | 41.5 | 1[23] | |
| Southall | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,285 | 52.7 | 1[23] | |
| South Northamptonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,292 | 43.0 | 2[23] | |
| Stockport South | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,982 | 46.7 | 2[23] | |
| 1963 by-election | Swansea East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,909 | 61.1 | 1 |
| 1964 general election | Bradford North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,905 | 43.6 | 1[24] |
| Bristol North West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,030 | 42.9 | 2[24] | |
| Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,244 | 56.8 | 1[24] | |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,845 | 49.9 | 1[24] | |
| East Dunbartonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32,948 | 55.6 | 1[24] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,373 | 49.2 | 1[24] | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,633 | 64.5 | 1[24] | |
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,036 | 61.6 | 1[24] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,816 | 43.0 | 1[24] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,968 | 50.5 | 1[24] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32,932 | 56.0 | 1[24] | |
| Paisley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,318 | 52.9 | 1[24] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,927 | 46.7 | 1[24] | |
| Salford West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,490 | 55.5 | 1[24] | |
| Southall | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,041 | 48.0 | 1[24] | |
| Swansea East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30,904 | 73.0 | 1[24] | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,458 | 54.7 | 1[24] | |
| Truro | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,224 | 31.5 | 2[24] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39,841 | 60.4 | 1[24] | |
| 1966 general election | Bradford North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,727 | 55.4 | 1[25] |
| Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,583 | 60.4 | 1[25] | |
| Consett | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 29,753 | 73.3 | 1[25] | |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,777 | 56.7 | 1[25] | |
| East Dunbartonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32,988 | 52.2 | 1[25] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,422 | 58.6 | 1[25] | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,628 | 69.6 | 1[25] | |
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,320 | 61.8 | 1[25] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,039 | 55.0 | 1[25] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,391 | 56.3 | 1[25] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36,901 | 62.8 | 1[25] | |
| Paisley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,074 | 60.0 | 1[25] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,481 | 52.4 | 1[25] | |
| Salford West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,237 | 59.2 | 1[25] | |
| Swansea East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30,290 | 75.4 | 1[25] | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,367 | 65.3 | 1[25] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39,744 | 65.2 | 1[25] | |
| 1970 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,707 | 62.1 | 1[26] |
| Bradford North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,141 | 52.1 | 1[26] | |
| Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,200 | 57.0 | 1[26] | |
| Consett | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,985 | 70.9 | 1[26] | |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,658 | 50.7 | 1[26] | |
| Edmonton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,626 | 49.1 | 1[26] | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,524 | 64.8 | 1[26] | |
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,492 | 57.4 | 1[26] | |
| Keighley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,341 | 49.3 | 2[26] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,618 | 51.8 | 1[26] | |
| Louth | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,403 | 33.9 | 2[26] | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9,234 | 28.7 | 2[26] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34,873 | 52.5 | 1[26] | |
| Paisley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,429 | 54.1 | 1[26] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,247 | 41.6 | 1[26] | |
| Salford West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,986 | 54.3 | 1[26] | |
| South Northamptonshire | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,131 | 37.2 | 2[26] | |
| South West Norfolk | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,572 | 42.7 | 2[26] | |
| Swansea East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,183 | 68.5 | 1[26] | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,367 | 61.3 | 1[26] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39,065 | 61.3 | 1[26] | |
| 1973 by-election | Dundee East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,411 | 32.7 | 1[27] |
| 1974 Feb general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,193 | 47.7 | 1[28] |
| Bradford North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,381 | 43.3 | 1[28] | |
| Bridgwater | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,786 | 29.5 | 2[28] | |
| Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,108 | 50.4 | 1[28] | |
| Carlton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,147 | 33.5 | 2[28] | |
| Chorley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,440 | 40.3 | 1[28] | |
| Consett | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,401 | 61.1 | 1[28] | |
| Coventry North East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30,496 | 63.9 | 1[28] | |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,041 | 47.9 | 1[28] | |
| Dundee East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,100 | 33.7 | 2[28] | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,269 | 55.2 | 1[28] | |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,035 | 52.3 | 1[28] | |
| Gloucester | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,215 | 35.2 | 2[28] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,436 | 42.1 | 1[28] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38,369 | 49.3 | 1[28] | |
| Paisley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,820 | 48.4 | 1[28] | |
| St Pancras North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,761 | 52.8 | 1[28] | |
| Salford West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,808 | 51.3 | 1[28] | |
| Swansea East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,537 | 66.3 | 1[28] | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,999 | 54.8 | 1[28] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41,811 | 62.0 | 1[28] | |
| 1974 Oct general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,130 | 50.9 | 1[27] |
| Bradford North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,841 | 49.1 | 1[27] | |
| Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,642 | 54.8 | 1[27] | |
| Chorley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,290 | 44.1 | 1[27] | |
| Consett | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,123 | 67.0 | 1[27] | |
| Coventry North East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,489 | 59.5 | 1[27] | |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,177 | 51.3 | 1[27] | |
| Dundee East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,137 | 32.7 | 2[27] | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,620 | 61.9 | 1[27] | |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,737 | 50.9 | 1[27] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,669 | 49.6 | 1[27] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38,956 | 53.3 | 1[27] | |
| Paisley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,368 | 44.8 | 1[27] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,339 | 36.8 | 2[27] | |
| St Pancras North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,155 | 58.5 | 1[27] | |
| Salford West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,112 | 57.2 | 1[27] | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,708 | 58.8 | 1[27] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37,180 | 58.1 | 1[27] | |
| 1979 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,771 | 59.3 | 1[29] |
| Bradford North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,069 | 50.9 | 1[29] | |
| Burnley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,172 | 50.8 | 1[29] | |
| Chorley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,546 | 43.0 | 2[29] | |
| Consett | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,708 | 61.3 | 1[29] | |
| Coventry North East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,010 | 57.3 | 1[29] | |
| Doncaster | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,184 | 48.9 | 1[29] | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,776 | 61.2 | 1[29] | |
| Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,688 | 51.6 | 1[29] | |
| Kilmarnock | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,718 | 52.6 | 1[29] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,290 | 49.4 | 1[29] | |
| Manchester Blackley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,346 | 50.4 | 1[29] | |
| Newton | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41,466 | 51.4 | 1[29] | |
| Rochdale | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,878 | 34.3 | 2[29] | |
| St Pancras North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,556 | 54.2 | 1[29] | |
| Salford West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,411 | 61.5 | 1[29] | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,299 | 56.9 | 1[29] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38,214 | 55.1 | 1[29] | |
| 1983 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19,262 | 47.0 | 1[30] |
| Coventry North East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,190 | 47.8 | 1[30] | |
| Doncaster Central | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,154 | 42.0 | 1[30] | |
| Edinburgh Leith | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16,177 | 39.7 | 1 | |
| Gateshead East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,981 | 48.3 | 1[30] | |
| Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,989 | 52.0 | 1[30] | |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,250 | 43.6 | 1[30] | |
| Leeds West | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15,860 | 34.0 | 2 | |
| Manchester Blackley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,132 | 48.1 | 1 | |
| St Helens North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,334 | 47.9 | 1 | |
| Salford East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,373 | 53.7 | 1 | |
| Tottenham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,423 | 52.0 | 1[30] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,615 | 50.1 | 1 | |
| 1985 by-election | Tyne Bridge | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13,517 | 57.8 | 1 |
| 1986 by-election | Knowsley North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 17,403 | 56.3 | 1 |
| 1987 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 24,145 | 54.7 | 1 |
| Bury North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,186 | 37.8 | 2[31] | |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3,437 | 14.9 | 3[31] | |
| Doncaster Central | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26,266 | 51.2 | 1[31] | |
| Edinburgh Leith | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,104 | 49.3 | 1[31] | |
| Feltham and Heston | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,325 | 37.4 | 2[31] | |
| Glasgow Pollok | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,239 | 63.1 | 1[31] | |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,713 | 48.5 | 1 | |
| Knowsley North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,454 | 69.9 | 1[31] | |
| Manchester Blackley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,476 | 52.4 | 1[31] | |
| St Helens North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,989 | 53.7 | 1[31] | |
| Salford East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,555 | 58.8 | 1[31] | |
| Sheffield Central | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25,872 | 67.7 | 1[31] | |
| Sheffield Heeley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,425 | 53.4 | 1[31] | |
| Tyne Bridge | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,131 | 63.0 | 1[31] | |
| Wallsend | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32,709 | 56.8 | 1[31] | |
| 1992 general election | Aberdeen North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 18,845 | 47.0 | 1 |
| Bolton North East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21,459 | 44.5 | 2 | |
| Doncaster Central | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,795 | 54.3 | 1 | |
| Glasgow Pollok | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 14,170 | 43.4 | 1 | |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,210 | 44.8 | 1 | |
| Knowsley North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,517 | 77.5 | 1 | |
| Manchester Blackley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 23,031 | 60.2 | 1 | |
| Rotherham | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27,933 | 63.9 | 1 | |
| Salford East | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20,327 | 60.0 | 1 | |
| Sheffield Central | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,764 | 68.7 | 1 | |
| Sheffield Heeley | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28,005 | 55.7 | 1 | |
| St Helens North | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31,930 | 57.9 | 1 | |
| Tyne Bridge | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22,328 | 67.2 | 1 |
Leadership
General Secretaries
- AEU
- 1920: Tom Mann
- 1921: Albert Smethurst
- 1933: Fred A. Smith
- 1943: Benjamin Gardner
- 1956: Cecil Hallett
- 1965: Jim Conway
- AEF/AUEW
| Year | Construction | Engineering | Foundry | TASS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Created 1971 | Jim Conway | William Simpson | Created 1971 |
| 1971 | Eddie Marsden | George Doughty | ||
| 1974 | Bob Garland | Ken Gill | ||
| 1975 | John Boyd | |||
| 1976 | John Baldwin | |||
| 1982 | Gavin Laird | |||
| 1984 | Gavin Laird | |||
- AEU
- 1988: Gavin Laird
Presidents
- 1920: James Thomas Brownlie
- 1931: William Harold Hutchinson
- 1933: John C. Little
- 1939: Jack Tanner
- 1953: Robert Openshaw
- 1956: William Carron
- 1968: Hugh Scanlon
- 1978: Terry Duffy
- 1986: Bill Jordan
References
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- ↑ a b Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of British Trade Unions, vol.3, pp.12-16
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- ↑ Chris Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945, pp.223-224
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- ↑ a b c Labour Party, Annual Report of the Labour Party Conference (1928), pp.275–281. Note that this is a list of affiliations of Labour MPs as of September 1928, and it is possible that some MPs held different sponsorship as of the 1924 election.
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Labour Party, Report of the Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.179-201
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Labour Party, Report of the Seventy-Third Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.391-411
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Labour Party, Report of the Seventy-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.406-431
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External links
- Catalogue of the AEU, AEF, and AUEW archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of further AUEW archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of the AUEW Construction Section archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of the AEF/AUEW Foundry Section archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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- Amalgamated Engineering Union
- Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom
- Engineering trade unions
- 1920 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Trade unions established in 1920
- Trade unions disestablished in 1992
- Trade unions based in London