The Labour Party loves Sheila from Bolton West

Sheila from Bolton West Constituency Labour Party is having a bad day. It seems she sent details of the next local party meeting to thousands of Labour members outside of Bolton West… an email for the many, not the few.

“The next meeting… will take place on Thursday 26th July starting at 7.30pm at the Brazely Centre, Cedar Avenue, Horwich, BL6 6HT (map attached),” according to Sheila’s helpful notice. Sheila has also sent thousands of members across the country Ann Black’s latest NEC report, which is nice for Ann Black ahead of NEC elections.

It appears some members have angrily replied to Sheila, raising their concerns over data protection rules. Personally, I’m more concerned about the date of the email, which is just six days before the meeting rather than the typically stipulated seven days’ notice.

A number of Labour activists are disappointed that they haven’t been invited…

I don’t think I got the email so in protest I’ll be holding a separate meeting next week in Bolton East, all welcome. (Feel genuinely sorry for Sheila, we’ve all got tales of similar)

— Jess Phillips (@jessphillips) July 20, 2018

Devastated not to have been invited to Bolton West CLP meeting next week. I shall be writing an email to Sheila to find out why

— Liron Velleman (@vellstells) July 20, 2018

Not getting an invite for Bolton West CLP like pic.twitter.com/OP1I8j93jT

— Will (@willgtucker) July 20, 2018

Others, including NEC member Alice Perry and Young Labour’s Miriam Mirwitch, sympathised with Sheila’s plight.

I feel for Sheila in Bolton West. In one of my first jobs I was supposed to email all graduates in Hong Kong but instead emailed all graduates in every country except Hong Kong. It crashed the University of London servers.

— Alice Perry (@aliceperryuk) July 20, 2018

It’s not Sheila’s fault that her Bolton West email went out to the entire party. It’s the fault of a new emailing system which she doesn’t control.

She’s been getting quite a bit of abuse because of it so keep her in mind and send her some love ❤

— Miriam Mirwitch (@mrwtch) July 20, 2018

A Twitter account for Bolton West’s local party has been created.

Loads of FANTASTIC acts will be playing at the UK’s BIGGEST ever CLP meeting!

Just announced:

‼ BEYONCÉ ‼
‼ Bolton West’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the next General Election ‼
‼ ED BALLS ‼

— Bolton West CLP: MEETING 26th JULY (@BoltonWestCLP) July 20, 2018

This might be bigger than Labour Live.

If Sheila’s email ‘mistake’ was a ruse to get the entire Labour Party campaigning in ULTRA MARGINAL Bolton West then I’m fully behind it.

— Amy Lee (@AmyL95) July 20, 2018

Sheila from Bolton West is the definition of BDE

— ej (@elliee_james) July 20, 2018

Buzzing for the Bolton West CLP meeting guys I’m bringing snacks

— Jack Phipps (@JackTMPhipps) July 20, 2018

[Dentist waiting room]

Me: [chanting] bolton west clp, bolton west clp

Other patients: bolton west clp, BOLTON WEST CLP

Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] BOLTON WEST CLP, BOLTON WEST CLP, BOLTON WEST CLP!

— Conor Pope (@Conorpope) July 20, 2018

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— Will Anderson (@Will_M_Anderson) July 20, 2018