1957

Credentials Report

Number of Full Delegates

Men, 467. Women, 80 (14.6 per cent of total). Total, 547

21 or under
22-25
26-30
31-40
41-50
over 50

1
14
65
225
167
75

Average age: 40

Length of Membership

Up to 3 years
4-7 years
8-10 years
11-15 years
16-20 years
over 20 years

42
71
90
87
138
119

Average length of membership: 17

Occupations

Agriculture
Building
Chemicals
Clerical
Clothing

Distributive
Engineering and Metals
Hospitals and Allied
Housewives
Mining

Miscellaneous
Party full-time workers
Power
Printing
Professional and Technical

Teachers
Textiles
Trade Union Officials
Transports and Rails
Vehicles

4
39
5
20
16

18
100
6
36
34

61
44
22
7
26

65
1
4
33
6

Note: Of the 80 women delegates, 36 are housewives, 10 are teachers, 10 are clerical workers, 4 are Party full-time workers, 4 are in engineering, 3 in clothing, 3 are professional or technical workers, 2 in the ditributive trade, 2 in hospitals and allied, 1 in textiles, 1 in printing, 4 Miscellaneous.

Main Trade Union Membership

A.E.U.
A.S.W.
A.Sc.W.
A.U.B.T.U.
C.A.W.U.

E.T.U.
N.U.A.W.
N.U.G.M.W.
N.U.M.
N.U.R., AS.L.E.F., T.S.S.A.

N.U.T.
N.U.T.G.W.
N.U.V.B.
T.G.W.U.
Textile Unions

U.S.D.A.W.
Others

80
11
23
29
35

21
3
17
34
22

53
14
5
8
1

19
80

Of the 80 delegates listed as “Others”:

9 are in N.A.L.G.O.; 6 in A.E.S.D.; 5 in A.S.S.E.T.; 4 in N.U.F.T.O.; 4 in various Shipbuilding Unions; 4 in various Civil Service Unions; 4 in Association of University Teacers; 3 in C.E.U.; 3 in A.U.F.W.; 3 in A.C.T.; 3 in P.O.E.U.; with two’s and one’s in some 24 other unions.

Note: 64 delegates are not in trade unions. Of these 41 are women delegates, 36 of whom are housewives.

Total Trade Union Membership
Membership of Co-operative Societies

483
460

Attendance at Party School Since 1950

National Schools
District Week Schools
District or local week-end
or day schools
Attended no schools

169
137
380

122

Present Delegates Who Have Attended Previos National Congresses: 337