https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/22/labour-allows-male-activist-stand-womens-officer-identifies/ In order to stand for the female-only position, the candidate has to self-identify as female.
Some trans-exclusionary radical feminists - or TERFs - have raised concerns about self-identification, arguing it could cause men to stand on the all-women shortlists the Labour uses to improve gender equality. They have tried to bring a legal challenge against the party, to force it to take all legal measures to restrict positions for transgender women.
David Lewis, a Labour activist, told the Spectator he identifies as a woman "on Wednesdays, between 6.50am when my alarm goes off and around midnight when I go to bed."
Mr Lewis said he stood as candidate to: "inform the CLP ... about what this policy means, about what happens when you say that someone’s gender depends only on what they say and nothing else."
He does not, however, expect to win, explaining: "I am hoping that my local party will be sensible."
The Telegraph understands that he has been suspended as a Labour member following outrage on Twitter.
A Labour Party spokesman said: "The Labour Party is committed to upholding the principle of affirmative action for women."
'Any attempt to breach Party rules and subvert the policy of All Women Shortlists, women’s officers or gender quotas will be dealt with via safeguards, selection procedures and disciplinary measures.'