Regional party elections 2024
Every two years members in the East of England elect volunteers to serve as regional party officers, on the regional executive committee and other committees and as representatives to the English Council.
Nominations are open now and will close at 2pm on Saturday 2 November 2024. Please complete a nomination form if you wish to stand for any of the positions listed below. The ballot will open in November and is due to close in early December.
The Returning Officer is Bob Charlesworth (bob_charlesworth@icloud.com / 0779 242 8564).
Posts up for election are:
Officers of the Regional Party
- Chair
- Vice Chair
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Chair of the Regional Candidates Committee
Members of the Regional Executive
- Twelve (12) ordinary members
- One (1) member to be elected by principal local authority councillors (must be a councillor)
Committee members
- Four (4) members of the Candidates Committee
- Two (2) members of the Campaigns Committee
- Two (2) members of the Development & Membership Engagement Committee
- Four (4) members of the Conference Committee
- Four (4) members of the Policy Committee
You can find out more about the committees and their responsibilities at eastlibdems.org.uk/about/committee-members and in the regional constitution.
English Council
- Eighteen (18) representatives to the English Council – number to be confirmed
You can find out more about the English Council at englishlibdems.org.uk/the-english-council.
Election timetable
- By Fri 11 October – deadline for nominations opening
- Sat 2 November, 2pm – close of nominations
If ballot required - Tue 12 November – deadline for manifestos
- w/b 18 November – ballot opens
- w/b 2 December – ballot closes and declaration of result
Election rules photo by Arisa Chattasa on Unsplash