Following meetings of the 1922 Executive Committee and the
Conservative Party Board today, the rules on how the Conservative
Party leadership contest will proceed have been agreed.
After the Prime Minister formally steps down as Leader of the
Conservative & Unionist Party, the process to elect a new
Leader will begin. The Rt Hon MP will remain Acting Leader of
the party until a successor is appointed.
A call for candidates will be made at 5pm on Friday 7th June
2019. Nominations will be received from 10am Monday 10th June and
will close at 5pm on the same day.
Candidates will be required to submit a nomination including a
proposer, a seconder and six other Members of Parliament
supporting their candidacy.
Ballots of MPs will then be held over the course of the following
two weeks.
After the first ballot, any candidate receiving sixteen votes or
fewer will be eliminated.
After the second ballot, any candidate receiving thirty two votes
or fewer will be eliminated.
If the ballot thresholds are met by all candidates, then the
candidate with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated.
Balloting will continue until two candidates remain.
The first ballot will take place on Thursday 13th June, from 10am
to 12pm. Further ballots are scheduled for 18th June, 19th June
and 20th June.
The Rt Hon Dame MP and OBE MP will act as
returning officers for the election.
Once the parliamentary process is completed, CCHQ will assume
responsibility for the administration of hustings and the vote of
the Conservative Party membership. This stage of the process will
be completed in the week beginning Monday 22nd July, with the
first membership hustings planned for the 22nd June. Further
details will be published in due course.
The Rt Hon Dame MP and OBE MP, Acting Joint
Chairs of the 1922 Committee
The Rt Hon MP, Chairman of the
Conservative Party
