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.
Nominations will open and close on the 12th July.
Candidates will be required to submit a nomination including a
proposer, a seconder and eighteen other Members of Parliament
supporting their candidacy.
Ballots of MPs will then be held prior to Parliamentary recess.
After the first ballot, any candidate receiving less than thirty
votes 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 Wednesday 13th July, from
13:30 to 15:30, with a result being announced later that day.
will act as returning
officer 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. The ballot of Party members
will conclude with the result announced on the 5th September. The
full membership hustings schedule shall be published in full, in
due course.
The 1922 Committee and Board of the Party have also agreed to the
following:
• Candidates will have a £300,000 spending limit. Excluding
travel expenses. This is an increase on the 2019 leadership
election.
• CCHQ will host hustings across all parts of the United Kingdom.
A full schedule will be released in due course.
• All hustings will be available to watch online, helping to
broaden the reach of this contest to our entire Membership base.
• The ballot of members will be a hybrid to ensure all of our
members are able to participate.
, Chairman of the 1922
Committee
and Co-Chairmen of the Conservative
Party
The results of the 1922 contested elections held this
afternoon are:
Officers:
& Will Wragg re-elected as Vice Chairman
Executive:
