Internal Elections
Our party is run by members, for members. Whether it's our leader, members of Federal Committees or the teams that run your local party, everyone is elected by other members.
The last Federal Election was run in 2022. The next Federal Elections will take place in the latter part of 2025.
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This page covers:
- Federal Party autumn elections 2025
- Historic Internal Election Results.
- Election Rules.
Federal Party autumn elections 2025
The Federal Board has agreed the following timetable and President/Vice President spending limit for the Autumn 2025 elections.
Election Regulation #6 states:
The Federal Board shall agree and publicise a timetable for each election, including the publication of the notice of elections, the deadlines to be used for the opening and closing of nominations, submission of candidates’ manifestos, despatch and return of ballot papers, and the date for the counting of votes … the Federal Board shall where practicable agree and publicise the timetable no later than the spring conference before the elections are due.
| Publication of Notice of Elections | Monday 11 August | |
| Bank holiday | Monday 25 August | |
| Opening of Nominations | President / VP | Tuesday 26 August (1200) |
| Committees and Councillor reps | Monday 8 September (1200) | |
| Party Conference | Friday 19 – Tuesday 23 September | |
| Close of Nominations | All positions | Wednesday 24 September (1800) |
| Deadline for Submission of Manifestos | All positions | Tuesday 30 September (1700) |
| Despatch of Ballot Papers | Tuesday 28 October (1300) | |
| Deadline for Return of Ballot Papers | Paper | Monday 10 November (1400) |
| E-vote | Tuesday 11 November (1400) | |
| Counting of votes and Declaration of Results | Wednesday 12 November |
Election Regulation #41 states:
For the elections for the Leader, President and Vice President of the Liberal Democrats: The Federal Board shall set a spending limit for election expenses, not including travel or subsistence, for each candidate, when they set the timetable for the election.
The Federal Board have set the limit for the 2025 President and Vice President elections at £20,000.
View past election results
We keep an archive of internal election results on this site. You can view them here.
You can find all of the historic Federal Election results here. This archive of historic results are possible thanks to the late Colin Rosenstiel who diligently maintained records of these election results.
Historic Election Results
View our archive of historic election results, for Leader, Federal Committees and more.
I want to know more about the process and rules
Our elections are run to a process, timeline and rules specified in the Constitution.