Internal Elections
Find out what elections are happening now, how you can stand and how you can nominate others to stand.
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 fellow members.
The last Federal Election was run in 2022. The next Federal Elections will take place in the latter part of 2025.
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.
2025 Candidates
Here you will find the names of the candidates standing in the 2025 Internal Federal Elections. Manifestos and more information will appear next week.
President - Josh Babarinde and Prue Bray
Vice President responsible for working with ethnic minority communities - Kamran Hussain and Victoria Collins
Federal Board - Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett; Graham Neale; Hannah Kitching; Janey Little; Lucy Nethsingha; Mark Johnston; Neil Fawcett; Prue Bray; Roderick Lynch; Tushar Aneja; and Zoe Hollowood
Federal Policy Committee - Abrial Jerram; Alison Eden; Andrew Duffield; Andrew Haldane; Antony Hook; Brandon Masih; Carolyn Cobbold; Chris Bowers; Duncan Brack; Edward Molyneux; Elizabeth Jewkes; Graham Neale; Humaira Sanders; Imad Ahmed; Jacob Sinkins; James Baillie; Janice Turner; Jeremy Hargreaves; Jim Williams; John Shreeve; Jonathan Everett; Josh Matthews; Katie Mansfield; Keith Melton; Laura Gordon; Lucy Nethsingha; Marc Hadley; Marcus Foster; Martin Horwood; Michael Berwick-Gooding; Mohsin Khan; Nick Harvey; Phil Bennion; Rebecca Jones; Richard Cole; Rory Clark; Rosie Shimell; S. R. Forster; Sarah Dobson; Simon McGrath; Steve Mason; Thalia Marrington; Tushar Aneja; Ulysse Abbate; and Zoe Hollowood (Helen Cross withdrawn 1/10/25)
Federal Conference Committee - Alex Davies; Alison Jenner; Ben Rich; Callum Robertson; Charley Hasted; Chris Adams; Chris Maines; Christopher Johnson; Dionne Daniel; Eleanor Kelly; Fraser Graham; Gareth Epps; Hannah Kitching; Helen Cross; Jacqui Morely; James Gurling; Jed Marson; Jennie Rigg; Jess Brown-Fuller; Joe Toovey; Jon Ball; Julie Adnams Hatch; Kath Pinnock; Lucas North; Max Wilkinson; Nick da Costa; Paul McGarry; Richard Kilpatrick; Roderick Lynch; Sam Barratt; Sandra Gidley; Sarah Teather; Sean Bennett; Shaffaq Mohammed; Simon Lepori; and Teresa Cooper
Federal International Relations Committee - Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett; Alessandra Rossetti; Ann Keeling; Anna Battersby; Antoine Godbert; Chris Platts; David Chalmers; Doreen Huddart; Eleanor Rylance; Hannah Bettsworth; Irina von Wiese; Kai Pischke; Khadija El Morabit; Larry Ngan; Rowan Fitton; and Tanvir Ahmad
Federal Council - Aaron Williams; Abrial Jerram; Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett; Aidan Van de Weyer; Alison Jenner; Andrew Brown; April Preston; Archie McCann; Candy Piercy; Caroline Leaver; Caron Lindsay; Charles Edward Lord; Charley Hasted; David Barnsdale; David Buxton; David Vigar; Dominic Martin; Donna Harris; Edna Murphy; Edward Sainsbury; Elizabeth Jewkes; Fraser Graham; Gareth Roberts; Hannah Perkin; Humaira Sanders; Ian Franks; James Baillie; Janice Turner; Jenny Shorten; Jenny Wilkinson; Joe Toovey; John White; Josh Lucas Mitte; Juliet Line; Keith Moffit; Mark Johnston; Matt Downey; Natalie Bird; Nichola Martin; Rachel Barker; Richard Cole; Richard Flowers; S. R. Forster; Sarah Cheung Johnson; Simon McGrath; Sudhakar Achwal; Teresa Cooper; Toby Keynes; and Victor Chamberlain (Ulysse Abbate withdrawn 3/10/25)
Principal Councillor Representative for Federal Board - Gareth Epps; Lucy Nethsingha; Prue Bray; Simon McGrath; and Sudhakar Achwal
Principal Councillor Representative for Federal Council- Aidan Van de Weyer; Andrew Brown; Gareth Roberts; Juliet Line; Sudhakar Achwal; Thalia Marrington; and Tim Pickstone
Principal Councillor Representative for Federal Policy Committee - Daniel Oliver; Rory Clark; Sam Bateman; Susan Juned; and Thalia Marrington
ALDE - Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett; Alessandra Rossetti; Ann Keeling; Anna Fryer; Antoine Godbert; Arthur Wu; Chloe Hutchinson; Christopher Johnson; David Chalmers; Doreen Huddart; Eleanor Kelly; Eleanor Rylance; Gabriela Ferguson; Hannah Bettsworth; Helen Belcher; Irina von Wiese; Jacqueline Bell; Keith Melton; Natalie Bird; Phil Bennion; and Rowan Fitton
Hustings Diary
The following shows the State/Regional hustings that are planned. Not all regions have confirmed dates or times yet. This will be updated when they are.
| State/Region | Date | Start time | Format |
| Wales | 11th October | 15:00 | F2F |
| Devon & Cornwall | 16th October | 19:00 | Online |
| Scotland | 18th October | 17:00 | Hybrid |
| Lib Dems Abroad | 19th October | 14:00 | Online |
| Western Counties | 20th October | TBC | Online |
| North West | 25th October | 10:30 | Online |
| South Central | 1st November | 13:30 | F2F |
Regulations and Guidance
Election Results
Archive of results from 1988 to the present day
You can find all of the historic Federal Election results here.