Candidate Guidance

This page contains a quick run down of everything you need to know about standing in the 2022 round of Federal Party elections.

You can quickly jump to the relevant section by clicking the links below:

• What positions are up for election?
• How do I get on the ballot?
• Where can I find the rules and regulations?

What positions are up for election?

In this election round, the following posts are up for election. You can see how many nominations a candidate needs for each post in brackets after the position name.

• President (200 nominations from 20 local parties required)
• Vice President (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 3 members of the Federal Board (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 21 members of Federal Council (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 15 members of Federal Policy Committee (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 12 members of Federal Conference Committee (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 6 members of the Federal International relations Committee (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 10 members of ALDE delegation (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)
• 3 members of Federal Council, representing the Scottish State Party* (10 nominations from members, or 1 nomination from a Local, Regional, State Party or any AO)

* A nominee to this post must be a member of the Scottish State Party and only members of the Scottish State Party are entitled to vote on who represents them at the Federal Council

How do I get on the ballot?

You can find out how to submit your consent to nomination form here. You can submit your consent to nomination here.

If you need to know how other members can nominate you for election, you can find that here. Please give members this link, so they can start the process: https://www.libdems.org.uk/request

Where can I find the rules & guidance?