Internal Elections
Regional Executive Nominations 2027 Nominations Close at the close of our Autumn 2026 Annual General Meeting on October 24th.
Positions for election:
- Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Vice Chair Campaigns
- Vice Chair Candidates
- Vice Chair Conferences
- Vice Chair Membership
- Vice Chair Policy
- Vice Chair Standards & Practice
- Ordinary Member (32 to elect, with 4 reserved places for each of the county areas of Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside and 8 for Greater Manchester)
- Regional Candidates Committee (4 places to elect)
The President is elected on a 2-year term of office and not up for election this year.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.
To nominate yourself:
Email the position(s) along with your name, address, local party and membership number to:
returningofficer@northwestlibdems.org.uk
Cc copy it to
(This helps us cross-check in case of any email problems)
Each candidate, nominator or seconder should send an email saying Nomination:[person name] [position], and confirm the name, position, and their own contact details in the email.
Nominations for all other positions require two members other than yourself to give their support to your nomination (nominator and seconder)
The two each need to email stating the position(s) they endorse your nomination for along with your name, and their name, address, local party and membership number.
Again this email needs to go to returningofficer@northwestlibdems.org.uk and copied to bob_charlesworth@icloud.com
The proposed Election Timetable is here: when confirmed with the Returning Officer this clause will be removed.
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| Friday 2 October 2026 | Notice convening the Annual General Meeting is given and nominations open. The notice explains how to be nominated and how to request a postal ballot |
| Saturday 24 October | Annual General Meeting, held online. Nominations close at the end of the meeting. Members eligible to vote are those in membership on this date. |
| 5.00 pm Wednesday 28 October | Closing date for candidates to submit their personal election address and any answers to the Returning Officer’s questions |
| 5.00 pm Friday 30 October | Closing date to request a postal ballot. |
| 9.00 am Monday 2 November | Voting opens. Candidates’ election addresses can be read within the ballot. Postal ballots are sent out. |
| Tuesday 3 November | The Returning Officer sends each candidate’s statement of up to 250 words to members eligible to vote. |
| 12 noon Monday 16 November | Voting closes. Postal ballots must be received by this time. |
| Monday 16 November | The count takes place and the results are declared. |
| Monday 23 November | Closing date for any complaint about the conduct of the elections. |
| Friday 1 January 2027 | Those elected take office for a term of two years, to 31 December 2028. |