Federal Party Committee Election Results

For the term 2020


Federal Board 

The candidates elected to the Federal Board are:

  • Alice Thomas
  • April Preston
  • Candy Piercy
  • Caron Lindsay
  • Elaine Bagshaw
  • Gerald Vernon-Jackson
  • James Gurling
  • Jo Hayes
  • Joyce Onstad
  • Kishan Devani*
  • Luke Cawley-Harrison
  • Neil Fawcett
  • Roisin Miller
  • Ruby Chow
  • Simon McGrath

* Note: This candidate was promoted into the list of elected candidates due to gender diversity requirements.

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English Representative to Federal Board

Due to Ruby Chow being elected to Federal Board via another route, Lisa Maria-Bonneman has been deemed elected.

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Scottish Representative to Federal Board 

The candidate elected for Scottish Representative to Federal Board is Kevin Lang.

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Principal Councillor Representative to Federal Board 

The candidate elected as Principal Councillor Representative to the Federal Board Chris White.

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Federal Conference Committee

The candidates elected to the Federal Conference Committee (12 posts) are:

  • Bex Scott
  • Cara Jenkinson
  • Chris Adams
  • Chris Maines
  • Geoff Payne
  • Liz Lynne
  • Joe Otten
  • John Bridges
  • Jon Ball
  • Joe Toovey*
  • Nick da Costa
  • Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey

* Note: This candidate was promoted into the list of elected candidates due to ability diversity requirements.

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Federal Policy Committee

The candidates elected to Federal Policy Committee are:

  • Alisdair Calder-McGregor
  • Alyssa Gilbert
  • Aria Babu
  • Belinda Brooks-Gordon
  • Catherine Royce
  • Christine Cheng
  • Duncan Brack
  • Elizabeth Jewkes
  • Helen Cross
  • Jeremy Hargreaves
  • Mohsin Khan
  • Richard Cole
  • Robert Harrison*
  • Sally Burnell
  • Tara Copeland

* Note: This candidate was promoted into the list of elected candidates due to gender diversity requirements.

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Scottish Representative to Federal Policy Committee

The candidate elected as Scottish Representative to Federal Policy Committee is Elinor Anderson.

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Principal Councillor Representatives to Federal Policy Committee

The candidates elected as Principal Councillor Representative to the Federal Policy Committee (2 posts) are Peter Thornton and Susan Juned.

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Federal International Relations Committee

The candidates elected to FIRC are:

  • Doreen Huddart
  • Hannah Bettsworth
  • Jonathan Fryer
  • Phillipa Leslie-Jones
  • Phil Bennion
  • Ruth Coleman Taylor

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Alliance of Liberal Democrats in Europe Council

Following the 2019 General Election, the Liberal Democrats entitlement to Alliance of Liberal Democrats in Europe Council posts, increased from 6 to 10. A recount was therefore completed at Liberal Democrat HQ on Saturday 14th December and the following 10 people were elected:

  • Belinda Brooks-Gordon
  • Florence Mele
  • Hannah Bettsworth
  • Iain Smith
  • Jonathan Fryer
  • Joyce Onstad
  • Merlene Emerson
  • Peter Price
  • Phil Bennion
  • Ruth Coleman-Taylor 

Requirements around Rule 10(b) in the election regulations, which states that the delegation must include one person from each of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as one under-26 year old, have been taken into account.

Find the full election results here.

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