The results for the 2023 LIEC elections were announced at the Annual General Meeting on 30 April, when the new officers took over their roles:

  • Chair, Vice-Chair, Vice-Chair / Membership, Secretary, Treasurer, Policy Officer, Disability Officer, LGBT+ Officer, Youth Officer, Trade Union Liaison Officer, Political Education Officer, Communications and Social Media Officer

Consult the Contacts page for emails and further details.


The full LIEC Elections Guide, with details of officer roles is available in pdf format. This page offers a summary of the process below.

The elections held in early 2023 followed this schedule:

  • Nominations for officer positions: 17th February – 13th March.
  • Balloting: 20th March – 10th April.
  • Returning officer meeting to take place in the week of 11th – 14th April.
  • Results announced at the LI General Committee meeting (or as soon as possible): 15th April.
  • 2 weeks allowed for new officers to liaise with incumbents and prepare for handover.
  • The new committee takes up posts at the LI AGM: 30th April

About LIEC elections

  • Elections are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Newly elected officers take up their positions at the next AGM. By-elections can also be held if vacancies occur during a term of office.
  • Elections are held online, one member one vote (OMOV) using the Alternative Transferrable Vote (ATV) system. Postal votes are sent to members without email addresses.
  • All eligible LI members are notified of the election process, and given information about nominating candidates and procedures.
  • Candidates can be nominated for the following officer roles in LIEC elections. Each position is linked to a detailed job description in PDF format.
  • A candidate can be nominated by two individual members of LI or by one branch.
  • These positions are not remunerated.

Voting officers

  • Chair*
  • Vice-chair
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer*
  • Vice-chair Membership
  • Policy and Campaigns Officer
  • BAME Officer
  • LGBT+ Officer
  • Women’s Officer
  • Disabilities and Carers Officer
  • Youth Officer
  • Trade Union Liaison Officer
  • Political Education Officer
  • Communications and Social Media Officer

Co-opted voting officers

(subject to confirmation of a rule change passed at the AGM of 30 April 2023)

  • 3 Regional Officers: The Americas; Africa, Europe and the Middle East; Asia-Pacific

Co-opted non-voting officer

  • Data Protection Officer

*All positions are open to job-sharing by two members, except for Chair and Treasurer.

Eligibility

  • Any member of Labour International who has been a Labour Party member for at least 12 months on the closing date of nominations is eligible to be nominated as a candidate.
  • Youth Officer candidates must be aged under 27 on the closing date of nominations.
  • Candidates for BAME, Women’s, LGBT+ and Disabilities and Carers’ Officers must identify as a member of the group they seek to represent.
  • A candidate for a regional coordinator position should belong to a branch in that region.

Gender parity

At least 3 of the first 6 positions on the above list of voting officers shall be occupied by women, and at least half of the total voting positions. A woman job-sharing counts as half a position for this calculation. If the winners of the ballot do not include the minimum number of women required, other women candidates may be promoted to achieve parity.

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