The next elections are due to be held in early 2023.  The information on this page corresponds to the last elections held in 2021. The process for the 2023 elections is likely to be very similar. Details will be announced.

• 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. Download a nomination form (pending update for the next elections in early 2023).
• A candidate can be nominated by two individual members of LI or by one branch. Completed nomination forms should be emailed to … by … (details pending for the next elections in early 2023).
• 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

Non-voting officers

• Regional coordinators (Americas; Africa, Europe and the Middle East; Asia, Australasia and the Pacific)

*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.