Candidates & election addresses for General Synod
15th October update: Nominations for General Synod clergy and lay members closed on Monday 7th September. The voting period opened on 21st September and closed on 13th October. The election results will be published on our website on Friday 16th October. Continue reading this article for details of the candidates and their election addresses.
Everyone who has been nominated has already submitted their electoral address if they have chosen to write one. You can see all of our candidates and read their election addresses at the bottom of this article.
HOW DOES THE VOTING PERIOD WORK?
The voting period is now open (as of Monday 21st September). Deanery synod members are eligible to vote for nominees, with lay members of Deanery synods voting for lay nominees, and clergy voting for clergy.
The voting period is open until 13th October, though the deadline for postal votes is the 12th.
The primary means of casting votes will be through the online election portal. All information necessary for voting has been communicated to everyone who is eligible to vote.
DETAILS FOR HUSTINGS
The other important date coming up is Monday 28th September. Hustings will be held online to allow the candidates to engage with the electorate should they choose to do so. They will be held on Monday 28th September (for clergy elections between 6pm to 7.30pm, and for lay elections between 7.45pm to 9.15pm) and further details will be issued to the candidates and the electors shortly.
Further details will be issued to the candidates and the electors shortly.
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF CLERGY
- Daniele Bocchetti
- Timothy Fox
- Becky Hancock – election address
- Oliver Latham
- Jo Lees-Robinson – election address
- Ian Paul – election address
- Victoria Ramsey
- Fiona Shouler
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF LAITY
- Joel Baguley
- Ian Boothroyd – election address
- Peter Harris – election address
- Callum Parr
- Melanie Pozzo
- Folasade Sowunmi
- Laura Taylor – election address
- Stephanie Whitehead – election address