Here is all the key information regarding Conservatives Leadership Election 2024 and Conference 2024 in Birmingham
Ballot Timeline
• Qualifying member date: 24th July (before 7pm)
• Nominations close: 29th July
• Parliamentary ballots to choose a shortlist of four candidates: 4th-10th September
• Conference hustings: 29th September – 2nd October
• Parliamentary ballots to shortlist final two candidates: 9th October
• Ballot packs posted to all qualifying members: 15th October
• Ballot closes: 31st October
• New Leader announced: 2nd November
Contacting The Membership Team
The CCHQ Membership Team are incredibly busy at the moment, particularly our phonelines. Associations are asked to contact the team by email where possible, via [email protected]. Given the longer than usual timeline for this Leadership Election, it is important that we are able to free up our phonelines to deal with the genuinely time-sensitive issues, such as payment failures.
In the coming weeks a designated leadership election inbox will be made available for general leadership election enquiries. More details will be communicated in the near future.
Conference 2024
The shortlisted four candidates will make their pitch to members on the main stage at Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, taking place between Sunday 29th September and Wednesday 2nd October. Members wishing to attend these hustings in person will require full Conference accreditation and pay the prevailing fee for that at conservatives.com/conference. These sessions will also be made available online and via the normal television broadcasters who cover Conference.
You are not too late to register for the Conference at the discounted rate, so long as you buy your tickets by next Monday 29 July HERE
The final two leadership candidates will then take part in a final hustings at a UK location during October, details of which will be communicated to members in due course. This session will also be made available for all members to access virtually.
Communications to Members and FAQs
Members will be communicated with directly via email regarding their eligibility to vote. Please do use your channels to ask your members to refrain from contacting the CCHQ Membership Team until these emails have been sent.
A leadership election FAQ page is now on the Party website and can be seen HERE.
