LIEC elections - Labour International

Elections for the LI Executive Committee took place in March 2026.

The following nominees were elected for the named roles :

Vice-Chair : Boyd Steven
Secretary : Graham Ward
Treasurer : Thomas Dowling
Communications officer: Balen Najmalddin
Policy and Campaigns: Frankie Ashton
Youth Officer: Hector Muller
Political Education Officer: Nominated: Richard Williams
1 auditor: George Melhuish
Trade union liaison Officer: Mike Mitchell

The following roles remain unfilled for the moment:

Social Media Officer
Women’s Officer
LGBT+ Officer
BAME Officer
Asia-Pacific regional officer

If you’re interested in any of these roles, please email [email protected] for more information.

About LIEC elections

Elections are held every year with half of the LIEC reelected each year. 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.