The Tory Leadership Race Is Down To The Bottom Two What Happens Next Conservative Leadership

The party does not say how many members it has, with estimates ranging between about 140,000 and 200,000. Every member is entitled to vote as long as he joins before June 3 of the current year, three months before the end of voting. People who are members of more than one party association get one vote. Ballots will be posted to members and are due to arrive between August 1st and August 5th. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on September 2nd, with the winner announced on September 5th. He would probably officially become prime minister a day later. While members have a month to vote, the experience of such mail-in ballots shows that many people tend to do so immediately, putting a premium on a fast, hard-hitting early campaign by the two candidates. There will be a schedule of nationwide hustings where members can ask questions, which will also be broadcast live. Details on these are expected to be announced on Wednesday afternoon or first thing on Thursday. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST While the electorate that chooses the next prime minister is larger than the 358 Tory MPs who narrowed the field, it is not particularly representative of the UK. Tory party members are disproportionately male – in 2017, 71% were male – and are more likely to live in London and the south of England. The average age at that time was 57.

title: “The Tory Leadership Race Is Down To The Bottom Two What Happens Next Conservative Leadership " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Jacquelyn Sanchez”

The party does not say how many members it has, with estimates ranging between about 140,000 and 200,000. Every member is entitled to vote as long as he joins before June 3 of the current year, three months before the end of voting. People who are members of more than one party association get one vote. Ballots will be posted to members and are due to arrive between August 1st and August 5th. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on September 2nd, with the winner announced on September 5th. He would probably officially become prime minister a day later. While members have a month to vote, the experience of such mail-in ballots shows that many people tend to do so immediately, putting a premium on a fast, hard-hitting early campaign by the two candidates. There will be a schedule of nationwide hustings where members can ask questions, which will also be broadcast live. Details on these are expected to be announced on Wednesday afternoon or first thing on Thursday. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST While the electorate that chooses the next prime minister is larger than the 358 Tory MPs who narrowed the field, it is not particularly representative of the UK. Tory party members are disproportionately male – in 2017, 71% were male – and are more likely to live in London and the south of England. The average age at that time was 57.