YL Endorsements 2025
Young Liberals recently opened applications for candidates in the 2025 Liberal Democrat internal elections.
The full list of our endorsements can be found below:
Party President
1 position
To be determined at Young Liberals Special Conference on 21st October 2025.
Vice-President with responsibility for working with ethnic minority communities
1 position
To be determined at Young Liberals Special Conference on 21st October 2025.
Federal Board
3 positions
Young Liberals endorses the following candidate as our first preference for Federal Board:
- Janey Little
We endorse the following candidates and encourage members to rank them if they choose to vote for more candidates:
- Neil Fawcett
- Gareth Epps
- Prue Bray (pending aproval from Special Conference)
If members are principal authority councillors, and entitled to vote for the Councillor representative to Federal Board, we recommend the following the candidate(s)
- Gareth Epps
- Prue Bray (pending aproval from Special Conference)
Federal Council
21 positions
Young Liberals endorses the following candidates for Federal Council and encourages members to give them their highest preferences:
- Abrial Jerram
- Archie McCann
- Josh Lucas Mitte (pending approval from Special Conference)
We endorse the following candidates and encourage members to rank them if they choose to vote for more candidates:
- April Preston
- Caroline Leaver
- Caron Lindsay
- Charley Hasted
- Charlie Lord
- Fraser Graham
- Humaira Sanders
- James Baillie
- Victor Chamberlain
Federal Policy Committee
15 positions
Young Liberals endorses the following candidates for Federal Council and encourages members to give them their highest preferences:
- Abrial Jerram
- Jacob Sinkins
- Rebecca Jones (pending approval from Special Conference)
- Rory Clark
- Ulysse Abbate (pending approval from Special Conference)
We endorse the following candidates and encourage members to rank them if they choose to vote for more candidates:
- Humaira Sanders
- James Baillie
- Dr Mohsin Khan
If members are principal authority councillors, and entitled to vote for the Councillor representative to Federal Board, we recommend the following the candidate(s)
- Rory Clark
Federal Conference Committee
12 positions
Young Liberals endorses the following candidates for Federal Council and encourages members to give them their highest preferences:
- Callum Robertson
- Eleanor Kelly
- Lucas North (pending approval from Federal Conference)
We endorse the following candidates and encourage members to rank them if they choose to vote for more candidates:
- Charley Hasted
- Fraser Graham
- Gareth Epps
- Jacqui Morley
- Joe Toovey
- Nick Da Costa
- Richard Kilpatrick
Federal International Relations Committee
8 positions
Young Liberals endorses the following candidates for Federal Council and encourages members to give them their highest preferences:
- Rowan Fitton
We endorse the following candidates and encourage members to rank them if they choose to vote for more candidates:
- Larry Ngan
ALDE delegation
6 positions
Young Liberals endorses the following candidates for Federal Council and encourages members to give them their highest preferences:
- Arthur Wu
- Eleanor Kelly
- Chloe Hutchinson
- Rowan Fitton (pending approval by Special Conference)