When is the first Tory leadership election ballot?
The candidates for the Tory Leadership contest were confirmed earlier this week and the first stage of voting is set to get underway.
The first ballot will take place among Conservative MPs and it will see the candidates with the least backing removed from contention.
Currently their are ten MPs hoping to replace Theresa May and become the new Tory leader, but the next few weeks will see the two front-runners emerge ahead of a period of campaigning to get the support of party members.
If you’re wondering when the first ballot will take place, then here is everything that you need to know.
When is the first Tory leadership ballot?
There are set to be several ballots during the election process as more and more candidates are removed from contention.
The first ballot is set to be held between 10.00 and 12.00 on Thursday 13 June.
An announcement of the ballot results is then likely to be made at around 13.00, and any candidates with less than 5% of the vote will be eliminated.
If all candidates have more than 5% of support, then it will be the person with the least amount of votes who will be removed from the leadership race.
Following the result, candidates will still be able to withdraw until around 13.00 on Friday 14 June.
The second ballot is then expected to be held on Tuesday 18 June, but this time the candidates will require the backing of at least 10% of Conservative MPs.
A TV debate between the remaining candidates will be shown live on BBC One at 20.00 on Tuesday 18 June, following the results of the second ballot.
More ballots will take place on 19 and 20 June until there are just two candidates remaining, and they will then campaign to get support from party members.
The results of the final ballot is set to be announced on the week commencing 22 July, and then Theresa May will visit the Queen and official resign from her position.
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