The General Synod is the national decision-making body of the Church of England.
Following the General Synod elections which have been taking place over the last couple of months we are now able to announce that the following have been elected:
House of Clergy
Chris Collins
Chris Johnson
Barry Hill
House of Laity
Shayne Ardron
Roy Faulkner
Nathan Obokoh
Chris Johnson elected to General Synod
Following an election to fill the casual vacancy in the House of Clergy of General Synod caused by the resignation of Wendy Dalrymple, Chris Johnson has been elected and will now serve as a representative of the Diocese for the remainder of the life of this Synod.
Because Wendy’s resignation was effective from July, the process followed was the same as that for the House of Laity election earlier this year (see below).
Download: Casual vacancy results sheet
Download: Casual vacancy results breakdown
Nathan Obokoh elected to General Synod
Following an election to fill the casual vacancy in the House of Laity of General Synod caused by the resignation of Venessa Pinto, Nathan Obokoh has been elected and will now serve as a representative of the Diocese for the remainder of the life of this Synod.
When a vacancy occurs in the first two years following the main General Synod elections, the process used is to rerun the voting from the main election, with appropriate adjustments to take account of people who are no longer standing. Nathan joins Shayne Ardron and Roy Faulkner in the House of Laity.
The results sheet can be downloaded below:
Download: Casual vacancy results sheet
Download: Casual vacancy results breakdown
The official results sheets and breakdown of voting can be downloaded below. Candidate addresses for those who have been elected are also available by clicking on their names above.
Congratulations to those who have been elected and thank you to all those who stood, voted and helped in running the hustings.
Download: Clergy result breakdown
Download: Laity result breakdown
Download: House of Clergy results sheet
Download: House of Laity results sheet
Leicester’s General Synod members
Anyone can contact the General Synod members from the Diocese of Leicester to ask about what happens there, or, if there’s an issue you believe should be brought to the agenda for debate, they can advise on how this might happen.
Following the last General Synod elections, the following people have been representing the Diocese of Leicester.
House of Clergy
Chris Collins
Wendy Dalrymple
Barry Hill
House of Laity
Shayne Ardron
Roy Faulkner
Nathan Obokoh