Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2005

The 2005 Conservative leadership election was announced by party leader Michael Howard on May 6 2005, when he announced that he would be stepping down as leader in the near future. However he stated that he would not depart until a review of the rules for the leadership election had been conducted, given much dissatisfaction about the current system.

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Conservative - Michael Howard - May 6 - 2005

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The contest formally began on 7 October 2005 when the Chairman of the 1922 committee, Sir Michael Spicer, recieved a letter of resignation from Michael Howard. Nominations for candidates opened immediately, and are scheduled to close on 13 October, with the first round of voting amongst Members of Parliament to be held on 18 October. MPs will continue to vote in a series of ballots until two candidates remain, at which point a postal ballot of the approximately 300,000 individual members of the party will decide who will be elected. The result will be declared on December 6 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4318248.stm

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7 October - 2005 - 1922 committee - Sir Michael Spicer - 13 October - Members of Parliament - 18 October - December 6

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