It’s been a nearly four-month-long process to chose the next Tory leader. For those of you who’ve not been following all the twists and turns of the race, here’s a quick look at how it played out.
Each candidate needed the support of at least 10 MPs to get on to the ballot, including a proposer and seconder. MPs could nominate only one candidate per round of voting.
On 29 July, the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee announced six contenders had met the requirements: Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Jenrick, Priti Patel, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat.
Applicants were also told they would each need to raise £200,000 for the party to progress to the final four.
After nominations closed, candidates had five and a half weeks to try to impress their fellow MPs before going to the polls. They were whittled down through four rounds of voting among their colleagues between 4 September and 9 October to to reach the final pair of Jenrick and Badenoch.
Conservative members then cast their votes between 15 October and 31 October to decide the winner, which we will hear shortly.
For a full breakdown of how the leadership process worked, our political reporter Sam Francis has you covered.
