New clergy and lay members are being elected to General Synod this year, and nominations for the elections have closed.
General Synod is the national assembly of the Church of England, shaping and approving laws that affect the whole of the Church of England.
It agrees new forms of worship, debates matters of national and international importance, and approves the annual budget for the work of the Church at national level.
You can find out more about what the General Synod is and what it does by watching this short video from the Church of England nationally:
In Autumn 2026, elections are happening for new General Synod members, who will serve for five years.
Members are a mixture of bishops, clergy and lay people.
The electorate for lay members of the General Synod are the lay members of Deanery Synods, who vote for General Synod lay members for their diocese.
All clergy in each diocese can vote for clergy members from their diocese - but not for lay people.
The voting period will be between Monday, September 21 and Tuesday, October 13.
We shall be sharing more about the candidates in our diocese soon.
Please check our webpage here for more details.