General Synod
General Synod is the national decision-making body of the Anglican Church.
Representatives
We’re delighted to announce the results of our General Synod elections.
We give our warm congratulations to all our newly elected representatives, and a huge thank you to all who offered their time, expertise and experience in service of the Church in this way.
Full results
- Laity results sheet (PDF)
- Laity results sheet (Excel)
- Clergy results sheet (PDF)
- Clergy results sheet (Excel)
House of Laity
| Candidate full name | Election address | Questions | Nominator 1 | Nominator 2 |
| Mr Peter Barrett | View | View | Prof Helen King | Julie Dziegiel |
| Dr Andrew Bell | View | View | Lawrence Tebboth | Brian O’Regan |
| Dr Gracy Crane | View | Alison Napier | Neil McDonald | |
| Miss Prudence Dailey | View | View | Eve Hitchens | Helen Savage |
| Canon Julie Dziegiel | View | View | Sir Hector Sants | John Sykes |
| Prof Emerita Helen King | View | View | Vaughn Lawfull | Sue Scott |
| Mrs Helen Lamb | View | View | Kate Randle | Simon John Livingstone |
| Mrs Helen Savage | View | View | Prudence Dailey | Lawrence Tebboth |
| Miss Alexandra Scott | View | View | Julie Dziegiel | Prof Helen King |
House of Clergy
| Candidate full name | Election address | Questions | Nominator 1 | Nominator 2 |
| The Revd Dr Andrew Atherstone | View | The Revd Dan Heyward | The Revd Dr Elizabeth Pitkethly | |
| The Revd Matthew Beer | View | The Revd Margaret Dixon | The Revd Martin Davy | |
| The Revd Canon Mark Bennet | View | View | The Revd Joy Mawdesley | The Revd Gary Collins |
| The Revd Canon Susan Booys | View | View | The Revd Sorrel Shamel-Wood | The Revd Sarah Nesbitt |
| The Revd Dr Chris Dingwall-Jones | View | View | The Revd Phillipa White | The Revd Katherine Price |
| The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb | View | View | The Revd Dr Jonathan Lewis Jong | The Revd Esther Lay |
| The Revd Jeremy Moodey | View | View | The Revd Joy Mawdesley | The Revd Martin Davy |
| The Revd Dr Stephen O’Connor | View | The Revd Yvonne Mullins | The Revd Catherine Schneider | |
| The Revd Canon Vaughan Roberts | View | The Revd Joy Mawdesley | The Revd Dr George Westhaver | |
| The Ven David Tyler | View | View | The Ven Cassa Messervy | The Revd Matt Beer |
What is General Synod?
General Synod is the national assembly of the Church of England, commonly referred to as the Church’s Parliament. Together with the Westminster Parliament, it is the only body in the land which is entitled to make national law for England. Synod considers and approves legislation affecting the whole of the Church of England, authorises new forms of worship, debates matters of religious and public interest, and approves the annual budget for the work of the Church at national level.
Members of General Synod are arranged into three Houses: the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy (all ordained members, excluding bishops), and the House of Laity, the lay (not ordained) members from every diocese of the Church of England. Members of the Houses of Clergy and Laity are elected by the clergy and lay members respectively of the Deanery Synods.