General Synod plays an important role in the life and governance of the Church of England, helping to shape decisions about mission, ministry and the future direction of the Church. As an elector, you have the opportunity to help choose who will represent the Diocese of London in the House of Clergy and the House of Laity.
On this page you will find details of the candidates standing for election, together with the names of their proposers and seconders, and links to their election addresses. Candidates are listed separately according to the House for which they are standing.
We encourage all electors to take time to read the election addresses carefully and prayerfully before casting their vote. These election addresses have been supplied by the candidates and are published here as part of the election process.
Click the candidates name to download their election address.
House of Laity
| Nominee | General Synod House | Nominator 1 | Nominator 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Baldwin | House of Laity | Andrew Mackay | Iain Bailey |
| Alexander Beckett | House of Laity | Edward Collet | Effiong Onoyom |
| Christopher Bellamy | House of Laity | David Lewis Shaw | Hilary Crowe |
| Debbie Buggs | House of Laity | Deborah Bull | Guy Carter |
| Julian Duffus | House of Laity | Margaret Cobley | Andrew Hodge |
| David Durlacher | House of Laity | Busola Sodeinde | Hugh Gittins |
| Jake Elsley | House of Laity | Jenni Spargo | Arabella Northey |
| Sarah Finch | House of Laity | Clive Scowen | Susannah Trafford |
| Timothy Foot | House of Laity | Roy Sully | Sophie Pateman |
| Lindsay Anne Fulcher | House of Laity | Joanna Hamilton | William James |
| Paul Hagger | House of Laity | Abi Rotimi | Sarah Tett |
| Aiden Hargreaves-Smith | House of Laity | Elise Ormerod | Dr Stephen Miller |
| Philip Hutchinson | House of Laity | Kemi Buraimoh | Edward Adegbola |
| Anita Kapila | House of Laity | Clive Scowen | Catherine Scott |
| Sophie Ladd | House of Laity | Mary Currie | Helena Boase |
| Charles Edward Lord | House of Laity | Timothy Hailes | Julie Nicholls |
| Fiona MacMillan | House of Laity | Savitri Hensman | Emily Richardson |
| David Maerz | House of Laity | Azhar Jomaa | Zachary Barnett |
| Benitta Manuel | House of Laity | Barbara Harris | Robert Okunnu |
| Jonathan James Robert Minshull-Beech | House of Laity | Mark Gilmore | Richard Miller |
| Mary Moore | House of Laity | Mr Duncan McAndrew | Ms June Gronland |
| James Ian Morris | House of Laity | Christine Corner | Christopher Franklin |
| Josile Munro | House of Laity | Miss Desiree Crump | Mrs Angela Hancock |
| Shaun O’Brien | House of Laity | Robert Zampetti | Alison Cattermoule |
| Matthew Orr | House of Laity | Clive Scowen | Ruth Nathan |
| Phillip Rice | House of Laity | Jacquie Driver | Duncan McAndrew |
| Madeleine Ridout | House of Laity | Noah Rajan Kelly | George Reynolds |
| Clive Scowen | House of Laity | Ade Adebajo | Robert May |
| Christina T. Sosanya | House of Laity | Mr Samuel Abiodun | Mrs Emily Awopetu |
| Christina Spybey | House of Laity | Clive Scowen | Paddy Muteshe |
| Doreen Tang | House of Laity | Jedidah Johnson | Noah Kelly |
| Heather Taylor | House of Laity | Andrew Bulley | Carol Sormaz |
| Sarah Tett | House of Laity | Julian Desborough | Busola Sodeinde |
| Jennifer Tsui | House of Laity | Busayo Olarinde | Ruth Nathan |
| Jonathan Wolstenholme | House of Laity | Zi Ken Toh | Ade Adebajo |
| Nicholas Wood-Dow | House of Laity | Norman Head | Christopher Franklin |
| Edward Richard Woods | House of Laity | Michael Illingworth | Fraser Steel |
| Robert Zampetti | House of Laity | Josile Munro | Patrick Hardy |
House of Clergy
| Nominee | General Synod House | Nominator 1 | Nominator 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Revd Dr Sarah Archer | House of Clergy | The Revd Ali Taylor | The Revd Richard Norman |
| Revd Francesco Aresco | House of Clergy | Julie Gittoes | Dagmar Wilkinson |
| The Revd Richard Bastable | House of Clergy | Christopher Lee | Philip Barnes |
| The Revd Maximillian Bayliss | House of Clergy | Michael Robinson | Jenny Welsh |
| The Revd Jonathan Beswick | House of Clergy | Abraham Taemin Oh | Richard Antony Bray |
| The Revd Lauren Burnett | House of Clergy | Revd Andrew Wilson | Revd Naomi Maxwell-Babatunde |
| The Revd Preb Dr Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu | House of Clergy | Revd Daniel Sandham | The Ven John Hawkins |
| The Revd Adrian Clarke | House of Clergy | The Revd John Hawkins | The Revd Dudley Hanciles |
| The Revd Dr Simon Cuff | House of Clergy | Sally Jones | Jack Noble |
| The Revd Matthew Duckett | House of Clergy | Alison Joyce | Graham Buckle |
| The Revd Jenny Erber | House of Clergy | Revd Preb Helen Shannon | Revd Karen Greenidge-Silcott |
| Revd Father Brandon Fletcher-James | House of Clergy | Steve Gayle | Charis Enga |
| The Revd Elisabeth Goddard | House of Clergy | John Nicholas Beauchamp | Sally Baily |
| The Revd Karen Greenidge | House of Clergy | Revd Julia Jagannath | Revd Natasha Beckles |
| The Revd Nicholas Gumbel | House of Clergy | Annie Ellis | Kaosidi Redwood-Sawyerr |
| Revd Sister Andrea Clare Haith | House of Clergy | Matthew Coombs | Kristin Breuss |
| The Revd James Hughesdon | House of Clergy | Fr Brian Ralph | Revd Peter Dobson |
| The Revd Alison Ingram | House of Clergy | James Yeates | Andrew Dand |
| The Revd Sarah Jackson | House of Clergy | Christopher Trundle | Wole Agbaje |
| The Revd Paul Alan Kennedy | House of Clergy | The Revd Jack Noble | The Revd Joshua Harris |
| The Revd Winifred Kuta-Dankwa | House of Clergy | The Revd Trevor Goddard | The Revd Catherine Patterson |
| The Revd Ann Lynes | House of Clergy | Jonathan Kester | Richard Young |
| The Ven Luke Miller | House of Clergy | The Venerable Catherine Pickford | The Revd Graham Hunter |
| The Revd Martine Oborne | House of Clergy | Revd Kristin Breuss | Revd Sam Wells |
| The Revd Christopher Ramsay | House of Clergy | Revd Prebendary Andy Rider | Revd Prebendary Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu |
| The Revd Preb Dr Jason Roach | House of Clergy | The Ven Luke Miller | The Revd Preb Dr Amatu Christian-Iwuagwu |
| The Revd Charlie Skrine | House of Clergy | The Revd Louise Cathrow | The Revd Henry Eatock-Taylor |
| The Revd Christopher Matthew Smith | House of Clergy | Revd Stephen Coleman | Revd Damien Mason |
| The Revd Stephen Sodadasi | House of Clergy | Bosede Olabisi Victoria Owa | Nicola Moy |
| The Revd Jody Stowell | House of Clergy | The Venerable Catherine Pickford | The Revd James Yeates |
| The Revd Temitope Taiwo | House of Clergy | Andy Rimmer | Katherine Chow |
| The Revd Lauren Talbot | House of Clergy | The Revd Libby Talbot | The Revd Mat Ineson |
| Father Robert Thompson | House of Clergy | Julie Gittoes | Jonathan Kester |
| The Revd Christopher Trundle | House of Clergy | Peter Anthony | Stephen Gallagher |
| The Revd Marcus Walker | House of Clergy | Taylor Wilton-Morgan | Josie Godfrey |