Slates for the 2025 LMS elections to Council and Nominating Committee are given below. Candidates' biographies will be accessible here shortly.
The ballot will open on 17 October 2025 and close on 13 November 2025 . The results will be announced at the LMS Annual General Meeting on 21 November.
1. Election slates for LMS Council and Nominating Committee
1.1 Council: Officers
The following nominations for Officers of Council have been made by the Nominating Committee in accordance with the Society's By-Laws.
| Role | Nominee | Nominator |
| Vice-President | Shabnam Beheshti | Nominating Committee |
| Vice-President | Iain Gordon | Nominating Committee |
| Treasurer | Simon Salamon | Nominating Committee |
| Education Secretary | Mary McAlinden | Nominating Committee |
| General Secretary | David Barnes | Nominating Committee |
| International Secretary | Minhyong Kim | Nominating Committee |
| Publications Secretary | Niall MacKay | Nominating Committee |
The President-Elect, Mark Chaplain, was elected for a term of two years in November 2024, taking office as President in November 2025.
1.2 Council: Members-at-Large
The following nominations for Members-at-Large of Council have been made by the Nominating Committee and through direct nominations in accordance with the Society's By-Laws. Six two-year terms are contested in the election. One two-year term for a Council Member-at-Large (Women and Diversity) and five two-year terms for Member-at-Large of Council. The list is alphabetical by surname.
| Role | Nominee | Nominator |
| Member-at-Large of Council (Women and Diversity) |
Sara Lombardo |
Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Andrew Brooke-Taylor | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Chris Bowman | Direct Nomination |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Dan Colquitt | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Simon Cox | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Jessica Enright | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Jelena Grbic | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Jesus Martinez-Garcia | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Sue Pope | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Gregory Sankaran | Nominating Committee |
| Member-at-Large of Council | Ian Short | Nominating Committee |
Six Members-at-Large who were elected for two years in 2024 have a year of their terms left to serve; they are: Peter Ashwin, Clare Dunning, Lassina Dembélé, Jason Lotay, Amanda Turner and Sarah Whitehouse.
1.3 Nominating Committee
The following nominations for the Nominating Committee have been made by the Nominating Committee in accordance with the Society's By-Laws.
There are two vacancies, both for three-year terms.
The list is alphabetical by surname.
| Role | Nominee | Nominator |
| Nominating Committee | Agelos Georgakopoulos | Nominating Committee |
| Nominating Committee | Desmond Higham | Nominating Committee |
| Nominating Committee | Mark Powell | Nominating Committee |
The continuing members of the Nominating Committee are: Helen Wilson (Chair), David Abrahams, Karin Baur, Victoria Gould and Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb. In addition, Council will appoint a representative to the Committee.
Further information about the work of the Nominating Committee is available here. The Committee welcomes input from Society members.