New rules governing how Tory MPs choose two leadership candidates to put to the wider membership

To become a candidate

An MP needs a proposer and a seconder, plus support of six other MPs

6 other MPs

Candidate

Proposer

Seconder

If every hopeful gets over the thresholds in either of the first two rounds, the candidate with the fewest MPs is eliminated

First ballot

Requires candidates to win 5% of votes (17 MPs)

17 MPs

Candidate

Second ballot

Requires 10% of votes (33 MPs)

33 MPs

Candidate

Following the second ballot, the least popular candidate is eliminated at each round, until only two are left

To become a candidate

First ballot

Second ballot

An MP needs a proposer and a seconder, plus support of six other MPs

Requires candidates to win 5% of votes (17 MPs)

Requires 10% of votes (33 MPs)

17 MPs

33 MPs

6 other MPs

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

Proposer

Seconder

If every hopeful gets over the thresholds in either of the first two rounds, the candidate with the fewest MPs is eliminated

Following the second ballot, the least popular candidate is eliminated at each round, until only two are left