Grammar question: "had been"

"In March 2014, I led a team of students to campaign against the way in which a society election at my university had been conducted."

In this sentence structure with a date at the front, is it correct to use "had been" in this way?

Answer

It's correct either with or without the opening.

I led a team of students to campaign against the way in which a society election at my university had been conducted.

In March 2014, I led a team ... in which a society election ... had been conducted.

During my 3rd year of studies, I led a team...

Those are all well-formed and comprehensible sentences.