Elections

NEU members are eligible to stand for election as officers of the Union, members of the executive or members of the annual and special conferences of the Union. 

Elections to the Executive and to the Officer body are held biennially in alternate years. Information about these elections, and any by-elections occurring when we have vacancies on the Executive, is circulated to district officers. If you wish to know more about how candidates in these elections are nominated, please contact your district.

District 4 By-election 

Voting in the above by-election closed at midday yesterday, Wednesday 18 December 2024 and Julie Copeland was elected.  Julie will now join Debs Gwynn and Peter Glover as the third Executive member representing members in electoral District 4.  The full report of the Independent Scrutineer, Civica, confirming the results of the by-election, is linked below.

In accordance with Union Rule 13.16.1(c), a copy of the Independent Scrutineer’s Report and Certified Election Result Sheet(s) shall be available for inspection by any member at the Union’s Headquarters and at any of the Union’s Regional Offices and the Northern Ireland and Wales Offices. 

The Union will, on request, supply any member with a copy of the full report.  Any such request for a copy of the results should be sent to [email protected].

 

District 13 By-election (Wales)

Voting in the above by-election closed at midday yesterday, Wednesday 18 December 2024 and Claire Rickard was elected.  Claire will now join Liz McLean and Hannah O’Neill as the third Executive member representing members in electoral District 13.  The full report of the Independent Scrutineer, Civica, confirming the results of the by-election, is linked below.

In accordance with Union Rule 13.16.1(c), a copy of the Independent Scrutineer’s Report and Certified Election Result Sheet(s) shall be available for inspection by any member at the Union’s Headquarters and at any of the Union’s Regional Offices and the Northern Ireland and Wales Offices. 

The Union will, on request, supply any member with a copy of the full report.  Any such request for a copy of the results should be sent to [email protected].

District 15 By-election 

(Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, Richmond-upon-Thames, Sutton)

The above by-election closed on Monday 30 September 2024 and Lucy Cox was elected. 

Circular and scrutineers’ report

District 1 By-election

(City of Sunderland; City of York; Co Durham; Cumbria; Darlington; Gateshead; Hartlepool; Middlesbrough; Newcastle upon Tyne; Northumberland; North Tyneside; North Yorkshire; Redcar & Cleveland; South Tyneside; Stockton)

The above By-election closed on 10 June 2024 and Louise Moores was elected.  Louise will now join Nicola Hawkins and Paul Welch as the third Executive member representing members in electoral District 1. 

District 11 By-election

District 11 By-election (Bracknell Forest; Isle of Wight; North East Hampshire; Portsmouth; Reading; Slough; South East Hampshire; Southampton; Surrey; West Berkshire; West Hampshire; Windsor & Maidenhead; Wokingham)

Nominations for the By-election closed on 22 April and Michelle Purdie was elected unopposed. Michelle joins Susan Kent and Helen Reeder on the Executive representing our members in District 11.   

Membership & Equalities Officer – Election

Voting in the above By-election closed at midday today, Monday 23 September 2024. The full report of the Independent Scrutineer, Civica, confirming the results of the By-election, is linked below.

In accordance with Union Rule 13.16.1(c), a copy of the Independent Scrutineer’s Report and Certified Election Result Sheet(s) shall be available for inspection by any member at the Union’s Headquarters and at any of the Union’s Regional Offices and the Northern Ireland and Wales Offices. 

The Union will, on request, supply any member with a copy of the full report. Any such request for a copy of the results should be sent to [email protected].

View voting results and report

Officers’ Elections

Results:

The elections closed on 1 March 2024.  

Sarah Kilpatrick (Senior Vice-President), Ed Harlow (Junior Vice-President) and Louise Birch (Membership and Equalities Officer) were elected,  

Results and Scrutineers’ Report

Officers take up their post on 1 September 2024.

Nominations

The nominations for the Officers’ Elections closed on 15 December 2023.  Hazel Danson was elected unopposed as Treasurer.  

National executive

The NEU Executive comprises the National Officers, 49 Geographical members, three equality constituency members and three sector seat constituency members.


Independent Scrutineer

The independent scrutineer appointed to oversee the elections is Civica (formerly ERBS).  Any queries should be sent to [email protected].

The independent scrutineer reports on all elections Reports can be requested via [email protected] or by writing to:

Jayne Phillips
Assistant General Secretary
Business Services
NEU
Hamilton House
Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9BD


 

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