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

Junior vice-president election (for period of 1 January 2026 to 31 August 2030)

Nominations for the Junior Vice-President Election opens on 1 September 2025.  The Executive has agreed that a special election is held to fill the JVP post on the following timetable:

Election Timetable

21 June 2025             Publication of timetable
1 September 2025Nominations open
17 October 2025Nominations close/deadline for Election material
24 October 2025Deadline for withdrawal of Nominations
10 November 2025Elections open
15 December 2025Elections close (midday)

Please do all you can to encourage members to vote in this important election.  Any queries to [email protected].

Deputy general secretary election (for the period of January 2026 to December 2031)

Nominations for the deputy general secretary election opened on 1 May 2025.   The Executive has agreed on the following timetable: 

Election Timetable

  •  1 May 2025                -           Publication of timetable/nominations open
  • 18 July 2025               -           Nominations close/deadline for election material
  • 25 July 2025               -           Deadline for withdrawal of nominations 
  • 1 September 2025      -           Election opens
  • 30 September 2025   -           Election closes

Please do all you can to encourage members to vote in this important election.  Any queries to [email protected]

Executive election results (for the period of September 2025 to August 2027)

Voting in the above executive elections closed midday on Tuesday, 29 April 2025.  Please see the results below:

District 1 – Guarded seats uncontested (reserved seats for women by Rule)

Nicola Hawkins 

Sophie Houghton

Paul Welch

District 2 

Debbie Kahler

Helen Bellamy

Louise Lewis

District 3

Anna Scott

Ian Walters

Louise Regan

District 4 – Guarded seats uncontested (reserved seats for women by Rule)

Debs Gwynn

Julie Copeland

Peter Glover

District 5

Dawn Taylor

Nick Wigmore

Sarah Vaughan

District 6

David Mingay

Emma Brady

Ivy Scott/Bex Bothwell-O’Hearn

District 7 - Uncontested

Christopher Denson

Jodie Mallier-Ridley

Kate Taylor

District 8 – Guarded seats uncontested (reserved seats for women by Rule)

Christopher Dutton

Leigh Seedhouse

Lucy Coleman

District 9

Ella Lister

Murray Sackwild

Phillipa Kearns

District 10 – Guarded seats uncontested (reserved seats for women by Rule) 

Holly Williams

Liz Ritson

Warren Chambers

District 11 – Guarded seats uncontested (reserved seats for women by Rule)

Daniel Warrington

Helen Reeder

Susan Kent

District 12 - Uncontested

Jon Reddiford

Michaela Wilde

Sheila Caffrey

District 13

Claire Rickard

Elizabeth McLean

Hannah O’Neill

District 14 - Uncontested

Carly Slingsby

Eleanor Davies

Jess Edwards

District 15

Debra Beale

Lucy Cox

Matija Milovanovic

District 16 - Uncontested

Dominic Byrne

Louise Cuffaro

Mehreen Begg

District 17 - Uncontested

Edel McInerney

Black Member Seat

Denise Henry

Disabled Member Seat

Colleen Johnson

LGBT+ Member Seat

Kathryn Barnes

Support Staff Member Seat

Rachel Ferraby

Post-16 Member Seat

Duncan Blackie

Independent Member Seat

Brian Metcalf

Independent scrutineer

Civica (formerly ERBS) is the independent scrutineer appointed to oversee the elections. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

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

Felicia Wright

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

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