CIRC 040: NOMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL CHAIR AND NEC X 2

Further to POA Circular 028/2025 the closing date for receipt of branch nominations was Friday 20th June 2025.

 

There is ONE (1) position and 1 candidate has applied for the position of National Chair. Therefore, MARK FAIRHURST is elected unopposed and will serve as National Chair from the end of Annual Conference 2026 to the end of Annual Conference 2031.

There are TWO (2) positions and 15 candidates have applied for the position of the National Executive Committee. 

Please see below a list of the candidates nominating branches, together with those branches who did not adhere to Rule 11.2 by either not providing a return, providing a late nomination or branches who were unable to hold a branch meeting within the correct time parameters. 

Further information regarding ballot papers and voting will be circulated shortly.

 

MARK FAIRHURST – NATIONAL CHAIR (BRANCH (NOMINATIONS 51)

ALBANY                         BERWYN                        BRINSFORD

BRISTOL                        BROADMOOR                 CARSTAIRS          

COLDINGLEY                 COOKHAM WOOD           DRAKE HALL       

DURHAM                        EDINBURGH                  FELTHAM            

FRANKLAND                   FULL SUTTON                GARTH                

GRAMPIAN                     HAVERIGG                    HINDLEY    

HULL                            HUMBER                       KIRKHAM             

KIRKLEVINGTON            LANCASTER FARMS        LEYHILL              

LINDHOLME                  LIVERPOOL                   LOW NEWTON      

MAIDSTONE                   MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST  NEWBOLD REVEL 

NORTHUMBERLAND       OAKWOOD                    PARKHURST        

PSC NI                           RAMPTON                          RISLEY                

ROCHESTER                  SEND                            STANDFORD HILL

STOCKEN                      SUDBURY                      SWALESIDE         

THORN CROSS               WANDSWORTH              WARREN HILL      

WETHERBY                    WHATTON                     WHITEMOOR        

WOODHILL                    WORMWOOD SCRUBS     WYMOTT

  

LATE NOMINATIONS (3)

BRIXTON                          ISLE OF MAN                    MANCHESTER                                                                                                              

 

UNABLE TO HOLD BRANCH MEETING WITHIN THE CORRECT TIME PARAMETERS (3)

BULLINGDON                 MAGHABERRY               STOKE HEATH

 

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE X 2 POSITION

 

ADAM CLARK – SUDBURY (NOMINATIONS 6)

BRINSFORD                   RISLEY                          STANDFORD HILL

SUDBURY                      WHATTON                     WOODHILL 

JORDAN COOMBS – HULL (NOMINATIONS 6)

GRAMPIAN                     HULL                            HUMBER

LINDHOLME                  PSC NI                           WARREN HILL

 

ANDREW COX – WETHERBY (NOMINATIONS 2)

COOKHAM WOOD           WETHERBY 

  

MATT EVANS – BERWYN (NOMINATIONS 2)

BERWYN                        OAKWOOD

 

DAVE FERRY – FRANKLAND (NOMINATIONS 7)

COLDINGLEY                 FRANKLAND                   FULL SUTTON

LOW NEWTON                NORTHUMBERLAND       WHITEMOOR        

WORMWOOD SCRUBS    

 

ALAN GARRATT – LEYHILL (NOMINATIONS 2)

BRISTOL                        LEYHILL

 

MIKE HARRISON – BRINSFORD (NOMINATIONS 3)

BRINSFORD                   DRAKE HALL                  WHATTON

 

KEITH HOW – DURHAM (NOMINATIONS 7)

BRISTOL                        DURHAM                       HULL

KIRKLEVINGTON                        LINDHOLME                   LOW NEWTON

STOCKEN

  

GARY MILSON-JAMES – SEND (NOMINATIONS 7)

ALBANY                         COLDINGLEY                 ELMLEY

FELTHAM                      PARKHURST                  SEND

 

ROGER MORAN – LIVERPOOL (NOMINATIONS 12)

ALBANY                         BERWYN                        BROADMOOR

CARSTAIRS                    GRAMPIAN                     HAVERIGG 

KIRKHAM                       LANCASTER FARMS        LIVERPOOL         

PARKHURST                   WANDSWORTH               WYMOTT

  

RICHARD PARRY – THORN CROSS (NOMINATIONS 3)

HINDLEY                       LEYHILL                        THORN CROSS

  

IAN PRESCOTT – WYMOTT (NOMINATIONS 14)

CARSTAIRS                    DRAKE HALL                  GARTH

HAVERIGG                    KIRKHAM                      LANCASTER FARMS

LIVERPOOL                   MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST  PSC NI                 

RAMPTON                      RISLEY                          STOCKEN   

WANDSWORTH               WYMOTT

GARY ROURKE – HINDLEY (NOMINATIONS 5)

BROADMOOR                 GARTH                          HINDLEY    

OAKWOOD                    THORN CROSS

 

BRIAN STENNETT – FULL SUTTON (NOMINATIONS 8)

FRANKLAND                  FULL SUTTON                HUMBER

MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST  NORTHUMBERLAND       RAMPTON            

SWALESIDE                   WORMWOOD SCRUBS

  

TYLER TIERNEY – COOKHAM WOOD (NOMINATIONS 12)

COOKHAM WOOD           ELMLEY                        FELTHAM            

MAIDSTONE                   SEND                            SUDBURY            

STANDFORD HILL           SWALESIDE                   WARREN HILL      

WETHERBY                    WHITEMOOR                 WOODHILL 

  

LATE NOMINATIONS (3)

BRIXTON                         HEWELL                            MANCHESTER                                 

 

NO CANDIDATE NOMINATED (2)

EDINBURGH                   NEWBOLD REVEL

                                                                                        

UNABLE TO HOLD BRANCH MEETING WITHIN THE CORRECT TIME PARAMETERS (3)

BULLINGDON                 MAGHABERRY               STOKE HEATH

                           

BRANCHES WHO HAVE NOT ADHERED TO RULE 11.2 ARE AS FOLLOWS AND HAVE NOT SENT IN ANY RETURN

 

ASKHAM GRANGE          AYLESBURY                   BARLINNIE          

BEDFORD                      BELMARSH                    BIRMINGHAM

BUCKLEY HALL              BURE                            CARDIFF    

CASTLE HUNTLY            CHANNINGS WOOD         CHELMSFORD      

DEERBOLT                    DOWNVIEW                   DUMFRIES           

DUNDONALD HOUSE      EAST SUTTON PARK        EASTWOOD PARK 

ERLESTOKE                   EXETER                        FEATHERSTONE            

FIVE WELLS                   FORD                            FOSTON HALL      

GARTREE                      GATWICK                      GLENOCHIL

GRENDON                     GREENOCK                    GUYS MARSH       

HATFIELD                     HIGHDOWN                   HIGHPOINT NORTH

HIGHPOINT SOUTH         HOLLESLEY BAY            HOLME HOUSE

HUNTERCOMBE             HYDEBANK WOOD          INVERNESS 

JJC NI                           KILMARNOCK                 LEEDS                

LEICESTER                    LEWES                          LINCOLN             

LITTLEHEY                    LONG LARTIN                 LOW MOSS          

LOWDHAM GRANGE       MAGILLIGAN                  MANSTON            

MOORLAND                   MORTON HALL               NEW HALL  

NORTH SEA CAMP          NORWICH                      NOTTINGHAM

HATFIELD                     OAKHILL                       ONLEY       

PENTONVILLE                PERTH                          POA ICE               

POLMONT                      PRESCOED/USK            PRESTON                      

PECC                            RANBY                          STIRLING    

SHOTTS                         SPS COLLEGE                STAFFORD                    

STYAL                           SWANSEA                      SWINFEN HALL    

THE MOUNT                   THE VERNE                   WAKEFIELD         

WAYLAND                      WEALSTUN                    WERRINGTON

WINCHESTER                                           

 

Yours sincerely

 

STEVE GILLAN

General Secretary

 

 

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