Our public and staff governors are elected by the membership and they are responsible for representing the interests of foundation trust members, service users, carers, and staff.
Our governors are very important to our Trust and they play a fundamental role in improving services, advising the Trust about the needs of service users and the community, holding our non-executive directors to account, and informing our strategies and future plans.
Elections are usually held each year and at the start of the election process, a formal notice is published, inviting eligible members to stand for election to the governor seat(s) that are open. The formal notice includes the contact details of the external company that facilitates our election process (to request a nomination form). In the case of contested elections, ballot papers are then sent to members who in turn vote for the candidate(s) that they wish to be elected to our Council of Governors.
Council of Governors elections 2024
The draft timetable for the 2024 Council of Governors elections is as follows
Notice of Election / nomination opened |
Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 |
Nominations deadline |
Thursday, 8 Aug 2024 |
Summary of valid nominated candidates published |
Friday, 9 Aug 2024 |
Final date for candidate withdrawal |
Tuesday, 13 Aug 2024 |
Notice of Poll published |
Friday, 30 Aug 2024 |
Voting packs despatched |
Monday, 2 Sep 2024 |
Close of election |
Wednesday, 2 Oct 2024 |
Declaration of results |
Thursday 3 Oct 2024 |
All Trust members will receive notification and guidance of how to nominate yourself to stand for election as a governor. The Trust is keen to represent all areas of the community on the Council of Governors and welcomes interest from anyone within the various constituencies. We provide a comprehensive induction programme and ongoing support for our Council of Governors.
Council of Governor elections 2023
The deadline for nominations for the 2023 election closed on Friday, 4 August, 5:00pm.
This year, we had vacancies in City of London, Hackney and Luton as well as for staff governors.
At the deadline, we have received the following nominations (candidates in bold are re-elected). Please click hear for the report from the independent returning officer.
Constituency | Candidates | Election |
---|---|---|
City of London
|
Reno Marcello
|
elected unopposed
|
Hackney |
Elaine Kennedy
vacancy |
elected unopposed (did not accept position; vacancy to be carried forward to 2024) to be carried forward to 2024 |
Luton |
Dafni Boula Jamu Patel |
elected unopposed elected unopposed |
Staff |
Patrick Adamolekun Mark Dunne Elizabeth Maushe Caroline Ogunsola John Peers Sheikh Sharmeen Sultana |
elected unopposed elected unopposed elected unopposed elected unopposed elected unopposed elected unopposed |
You can see details of the 2022 elections and other previous elections.