Recent Govenor Elections

Governor Elections 2023

Welcome to our new Governors!
GMMH Branding

Members of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust have a vital role, through their elected representatives – Governors - in helping to influence decisions and shape the future development of our services.   They have a direct say in choosing the Governor they want to represent their local constituency.

Voting has closed in the Governor elections for contested constituencies. We are pleaseed to announce the following elected individuals:

  • Service User / Carer – Avril Clarke (Re-elected)  and Simon Morton
  • Public Manchester – Paul Baker
  • Public Trafford – James Griffin and Iris Nickson (Re-elected)
  • Public Bolton – Les Allen (re-elected unopposed)
  • Public Salford – John Boocock and James Creer (both elected unopposed)
  • Public Other – Sharon Mason (re-elected unopposed)
  • Staff Non-Clinical – Eugen Negrutiu
  • Staff Nursing – Katie Mowat
  • Staff Allied Health Professionals – Jane Lee (re-elected unopposed)

 

For more information about the elections, please visit www.gmmh.nhs.uk/governor-elections

 

Governor Elections 2022

Welcome to our new Governors!
GMMH Branding

Members of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust have a vital role, through their elected representatives – Governors - in helping to influence decisions and shape the future development of our services.   They have a direct say in choosing the Governor they want to represent their local constituency.

Voting has closed in the Governor elections for contested constituencies. We are pleaseed to announce the following elected individuals:

Public Governors

 
Bolton Asif Umerji Naliya
Manchester Fred Leatherbarrow
Adele Taylor
Salford Maureen Burke
Wigan Pam Gilligan
James R Roberts

Service User / Carer Governors - Nathan Prescott

Staff Governors

 
Psychological Therapies Samantha Airey
Medical Dr Anna Fryer

The new Governor term will commence from 1 August 2022

 

For more information about the elections, please visit www.gmmh.nhs.uk/governor-elections

 

Election - March 2020

In March 2020, GMMH held a Council of Governors election and the results were published by the returning officer at UK Engage. 

The list of successful candidates is as follows:

Constituency No. of seats No. applicants Elected Governors
Public - Bolton 1 4 Les Allen
Public - Salford 1 2 P F Connelly
Public - Trafford 1 1 Iris Nickson
Public - Manchester 2 2 Terence Corbett
Public - Other England/Wales 1 3 Sharon Mason
Service User and Carer 2 3 Avril Clarke
Dan Stears
Staff – Non Clinical 1 5 Arif Patel
Staff - Nursing 2 3 Stuart Edmundson
Lesley O’Neil
Staff – Allied Health Professionals 1 2 Jane Lee
Staff - Medical 1 2 Judy Harrison
Staff – Psychological Therapies 1 3 Diomidis Psomas
Staff – Social Care 1 1 Rick Wright

 

Congratulations to the successful candidates and a big thank you to all the members who stood for election and / or voted.

Election - January 2019

In January 2019, GMMH held a Council of Governors election and the results were published by the returning officer at UK Engage. 

The list of successful candidates is as follows:

Constituency No. of seats No. applicants Elected Governors
Public - Bolton 1 5 Emma Wood
Public - Salford 1 3 Maureen Burke
Public - Trafford 1 1 Gary Cooke
Public - Manchester 2 3 Nayla Cookson
Jermaine Chappell
Public - Other England/Wales 1 3 Angela Beadsworth
Service User and Carer 3 11 Margaret Willis
Diane Hughes
Nathan Anthony Prescott

Congratulations to the successful candidates and a big thank you to all the members who stood for election and / or voted.

By-Election - February 2018

From February to April 2018, GMMH held a by-election to fill a vacancy on our Council of Governors. We were seeking nominations to represent our Staff (Allied Health Professionals) constituency.

On 4 April the Returning Officer at UK Engage declared that Jane Lee had been elected. The Declaration of Results is available here.

By-Election - June 2017

In June 2017, GMMH held a by-election to fill a vacancy on our Council of Governors. We were seeking nominations to represent our Staff (Psychological Therapies) constituency.

The deadline for nominations closed on 3 July 2017. On 7 July the Returning Officer at UK Engage declared that Nasur Iqbal was elected unopposed. The Declaration of Results is available here.

Elections - February 2017

In February 2017, GMMH held a Council of Governors election and the results were published by the returning officer at UK Engage.

Fifty-four candidates nominated themselves for election to 19 seats on the Council of Governors and the list of successful candidates is as follows:

Constituency No. of seats No. applicants Elected Governors
Public - Bolton 2 7 Albert Phipps
Les Allen
Public - Salford 2 6 David Sutton
Bryan Blears
Public - Trafford 2 3 Iris Nickson
Margaret Kerr
Public - Manchester 3 8 Lynn Howe
Peter Dodd
Nayla Cookson
Public - Other England/Wales 2 4 Robert Beresford
Philip Saxton
Staff - Medical 1 1 Victoria Sullivan (unopposed)
Staff - Nursing 1 3 Chris Vogl
Staff - Social Care 1 4 Rick Wright
Staff - Non-clinical 1 5 Julie Turner
Service User and Carer 4 13 Dan Stears
Michael Crouch
John Adam Hogan
Margaret Riley

Congratulations to the successful candidates and a big thank you to all the members who stood for election and/or voted.

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