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 formal notice of the election can be downloaded by clicking here.
The Notice of Poll is now available by clicking here.
All Trust members have received notification and guidance of how to nominate themselves 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 are delighted to see significant interest in the role of Governor which means every constituency in 2024 saw a contested ballot:
Election Report 2024 from the independent returning officer. Below you will find a list of elected candidates. A full report has been submitted to the Council of Governors at their meeting on 14 November and is linked here.
We will provide a comprehensive induction programme and ongoing support for our Council of Governors.
| Constituency | Candidates Names in bold indicate re-elected Governors |
|---|---|
| Bedford Borough | Felicity Stocker |
| Central Bedfordshire | Mark Cox |
| Hackney | Renato Congias Caroline Diehl Coral Jones Beverley Morris Eseoghene Okonedo |
| Luton | Fatima Begum |
| Newham | Ian Gibbs Hazel Thomas |
| Rest of England | Elliot Goodman |
| Staff | Andrea Okoloekwe |
| Tower Hamlets | Gren Bingham David Edgar Rofikul Islam |
Please contact the Governors & Members Office for details of previous elections.