Governor Elections 2023
Welcome to our new Governors!
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
Recent Govenor Elections
Governor Elections 2022
Welcome to our new Governors!
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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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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