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Results of the election to the Council of Governors

Published on 02/07/2024

Below are the results of the election to the Council of Governors at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Voting closed at 17:00 on 25 June 2024.

Contest: Public - Birmingham Heartlands

This election was conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. The following candidate was elected:

  • Gerry Moynihan*

*Result confirmed by recount

Number of eligible voters 1,226
Votes cast online 23
Votes cast by post 55
Total number of votes cast 78
Turnout 6.4%
Number of votes found to be invalid 3
Total number of valid votes to be counted 75

Contest: Public - Birmingham West

This election was conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. The following candidate was elected:

  • Sukhdev Singh
Number of eligible voters 1,286
Votes cast online 57
Votes cast by post 87
Total number of votes cast 144
Turnout 11.2%
Number of votes found to be invalid 1
Total number of valid votes to be counted 143

Contest: Quinton, Halesowen & Southwest

This election was conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. The following candidate was elected:

  • Joseph Murphy
Number of eligible voters 1,517
Votes cast online 49
Votes cast by post 153
Total number of votes cast 202
Turnout 13.3%
Number of votes found to be invalid 3
Total number of valid votes to be counted 199

Contest: Public - Rest of England & Wales

This election was conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. The following candidate was elected:

  • Kathleen Bell
Number of eligible voters 3,079
Votes cast online 76
Votes cast by post 126
Total number of votes cast 202
Turnout 6.6%
Number of votes found to be invalid 3
Total number of valid votes to be counted 199

Contest: Public - Solihull & Meriden

This election was conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. The following candidates were elected (in order of election):

  • Stan Baldwin
  • Emma Hall
Number of eligible voters 4,687
Votes cast online 165
Votes cast by post 341
Total number of votes cast 506
Turnout 10.8%
Number of votes found to be invalid 10
Total number of valid votes to be counted 496

Contest: Public - Sutton Coldfield North

This election was conducted using the single transferable vote electoral system. The following candidate was elected:

  • Mary Casey
Number of eligible voters 1,022
Votes cast online 44
Votes cast by post 106
Total number of votes cast 150
Turnout 14.7%
Number of votes found to be invalid 0
Total number of valid votes to be counted 150

Uncontested constituencies

Close of nominations: 17:00 on 8 May 2024.

Further to the deadline for nominations for the above election, the following constituencies are uncontested:

Public: Birmingham Central (one to elect)

The following candidate is elected unopposed:

  • Naheeda Liaqat

Public: Birmingham Reservoirs (one to elect)

The following candidate is elected unopposed:

  • Josh Andrew Welford

Public: Birmingham Southwest (one to elect)

The following candidate is elected unopposed:

  • Peter Borg-Bartolo

Public: Lichfield Northwest & Northeast (one to elect)

The following candidate is elected unopposed:

  • Michael Maybury

Public: Tamworth (one to elect)

The following candidate is elected unopposed:

  • Derek Hoey

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