(Vice President, National Executive Committee members and Trustees)

UCU members* should have received a large white envelope in the post from UCU in early February with voting papers and candidate statements for this year’s elections. If it hasn’t arrived, you can request a replacement by completing the form at https://www.ucu.org.uk/election-ballot-request by Wednesday 26 February 2020.

Ballots close at noon on Wednesday 4 March 2020, so you are advised to post your votes (postage is pre-paid) by Saturday 29 February, or Monday 2 March at the latest.

Leeds members are able to vote for the next Vice President (who will be from Further Education), Trustees (who are responsible for oversight of the union’s property and funds), National Executive Committee members for the North East (which includes Yorkshire), women members’ representatives on the National Executive Committee, and nationally-elected members of the National Executive Committee. The National Executive Committee is responsible for conducting the union’s business between Congress meetings.

Please do use your votes – these are hugely important roles and the successful candidates will make important decisions on behalf of the union. Please read the candidates’ statements carefully to make your choices, and note that the election uses Single Transferable Voting, so you put 1 by your first choice candidate, 2 by your second choice etc. Some of the candidates are sending further information to branches, and we have provided below links to that information for you to consult to help you make your voting decisions. For more information, and copies of the candidates’ election addresses (as in the printed booklet you have received), see https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/10339/UCU-trustee-national-officer-and-national-executive-committee-elections-in-2019-20-ballots. From a Leeds perspective, note that:

• Dima Chami (our branch Equality Officer) has been elected unopposed to one of the two new migrant member posts on the NEC.
• Ruth Holliday (Sociology) is standing for one of the NE Region NEC seats.

* Please note: non-employed student members are not entitled to vote in this election. If you are currently registered as a student member and this is no longer applicable (eg if you are doing paid teaching for the university and are thus eligible for full free membership) please update your membership via myUCU. Once the change has been made a ballot paper will be automatically sent to you.

Further information from candidates

(If there are no links below they haven’t sent us anything so please read the candidate election addresses in your voting papers or online here)

Vice President (becoming president in 2022-23) (1 seat)
Margot Hill (Croydon College) Website: http://margot4vpucu.com/ Twitter: @Margot4VPUCU
Janet Farrar (The Manchester College) Leaflet: JanetFarrar4VP.pdf Twitter: @janetfarrarUCU

Trustees (3 seats)
David Limb (North West Regional College)
Martin Ralph (University of Liverpool)
Mike Barton (London retired members’ branch)
Dr Angela Roger (University of Dundee)
Angie McConnell (Open University)

North East HE (3 seats)
Ariane Bogain (Northumbria University)
Bruce E. Baker (Newcastle University)
Ruth Holliday (University of Leeds)
Dr Steve Lui (Dr Sun Chong Lui) (University of Huddersfield)
Joan Harvey (Newcastle University)
Dr Edward Yates (University of Sheffield)
Matilda Fitzmaurice (Durham University)

UK-elected members HE (5 seats; to include at least one post-92, one academic related)
Ann Swinney (University of Dundee)
Mark Abel (University of Brighton)[post-92]
Chloé Vitry (Lancaster University)
Dr Adam Ozanne (University of Manchester)
Shereen Benjamin (University of Edinburgh)
Michael McKrell (University of Central Lancashire)[post-92]
Jo McNeill (University of Liverpool)[academic related]
Ann Gow (University of Glasgow)
Sunil Banga (Lancaster University)
Dr Mark Pendleton (University of Sheffield)
Mike Finn (University of Exeter)
Dr Leon Rocha (University of Lincoln)[post-92]
Julie Hearn (Lancaster University)
Jamie Melrose (University of Bristol)
Dr Chris O’Donnell (University of the West of Scotland) [post-92]
Sarah King (University of Sussex)[academic related]
Michael Carley (University of Bath)

UK-elected members HE (casual vacancy) (1 seat)
Chloé Vitry (Lancaster University)
Dr Mark Pendleton (University of Sheffield)
Sunil Banga (Lancaster University)

Representatives of women members (5 seats; three HE and two FE members to be elected)
Higher education (3 seats)
Rhiannon Lockley (Birmingham City University) Website: https://100milesfromthesea.wordpress.com/
Dr Joanne Edge (University of Manchester)
Marian Mayer (Bournemouth University)
Pura Ariza (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Madhu Krishnan (University of Bristol)
Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse (University of Exeter)
Julie Wilkinson (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Dr Joanna de Groot (University of York)
Dr Renee Prendergast (Queen’s University Belfast)

This page was last updated on 27 February 2020