The union’s national executive council (NEC) is elected by members to speak on their behalf.
NEC members are elected by all members of UNISON via a postal vote. Members elect candidates to represent their region and their service group. There are also additional seats for Black members and young members.
As with all other UNISON elections, the union’s principles of “proportionality and fair representation” means that some seats are reserved for women and low-paid members, so that the make-up of the NEC fairly represents the wider union.
Elections take place every two years, with members receiving a ballot paper with a prepaid envelope to return it to an independent scrutineer (an independent person who checks the ballot is fair and counts the votes).
Results are usually announced around one month after the voting deadline.
Current membership
The current NEC members are:
Black members
Female seats
Elizabeth Cameron
April Ashley
Male seats
Hugo Pierre
Reserved seats
Abiola Kusoro
Young members
General seat
Andrew Anderson
Regions
Eastern
Female seat
Sarah Crowe
Male seat
Jonathan Dunning
Reserved seat
Polly Smith
East Midlands
Female seat
Nicole Berrisford
Male seat
Chris Tansley
Reserved seat
Gail Flack
Greater London
Female seats
Sonya Howard
Helen Davies
Male seat
Jon Rogers
Reserved seat
Irene Stacey
Northern
Female seat
Josie Bird
Male seat
Ian Fleming
Reserved seat
Sue Forster
Northern Ireland
Female seat
Lucia McKeever
Male seat
Alastair Long
Reserved seat
Margaret McKee
North West
General seat
Tony Wilson
Female seats
Bernadette Gallagher
Karen Reissmann
Male seat
Roger Bannister
Reserved seat
Rena Wood
Scotland
General seat
Jane Carolan
Female seats
Davina Rankin
Naomi Junnor
Male seat
Gordon McKay
Reserved seat
Maggie Cook
South East
Female seats
Diana Leach
Jacqui Berry
Male seat
Steve Milford
Reserved seat
Susan Hatherley
South West
Female seat
Debi Potter
Male seat
Mike Hines
Reserved seat
Suzannah Franklin
Cymru/Wales
Female seats
Linda Sweet
Male seat
Mark Fisher
Reserved seat
Sian Stockham
West Midlands
Female seats
Carol Sewell
Eleanor Smith
Male seat
Dave Auger
Reserved seat
Mary Locke
Yorkshire & Humberside
Female seats
Sarah Littlewood
Linda Crowther
Male seat
Adrian Kennett
Reserved seat
Vicky Perrin
Service groups
Community
General seat
John Gray
Female seat
Janet Bryan
Energy
General seat
Paul Glover
Health care
General seat
James Anthony
Female seats
Ann Moses
Christine Sullivan
Male seat
Eric Roberts
Higher education
General seat
Max Watson
Female seat
Tomasa Bullen
Local government
General seat
Paul Holmes
Female seats
Lynn Poulton
Wendy Nichols
Male seat
Paul Gilroy
Police staff
General seat
Chris Hanrahan
Female seat
Maureen Le Marinel
Water, environment & transport
General seat
John Jones
