Six weeks notice. Deliver a parliamentary election. No ifs, buts or maybes. Jacqui Andrews from Dorset Council explains the teams and the work underpinning our democracy
democracy and elections

Some of UNISON’s lowest-paid women members are representing the needs of fellow workers from different levels of the union’s leadership

Democracy is at UNISON’s heart – and the more of you that vote, the better your union can represent you and be representative of you
Nomination period for East Midlands, Greater London and South West reserved seat ballots opens on 3 March and closes on 17 April
Nominations will open on 14 May: nomination forms and other materials will be available on the web from 7 May
Ballots will be held to fill 59 seats on the union’s service group executives – nominations will open in September