Election of Directors 2024

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Our Board of Directors is appointed by our members to represent them in the operation of our Society. 

Each director is appointed for a period of up to four years and each year those periods come to an end for a number of our directors. Our members then have the option to either reappoint an existing director, if they apply for re-election, or to appoint a new director. 

The 2024 candidates

You can read a little bit about each of the 2024 candidates, their background and their personal statements here.

When is voting taking place?

Voting for this year's Election of Directors will take place from week commencing 8 April 2024. Both postal and online votes must be received by Civica, our appointed independent election specialists, by 12noon on 15 May 2024. 

Who can vote?

To vote in our Director Elections, you must be eligible to vote. To be eligible, a member must have £1 or more in their share account and have been a member for 6 months or more on the date of the Annual Members' Meeting (16 May 2024). If you would like to check whether you're eligible to vote in this year's elections, you can contact Civica, our appointed independent election specialists, on 0208 889 9203 or email support@cesvotes.com. 

How to vote

If you're eligible to vote, you will be sent an email with a link to our online voting portal. If you have registered to vote by post, you will receive your ballot papers in the mail week commencing 8 April 2024. 

On your online or postal ballot you will be able to view the candidates, read their personal statements and cast your vote. 

Both our postal and online voting are operated by independent election specialists, Civica, who are regulated by the electoral commission. If you're eligible to vote, but have not registered, the deadline to register for a postal vote is 8 May, while the deadline to register to vote online is 13 May. Both postal and online votes must be received by Civica by 12noon on 15 May 2024. If you believe that you're eligible to vote but have not received an online or postal voting form by the 6 May 2024, please contact Civica on 0208 889 9203 or email support@cesvotes.com who'll arrange for this to be sent to you. 

The 2024 Election Results

The results of this year's Election of Directors will be announced at the Annual Members' Meeting on 16 May 2024. We will be sharing the results on our website and in-store following the announcement.