UNISON East Midlands Regional Council AGM 2025

UNISON East Midlands’ regional council annual general meeting took place on Saturday 8 February in Leicester.

Below are the results of the elections for the Regional Posts and Committees.

REGIONAL CONVENOR – 1 SEAT 
ELECTED – 47 votes
James MINTO
Emma PROCTER
(Job share)

NOT ELECTED
Jayne BARRY – 6 votes
Anjona ROY – 14 votes

DEPUTY CONVENORS – 2 SEATS
ELECTED – 48 votes
Becky EVERETT
Paul GURNEY
(Job share)

ELECTED – 46 votes
Ravinder KAUR
Roz NORMAN

NOT ELECTED
Brian LOADER – 18 votes
Vicki MORRIS – 18 votes

REGIONAL COMMITTEE

RESERVED SEATS – 4 – NO ELECTION

EVANS, Sara – Nottinghamshire County
(3 VACANCIES)
WOMEN’S SEATS – 11 – NO ELECTION
BARRY, Jayne – Derbyshire County
DELURY, Michelle – University of Lincoln
EDDY, Karen – Nottinghamshire County
EVERETT, Becky – Derby City
JUDSON, Marie – Lincolnshire
LOWTON, Emma – Nottingham City
PANTON, Lesley – Leicestershire Police
PEARSON, Lisa – Northamptonshire Health Workers
ROBINSON, Liz – Derbyshire County
TYERS, Louise – North Northamptonshire
WEATHERLEY, Leanne – Northamptonshire Health Workers

GENERAL SEATS – 5 – ELECTION

ELECTED
ARMSTRONG, Colin – Nottinghamshire County
GURNEY, Paul – Leicestershire Police
LOADER, Brian – NHS Supply Chain
MIDDLETON, Ian – Derby City
NAZIR, Najeeb – Nottingham City

EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMITTEE

WOMEN’S SEATS – 7 – NO ELECTION

ELECTED
BARRY, Jayne – Derbyshire County
DELURY, Michelle – University of Lincoln
FRIEDMANN, Katharine – Leicestershire County
(4 VACANCIES)

GENERAL SEATS – 3 – NO ELECTION

MCDONALD, Jim – Nottinghamshire County
SAWERS, Colin – Nottinghamshire County
SIMS, Mark – Nottingham City

HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

WOMEN’S SEATS – 7 – NO ELECTION

EVANS, Sara – Nottinghamshire County
HAWKSFORD, Jane – Nottinghamshire County
PICKFORD, Sonya – Derbyshire County
(4 VACANCIES)

GENERAL SEATS – 3 – ELECTION

ELECTED
ANDERSON, Tom – Northamptonshire LG
JACKSON, Dennis – Derby City
LOADER, Brian – NHS Supply Chain

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

WOMEN’S SEATS – 7 – NO ELECTION

ARNOLD, Andrea – Lincolnshire
BEDNALL, Natasha – Leicester City
SMITH, Caroline – Northamptonshire Health Workers
(4 VACANCIES)

GENERAL SEATS – 3 – NO ELECTION

HARDY, Paul – South Derbyshire Healthcare
PORTER, Martin – Derbyshire County
SIMS, Mark – Nottingham City

WELFARE EXECUTIVE GROUP
WOMEN’S SEATS – 3 – NO ELECTION

LEE, Rebecca – Lincolnshire
NYASORO, Gamu – Northamptonshire Health Workers
WILLIAMS, Carla – Nottingham City

GENERAL SEATS – 3 – NO ELECTION

LOADER, Brian – NHS Supply Chain
PURDUE, Graham – EMAS
(1 VACANCY)

APPOINTMENTS TO OTHER BODIES / ORGANISATIONS

NATIONAL CONFERENCE DELEGATE – 1 SEAT 

ELECTED
EVERETT, Becky – Derby City 34
NOT ELECTED
NYASORO, Gamu – Northamptonshire Health Workers  3
LOADER, Brian – NHS Supply Chain 13
SMITH, Andrew – Lincoln LG 19

PURDUE, Graham  – nomination withdrawn.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE – 1 SEAT- NO ELECTION

LANGFORD, ANDY – West Northamptonshire LG

NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION APPEALS COMMITTEE – 1 SEAT – NO  ELECTION

(1 VACANCY)

NATIONAL TRADES UNION CONGRESS DELEGATE – 2 SEATS (1 must be a woman) – ELECTION

ELECTED

EVERETT, Becky – Derby City 36
NAZIR, Najeeb – Nottingham City 26
NOT ELECTED (Ballot 4 – Women’s Seat)
PEARSON, Linda – Northamptonshire Health Workers  31
NOT ELECTED (Ballot 4b – General Seat)
JACKSON, Dennis – Derby City 5
PEARSON, Linda – Northamptonshire Health Workers 13
SMITH, Andrew – Lincoln LG 12

WRIGHTON, Michael – Leicestershire Police 11

REGIONAL AUDITOR – 2 POSTS – NO ELECTION

JACKSON, Dennis – Derby City
(1 VACANCY)