Council of Governors Elections
NOTICE OF POLL
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
CLOSE OF POLL: 5PM ON 28 November 2025
It is hereby declared that elections are to be held in the following constituencies:
Public: Merton 1 TO ELECT |
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| Candidates | Nasir Akhtar |
| Ellie Cox | |
Public: Rest of England 2 TO ELECT |
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| Candidates | Munir Dean |
| Darren Dickenson | |
| Xavier Fernandes | |
Public: Wandsworth 3 TO ELECT |
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| Candidates: | Afzal Ashraf |
| Matthew Clarke | |
| Jane Curley | |
| Thomas Hinton | |
| Phillip Lewis | |
| Felicity Merz | |
| Lucy Mowatt | |
| Ata-ul-Qadir Tahir | |
| Ikan Zahid | |
Staff: Non-Clinical 1 TO ELECT |
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| Candidates: |
John Baker |
| Khalid Aman Khan | |
| Rachel Maddick | |
| Rebecca Pellatt | |
| Dejan Raznatovic | |
| Aung Tun | |
Voting will open on 05 November 2025 and voting instructions will be distributed to qualifying members by email and by post.
Members who have received their voting instructions by post have the choice of casting their vote by returning the ballot paper by post or casting a vote online.
Members who have received their voting instructions by email can cast a vote online only. Votes can be cast by returning the ballot paper by post to:
Civica Election Services The Election Centre
33 Clarendon Road LONDON N8 0NW
Votes can be cast online at the following website www.cesvotes.com/StGeorges25
All votes must be received by the Independent Scrutineer (Civica Election Services), at the address or website above, no later than 5pm on 28 November 2025.
Inquiries about replacement ballot papers or voting instructions should be directed by telephone to the Returning Officer on 020 8889 9203 no later than 5pm on 26 November 2025.
The contact address for each of these candidates is C/O Ciara Hutchinson, The Returning Officer, Civica Election Services, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London, N8 0NW and the email address is ftnominationenquiries@cesvotes.com
Ciara Hutchinson Returning Officer
On behalf of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Notice of Elections
ST GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
The Trust gives notice that it will hold elections to the Council of Governors of the St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Elections are to be held for the following positions:
| 7 PUBLIC GOVERNORS IN THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUENCIES | ||
| Constituency | Vacancies | Term Length |
| London Borough of Merton | 1 | 3 years |
| Rest of England | 2 | 1 x 3 years
1 until end of January 2027 |
| South West Lambeth | 1 | 3 years |
| Wandsworth | 3 | 3 years |
| 2 STAFF GOVERNORS IN THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUENCIES | ||
| Constituency | Vacancies | Term Length |
| Allied Health Professionals and Other Clinical
and Technical |
1 | End of January 2027 |
| Non-Clinical | 1 | 3 years |
A nomination form to stand for election to these positions is available from Tuesday 16th September 2025 and can be obtained from the Returning Officer in the following ways:
Online: www.cesvotes.com/StGeorges25
Telephone: 0208 889 9203
Email: ftnominationenquiries@cesvotes.com
Post: Civica Election Services
The Election Centre
33 Clarendon Road
London. N8 0NW
All nominations should be received by the Returning Officer, Ciara Hutchinson, at the address or website as detailed above, by 5pm on Tuesday 14th October 2025.
Should any nominee wish to withdraw their nomination, they must put this in writing to the Returning Officer by 5pm on Friday 17th October 2025.
For all contested constituencies voting will open on Wednesday 5th November 2025. Voting will close at 5pm on Friday 28th November 2025.
The Returning Officer for these elections is Ciara Hutchinson, Civica Election Services (address as above).
Statement of Nominated Candidates
The nomination period for the Council of Governors Elections 2026 closed at 5:00pm on 14 October 2025.
Following the close of the nominations for the above elections, please refer to the link below to view the Statement of Nominated Candidates:
Statement of nominated candidates