UCU UK elections 2025-26
25 September 2025
UCU has a national executive committee, elected by the union's members. Elections take place annually.
The results of ballots to elect Vice-President from the further education sector (becoming President 2028-29), by-election Vice-President from the higher education sector (becoming President in 2029-2030) and national executive committee members have now been declared and are available below. The terms of office for these positions begin on 29 May, excluding the North West FE casual vacancy, whose term of office will be from the declaration of the election result until the end of UCU's annual Congress in 2027.
The scrutineer's reports are available below:
The scrutineer for these elections is Civica Election Services, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London N8 0NW.
To be sent information in large print or other formats, or for further information about these elections, contact Anna Costi.
UCU NEC elections 2026: results
Vice-President from the further education sector (becoming President in 2028-29)
Suzi Toole (Bolton College)
Vice-President result sheet [61kb]
By-election Vice-President from the higher education sector (becoming President in 2029-2030)
Dr Mark Pendleton (University of Sheffield)
By-election Vice-President result sheet [77kb]
Geographically-elected members of the National Executive Committee
Northern Ireland HE (1 seat) [uncontested]
Aisling O'Beirn (Ulster University)
Northern Ireland FE (1 seat) [uncontested]
Ms Bernie Rutherford (North West Regional College)
Wales HE (1 seat)
No nominations received
North East HE (3 seats)
Terry Murphy (Teesside University)
Matt Perry (Newcastle University)
Susan Fitzpatrick (York St John University)
North East HE result sheet [68kb]
North East FE (1 seat) [uncontested]
Rachel Minshull (Luminate Education Group (Leeds City))
London and the East HE (5 seats) [at least two must be women]
Michael Abberton (University of Cambridge)
Sean Wallis (University College London)
Dr Bianca de Haan (Brunel University) [woman]
Professor Anastasia Christou (Middlesex University) [woman]
Christina Jessika Marie Paine (London Metropolitan University) [woman]
London and the East HE result sheet [75kb]
London and the East FE (2 seats)
Sean Vernell (Capital City College Group CANDI Camden Road)
Regine Pilling (Capital City College Group Kingsway / Kings Cross)
London and the East FE result sheet [68kb]
UK-elected members HE (5 seats) [at least one post-1992, at least one academic related role , at least one woman]
Professor Alex Prichard (University of Exeter)
Dr Marion Hersh (University of Glasgow)
Dr Gillian Jack (Open University) [woman]
Jo Taplin-Green (London School of Economics) [woman] [academic related role]
Dr Matthew J. Barnard (Manchester Metropolitan University) [Post 92]
UK-elected HE result sheet [81kb]
UK-elected members FE (3 seats) [at least one ACE, at least one woman]
Jill Kennedy-McNeill (Morley College)[woman] [ACE]
Maria Vasquez-Aguilar (City Literary Institute) [woman] [ACE]
Duncan Moore (South Devon College)
UK-elected FE result sheet [73kb]
Representatives of women members in the higher education sector (3 seats)
Poppy Gerrard-Abbott (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse (University of Wales Trinity Saint David)
Dr Deepa Govindarajan Driver (University of Reading)
Women members representatives HE result sheet [83kb]
Representatives of women members in the further education sector (2 seats)
Safia Flissi (South and City College Birmingham)
Maxine Looby (Oldham College)
Women members representatives FE result sheet [69kb]
Casual vacancy
FE North West casual vacancy (1 seat)
Dr Andrew Oldham (Hopwood Hall College)
North West FE casual vacancy result sheet [60kb]
Relevant documents:
UCU2207 2026 NEC election results [105kb]
UCU2182 call for nominations [163kb]
UCU2185 casual vacancy FE NW - call for nominations [69kb]
Election guidance notes [58kb]
NEC and officer role outline [201kb]
Nomination form 2025-26 [73kb]
FE NW casual vacancy - nomination form [73kb]
Signature sheet 2025-26 [22kb]
Election address form 2025-26 [40kb]
Regulations for candidates election addresses 2025-26 [21kb]
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