Council elections 2009
RCN Council positions
RCN Council members have decided who will take up key Council officer roles following an election process. The statements submitted by each successful candidate can be seen below. Further information on the role of Council and its supporting committees can be found on the Council area of the RCN website.
- Chair of Council - Sandra James (elected unopposed) statement (Word 48KB)
- Vice Chair of Council - Gerry Bolger (elected unopposed) statement (Word 48KB)
- Honorary Treasurer - Stacey Hunter (elected unopposed) statement (Word 48KB)
- Chair of Nursing Practice and Policy Committee - Andrea Spyropoulos (elected unopposed) statement (Word 52KB)
- Chair of Governance Support Committee - Jenny Booth (elected unopposed) statement (Word 48KB)
- Chair of the Membership and Representation Committee - Tracy Budding - nomination statement (Word 56KB)
2009 RCN Council elections: results
The detailed voting results of the 2009 Council elections are shown below. Congratulations to the successful candidates and many thanks to all who showed an interest. Huge thanks also go to those council members who will be stepping down in October. The successful candidates will take up post following the AGM.
| East Midlands | ||
| David Miller | Elected unopposed | |
| Eastern | ||
| WATTS, Carol | 2,916 | Elected |
| TURNHAM, Marcia | 2,061 | |
| London | ||
| McGOVERN, Andrew | 2,036 | Elected |
| ANIM, Cecilia | 1,775 | |
| DYER, Yvonne | 1,505 | |
| ARIF, Zeba | 1,246 | |
| North West | ||
| DAWES, David (Dave) | 3,546 | Elected |
| KEMP, Hamish | 1,782 | |
| Northern | ||
| Kathleen McCourt | Elected unopposed | |
| Northern Ireland | ||
| O'NEILL, Anne Marie | 1,272 | Elected for Four Year Term |
| BELL, Kevin | 743 | Elected for Two Year Term |
| Scotland | ||
| BROWN, Michael | 1,977 | Elected for Four Year Term |
| FRAME, Eileen | 1,773 | Elected for Two Year Term |
| BOAG, Brian | 1,212 | |
| LOCKHART, Dougie | 1,126 | |
| NISBET, Roderick | 769 | |
| South East | ||
| Sandra James | Elected unopposed | |
| South West | ||
| ALLFORD, Lorrae (Lorrs) | 2,267 | Elected |
| McGINN, Sharon | 1,159 | |
| WATTS, Paul | 1,154 | |
| WALTHO, Beverley Jane (BJ) | 1,057 | |
| Wales | ||
| JONES, Gaynor | 2,341 | Elected |
| PHILLIPS, Gareth | 1,161 | |
| West Midlands | ||
| FERN, Susan | 1,247 | Elected |
| FINNEGAN, Alan | 1,139 | |
| GEESON, Alison | 1,020 | |
| PEARSALL, Pauline | 651 | |
| SELVEY, Sally | 585 | |
| Yorkshire & Humber | ||
| KENNEDY, Anne | 2,589 | Elected |
| ANDERSON, Katherine (Katie) | 2,168 | |
| Student Member of Council | ||
| Saffron Brown | Elected unopposed | |
2009 RCN Council elections: Candidates
Elections have taken place this year for 15 seats on Council. One seat was up for election in the East Midlands, Eastern, London, North West, Northern, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire & the Humber. There were two seats in both Northern Ireland and Scotland. There was also one seat for a Student Member of Council.
The full list of candidates for the 2009 RCN Council elections is below. In the regions where an election took place, click on the name of the candidate in order to view their election statement.
Please note - candidates' statements are published exactly as submitted.
East Midlands
Candidate - MILLER David
Proposer - Alice Lyons
Seconder - Roger Hancock
Eastern
Candidate - TURNHAM Marcia
Proposer - Caroline Parr
Seconder - Claire Topham-Brown
Candidate - WATTS Carol
Proposer - Caroline Parr
Seconder - Jan Kennedy
London
Candidate - ANIM Cecilia
Proposer - Joanne Elizabeth Carroll
Seconder - Graham Dorrett
Candidate - ARIF Zeba
Proposer - Chijioke Onyeukwu
Seconder - Darren Savarimuthu
Candidate - DYER Yvonne
Proposer - Michael Smith
Seconder - Rosalind Stretton
Candidate - McGOVERN Andrew
Proposer - Salim Humayun
Seconder - Andrew White
North West
Candidate - DAWES David
Proposer - Pat Shirley
Seconder - Wendy Jehan
Candidate - KEMP Hamish
Proposer - Catherine Leach
Seconder - Sharon Doe
Northern
Candidate - McCOURT Kathleen
Proposer - Jeanette Wilkinson
Seconder - Terence Brannigan
Northern Ireland (2 seats) *
Candidate - BELL Kevin
Proposer - Patrick McGilligan
Seconder - Monica Martin
Candidate - O'NEILL Ann Marie
Proposer - Jill McKeown
Seconder - Alison Milliken
Scotland (2 seats)*
Candidate - BOAG Brian
Proposer - Jim Bethel
Seconder - Heather Jarman
Candidate - BROWN Michael
Proposer - James Donnelly
Seconder - Christina Nisbet
Candidate - FRAME Eileen
Proposer - Kathleen McLaren
Seconder - Trudy Gane
Candidate - LOCKHART Douglas
Proposer - Victoria Keir
Seconder - Joan Kempsell
Candidate - NISBET Roderick
Proposer - Marie Innes
Seconder - Jane Thompson
South East
Candidate - JAMES Sandra
Proposer - David Collins
Seconder - Sylvia Simmons
South West
Candidate - ALLFORD Lorrae
Proposer - Steven Dunne-Howells
Seconder - Kim Lilley
Candidate - McGINN Sharon
Proposer - Andrew Rives-Roberts
Seconder - Charles Conibear
Candidate - WALTHO Beverly-Jane
Proposer - Susan Barnden
Seconder - Kathleen Moore
Candidate - WATTS Paul
Proposer - Amanda Yates
Seconder - Phillip King
Wales
Candidate - JONES Gaynor
Proposer - Pamela Parsons
Seconder - Rosalind Little
Candidate - PHILLIPS Gareth
Proposer - Wendy Hughes
Seconder - Susan Godin
West Midlands
Candidate - FERN Susan
Proposer - Gail Brooks
Seconder - Denise Lewnes
Candidate - GEESON Alison
Proposer - Lisa Evans-Dimmock
Seconder - David Scott
Candidate - FINNEGAN Alan
Proposer - Kevin Davies
Seconder - Jennie McCallum
Candidate - PEARSALL Pauline
Proposer - Susan Adams
Seconder - Carol Headley
Candidate - SELVEY Sally
Proposer - Vanessa Goodrem
Seconder - Margaret Fletcher
Yorkshire & Humber
Candidate - ANDERSON Katherine
Proposer - Susan Panther
Seconder - Ciaran Hurley
Candidate - KENNEDY Anne
Proposer - Frances-Elizabeth Evans
Seconder - Susan Elizabeth Jenkins
Student Member of Council **
Candidate - BROWN Saffron
Proposer - Paul Young
Seconder - Susan Johnson
* In Scotland and Northern Ireland there are two vacant seats. One is for a four year term. The other is for a two year term. The four year term will go to the candidate with the highest number of votes.
** The student Member of Council is elected for a two year term.

