Election to the Council of Governors

Election to the Council of Governors
Close of poll: 5pm on Thursday, 24 September 2026.

Public: Blackpool
One to elect

Candidates Margaret Bamforth
  Jamie-Lee Curry
  William Eadie
  Julie Gillespie
  Roy Haskett
  Michelle Kighton
  Carl O'Hara
  Gillan Wood
Public: Fylde
One to elect
Candidates Emma Allen
  Annemarie Gee
  Gail Goodman
  Steven Roy Gratrix
Staff: Non-Clinical Support
One to elect
Candidates Toni Burns
  Kelly Garrick
  Reginald Okoye

Voting will open on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 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/blackpool2026.


All votes must be received by the Independent Scrutineer (Civica Election Services), at the address or website, above no later than 5pm on Thursday, 24 September 2026. 

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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026.

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.


To learn more about being a Governor and to see a list of our 2025-26 Governors, please click here.