Governor elections - 2023
Our 2023 Council of Governor elections will take place over the summer.
To make sure you are kept up to date on our elections to the Council of Governors, please make sure you are a member. All members will automatically receive election details.
Our service users, carers, staff and members of the public have the opportunity to influence the way your health services are run by becoming Governors for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Mersey Care is a foundation trust which remains part of the NHS but is answerable to local people who can become members and governors.
NHS foundation trusts share all the same values, quality and safety standards as NHS trusts, but they are ‘owned’ by their members who elect a Council of Governors to represent the views of members, patients, staff, partner organisations and the public.
This means that the Council of Governors is an important link between our local communities and staff, and the Board of Directors, which has the responsibility of running the organisation and preparing the Trust’s strategy. The Council of Governors works alongside the Board of Directors to help local communities and staff have a greater say in the strategic direction of the Trust, and how services are developed and delivered by the Trust.
Our Council of Governors have a number of statutory duties and are responsible for ensuring that community views are considered when Trust decisions are made and services are developed.
We will have vacancies in the following constituences:
Public Constituency - total of 3 vacant seats
- 1 vacant seat in Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley
- 1 vacant seat in Halton, St Helens and Warrington
- 1 vacant seat in Rest of England and Wales
Service User and Carer constituency
- 4 vacant seats
Staff Constituency – total of 4 vacant seats
- 3 vacant seats for nursing staff
- 1 vacant seat for other clinical, scientific, technical and therapeutic staff.
Timetable for the election period is included below:
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Publication of Notice of Election (emails will be shared with members)
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Monday, 31 July |
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Deadline for Receipt of Nominations
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Friday, 18 August |
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Publication of Statement of Nominations
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Monday, 21 August |
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Deadline for Candidate Withdrawals
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Wednesday, 23 August |
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Last Day for Notice of Poll/ Issue of Ballot Packs
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Thursday, 7 September |
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Close of Poll - 5pm
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Thursday, 28 September |
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Declaration of Result
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Friday, 29 September |
Terms of office for newly elected Governors will commence 1 October 2023 until 30 April 2026, subject to successful eligibility checks.
The nomination period to stand as a Governor for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust was open between Monday 31 July 2023 to Friday 18 August 2023. The nomination period has now ended.
Voting will open on the 7 September 2023, so keep an out for an email asking you to vote, should you have vacancies in your constituency.
The Statement of Candidates is available for you to view here
More information about the role is available here
If you are not currently a member but would like to be please click here.
Our 2022 Council of Governor elections concluded in September 2022. Below you will find the results of the elections and details of our new Governors (subject to eligibility).
There were two uncontested constituencies.
The results of the poll are detailed here.
Information on all newly elected or re-elected Governors are detailed here.
To ensure you are kept up to date on our elections to the Council of Governors please make sure you are a member. All members will automatically receive election details.
If you are not currently a member but would like to be please click here.
To find out more about Trust governors click here
Our 2021 Council of Governor elections concluded in September. Below you will find the results of the elections and details of our new Governors (subject to eligibility).
There were two uncontested constituencies.
The results of the poll are detailed here.
Information on all newly elected or re-elected Governors are detailed here.
To ensure you are kept up to date on our elections to the Council of Governors please make sure you are a member. All members will automatically receive election details.
If you are not currently a member but would like to be please click here.
To find out more about Trust governors click here
Our 2020 Council of Governor elections concluded in September 2020. Below you will find the results of the elections and details of our new Governors (subject to eligibility).
There were no uncontested constituencies
The results of the poll are detailed here.
To ensure you are kept up to date on our elections to the Council of Governors please make sure you are a member. All members will automatically receive election details.
If you are not currently a member but would like to be please click here.
To find out more about Trust governors click here
Our 2019 Council of Governor elections concluded in March 2019. Below you will find the results of the elections and details of our new Governors (subject to eligibility).
There were no uncontested constituencies
The results of the Poll are detailed here.
To ensure you are kept up to date on our elections to the Council of Governors please make sure you are a member. All members will automatically receive election details.
If you are not currently a member but would like to be please click here.
To find out more about Trust governors click here
Our 2018 Council of Governor elections concluded in September 2018. Below you will find the results of the elections and details of our new Governors (subject to eligibility).
The Notice of Poll is available here.
The uncontested constituencies are detailed here.
The results of the Poll are detailed here.
To ensure you are kept up to date on our elections to the Council of Governors please make sure you are a member. All members will automatically receive election details.
If you are not currently a member but would like to be please click here.
To find out more about Trust governors click here