Public and Commercial Services Union

Group executive committee elections 2009. Department for Work and Pensions.

Our report of voting for the above election, which closed at noon on Wednesday 13th May 2009, is as follows:

Number of eligible voters: 79,027
Total number of votes cast: 7,317
Turnout: 9.3%

Election of President

Number of votes found to be invalid: 191
Total number of valid votes to be counted: 7,126

Result (1 to elect)

AITCHISON, Jane 3,293 Elected
BREEN, Diane 2,240
WRIGHT, Annette 1,593

Election of Vice Presidents

Number of votes found to be invalid: 196
Total number of valid votes to be counted: 7,121

Result (5 to elect)

BROWN, Alan 3,113 Elected
CAVANAGH, Martin 2,948 Elected
McINALLY, John 2,912 Elected
WILLIAMS, Katrine 2,785 Elected
MARTIN, Laura 2,685 Elected
BARROWCLOUGH, Rachel 2,454
GALLIGAN, Christine 2,327
COX, Joe 2,215
CAMPBELL, Moira 2,198
FEGAN, Gary 2,156
ROCK, Lee 1,856
BROWNE, Marjorie 1,669
HULME, Christine 1,614
HOWS, Lynne 1,540

Election of Group Executive Committee

Number of votes found to be invalid: 178
Total number of valid votes to be counted: 7,139

Result (21 to elect)

The count was conducted in accordance with the constraints set out in the election regulations, namely that out of the 21 to be elected at least one must be employed in each of Jobcentre Plus (JCP), Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission (CMEC), Departmental Directorates & Independent Statutory Bodies (DD), The Pensions Service (TPS), Shared Services (SS) and Disability & Carers Service (DCS), and that at least one must have identified themselves as being from a black racial group (*).

POPE, Ian (SS) 3,417 Elected
ROBINSON, Sarah (DCS) 3,330 Elected
KHALIF, Adam * (DD) 3,243 Elected
GODRICH, Janice (JCP) 2,937 Elected
GREEN, Sharon (TPS) 2,888 Elected
JONES, Martin (DCS) 2,883 Elected
HARTLEY, Gavin (DCS) 2,820 Elected
FLANAGAN, Helen (JCP) 2,802 Elected
ALSTON, Dave (JCP) 2,791 Elected
REVELL, Carol (CMEC) 2,790 Elected
CARASS, Alison (JCP) 2,712 Elected
OWENS, Dave (JCP) 2,677 Elected
WEST, Steve (CMEC) 2,659 Elected
THOMSON, Derek (JCP) 2,598 Elected
SAMUEL, Willie (SS) 2,595 Elected
SANDHU, Jagdeep * (JCP) 2,568 Elected
RUDDICK, Siân (JCP) 2,521 Elected
WASHBOURNE, Yvonne (JCP) 2,518 Elected
SALT, Lesley (JCP) 2,487 Elected
FERRABY, Jason (JCP) 2,455 Elected
BROWN, Andrew (DD) 2,279 Elected
SHEAHAN, Nigel (JCP) 2,250
CAMPBELL, Moira (CMEC) 2,235
ANDERSON, Elaine (CMEC) 2,231
BARROWCLOUGH, Rachel (TPS) 2,190
COX, Joe (CMEC) 2,153
ANDERSON, Lee (TPS) 2,060
WITHERS, Angela (CMEC) 2,035
KANG, Gurmit * (JCP) 2,033
WRIGHT, Annette (TPS) 2,000
BRYSON, Rob (JCP) 1,997
BUCHANAN, Tony (JCP) 1,950
GALLIGAN Peter (JCP) 1,949
HAWTING, Elaine (CMEC) 1,855
CAMPBELL-NIMMO, Alan (CMEC) 1,841
JACKSON, Steven (CMEC) 1,828
WELCH, David (JCP) 1,761
McBRIDE, David (JCP) 1,734
FULLER, Howard (JCP) 1,702
BROWNE, Marjorie * (JCP) 1,657
ROCK, Lee (JCP) 1,620
ANDREWS, Trevor * (JCP) 1,607
PUTTOCK, John * (JCP) 1,604
McGINLEY, Con (JCP) 1,601
LAIDLAW, Bev (JCP) 1,569
HULME, Christine (JCP) 1,495
BIRD, Nick (JCP) 1,478
TUFT, Ann (JCP) 1,443
BISHELL, Tom (JCP) 1,384
CATTEN, Sue (JCP) 1,376
McDONALD, Charlie (JCP) 1,343
ELLIS, Mervyn (JCP) 1,271
LEDERER, Jackie (JCP) 1,258
RAFTERY, Theresa (JCP) 1,243
MAHONEY, John (JCP) 1,231
THOMPSON, George (JCP) 1,225
DIAMANTIS, Nick (JCP) 1,204
GILL, Jimmy (JCP) 1,198
POWER, Declan (JCP) 1,172
COCKROFT, Simon (JCP) 1,155
HOAR, Steve (DCS) 1,143
PRINCE, David (TPS) 811
CUTTS, Ian (JCP) 659
ZAVARE, Muneyi * (JCP) 499

Election of Group Assistant Secretaries

Number of votes found to be invalid: 480
Total number of valid votes to be counted: 6,837

Result (7 to elect)

WILLIAMS, Rob 3,332 Elected
PENN, Tom 3,326 Elected
HALL, Sam 3,269 Elected
BARTON, Paul 3,165 Elected
CUTHBERT, Christine 3,058 Elected
BURKE, David 2,978 Elected
RICHARDS, David 2,782 Elected
BRYSON, Rob 2,347
KANG, Gurmit 2,230
LAIDLAW, Beverley 2,162
McGOWAN, John 2,111
FULLER, Howard 1,811
BIRD, Nick 1,782
REAY, Tony 1,640
POWER, Declan 1,585

Election of Treasurer

Number of votes found to be invalid: 575
Total number of valid votes to be counted: 6,742

Result (1 to elect)

CHILWAN, Bashir 2,720 Elected
WITHERS, Angela 2,364
PRENDERGAST, Nigel 1,658

Election of Group Organiser

Number of votes found to be invalid: 1,143
Total number of valid votes to be counted: 6,174

Result (1 to elect)

HEATHCOTE, Fran 4,140 Elected
THOMPSON, George 2,034

Electoral Reform Services can confirm that, as far as reasonably practicable, every person whose name appeared on the electoral roll supplied to us for the purpose of the ballot:-

a) was sent the details of the ballot and
b) if they chose to participate in the ballot, had their vote fairly and accurately recorded.

All voting material will be stored for six months.