PCS 2025 NEC election results announced

Read the results of the PCS elections for our national president, deputy and vice presidents and national executive committee.

Voting closed at noon on Friday 9 May and the results are as follows:

President
Martin Cavanagh (DWP)- 6.073 votes - Elected
Marion Lloyd (Dept. for Science, Innovation & Technology) – 4.504 votes

Deputy President and Vice Presidents (4 to elect)
Bev Laidlaw (DWP) – 5,314 - Elected
Jackie Green (HMCTS) – 4,843 – Elected
Mohammed Shafiq (DWP)* – 4,692
Marianne Owens (HMRC) – 4,615 – Elected
Hannah David (Historic England) – 4,557 – Elected
Hector Wesley (HMRC) – 4,358
Eleanor Clarke (Cabinet Office) – 4,113
Dave Semple (Department For Education) – 4,069
Tim Megone (Govt Legal Dept) – 1,449
    
*Not elected due to Principal Rule 10A

NEC Ordinary Members (30 to elect)
Bev Laidlaw (DWP)** - 4,828 votes
Angela Grant (DWP) – 4,720 votes - Elected
Bridget Corcoran (DWP) – 4,500 votes – Elected
Karen Alderson (Home Office) – 4,495 votes – Elected
Marie McDonough (DWP) – 4,443 votes – Elected
Ian Pope (DWP) – 4,405 votes – Elected
Saul Cahill (DWP) – 4,383 votes – Elected
Sarah Morton (DWP) – 4,375 votes – Elected
Joanna “Jo” Pritchard (DWP) – 4.353 – Elected
Abigail Clark (DWP) – 4,349 votes – Elected
Cara Nurse – (HMRC) – 4,199 votes – Elected
Cathy Darcan (HMRC) – 4,151 votes – Elected
Lorna Merry (HMRC) – 4,143 votes – Elected
Liz McGachey (DWP)* 4,072 votes
Felicity Flynn (Parole Board for England & Wales) – 4,043 votes – Elected
Chris Marks (DWP)* - 4,041 votes
Marion Lloyd (DSIT) – 3,974 votes – Elected
James Cox (Home Office) – 3,949 votes – Elected
Paula Brown (HSE) – 3,936 votes – Elected
Katrine Williams (DWP)* - 3,922 votes
Sean Dwyer (HMRC) – 3,919 votes – Elected
Zac Vallely (Home Office) – 3,918 votes - Elected
Fiona Brittle (Scottish Government) – 3,905 votes – Elected
Ian Lawther (HMRC) – 3,897 votes – Elected
Ros Hewitt (MoJ) – 3,886 votes – Elected
Bobby Young (HMRC) – 3,880 votes – Elected
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale (DWP)* - 3,793 votes
Cheral Govind (OfGEM) – 3,775 votes - Elected
Reece Lawton (DWP)* - 3,757 votes
Chris Dando (MoD) – 3,737 votes – Elected
Jeni Reid (HSE)* - 3,732 votes – Elected
Gemma Criddle (HMRC)* - 3,714 votes – Elected
Ginnette Gantschuk (HMPPS)* - 3,714 votes – Elected
Steve Thorley (CPS)* - 3,713 votes – Elected
Rachel Heemskerk (DWP)* - 3,711 votes
Vijay Menezes-Jackson (DWP)* - 3,666 votes
Annette Wright (HMRC – 3,661 votes
John Davidson (HMRC) – 3,647 votes
Ella Foley Doyle (HMRC) – 3,626 votes
Steph Landeryou (Welsh Government) – 3,622 votes
John Jamieson (Registers of Scotland) – 3,618 votes
Dave Semple (DfE) – 3,574 votes
Ellonwy Awen (HMRC) – 3,545 votes
Austin Harney (Office of the Public Guardian) – 3,544 votes
Eleanor Clarke (Cabinet Office) – 3,534 votes
Mark Baker (Planning Inspectorate) – 3,480 votes
John Smith (HMRC) – 3,412 votes
Jon-Paul Rosser (HMRC) – 3,381 votes
Chris Day (National Archives) – 3,362 votes
Chip Hamer (Sport England) – 3,350 votes
Josh Chown (Home Office) – 3,345 votes
Alan Dennis (MoD) – 3,322 votes
David Jones (MHCLG) – 3,309 votes
Joe Dale (MHCLG) – 3,306 votes
James Marshall (Atos IT Services)* - 3,261 votes – Elected
Gary Spencer (MHCLG) – 3,107 votes –
Liat Norris (HMCTS) – 3,096 votes
Rob Ritchie (Shared Services Connected Ltd)* - 3,045 votes – Elected
Alistair Maxwell (Atos IT Services) – 3,034 votes
Bryan Carlsen (HSE) – 2,987 votes
Tracey Hylton (HMRC) – 1,995 votes
Faika Hassan-Ali (HMRC) – 1,880 votes
Steve West (DWP) – 1,867 votes
Tim Megone (Govmt Legal Dept) – 1,482 votes
Craig Ward (VOA) – 1,266 votes

*Elected/not elected due to Principal Rule 7.8 & 7.9.
**Already elected as Deputy President.

Read the results in full including turn-out.