General Council Election

The procedures for making nominations for election to NIPSA’s General Council for the 2026-27 year. The new General Council takes office immediately after NIPSA’s Annual Conference in June 2026. Branches need to take immediate action to ensure nominations comply with the deadline of 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

In February 2026 members of the General Council will be elected by an individual ballot of all ordinary members. The elections for President, Vice-President and Honorary Treasurer will be held at NIPSA’s 2026 Annual Conference from among those elected to the General Council following the individual ballot.

Regulations for the election of the General Council are available please click the button above. Your Branch Committee should consider carefully these regulations. Branches and candidates must ensure that they strictly comply with these regulations as failure to comply may result in the disqualification of a candidate.

Please note that most deadlines will fall on Wednesdays.

I would also draw your attention to the following points:

Nominations for the General Council can be made only by NIPSA Branches and at properly convened general meetings of your Branch, this includes remote meetings for example Webex, Zoom, Teams etc.

A nomination shall only be valid if made on an official nomination form and certified by a Branch Officer of the branch that the rule relating to the holding of branch meetings has been complied with. The date, time, location or digital platform of the meeting must be supplied. Where signatures are required, digital/typed signatures shall be accepted.

Nominations may be submitted online using Form 2a (see button at the top of the page) or by downloading completing the pdf Form 2a. Please return your pdf Form 2a by email to danielle.dawson@nipsa.org.uk

Each candidate must signify their consent to their nomination. It is important that Branches obtain this consent as NIPSA Headquarters cannot follow up incomplete forms.

For each candidate I should receive details on the nomination form of the nominee’s name (forename in full), gender, address, grade, NIPSA Branch number and signature of consent to act if elected.

Completed nomination forms must reach me by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

A written or digital election address of up to 100 words may be submitted by candidates for election to the General Council. Election addresses can be submitted online using Form 2b or by downloading pdf Form 2b and can be sent along with the nomination form or be sent separately by the candidate. Please return your pdf Form 2b by email to danielle.dawson@nipsa.org.uk

Completed election addresses must reach me by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

Please note acknowledgement and a copy of addresses will be issued automatically by email to the person submitting the forms, only if you submit via the online webforms not pdf or paper forms.   If you don't automatically receive a submission email for your online forms(s), in the first instance please check that emails from communications@nipsa.co.uk are allowed past your local I.T. security, also check Junk folders and then approve or whitelist our email address with your local I.T. Administrator.

All information received will be treated in accordance with our Data Protection Policy/Privacy Notice available online.

Please make immediate arrangements for your Branch to hold a meeting to decide on its nominations and in good time for your Branch and your candidates to have all the necessary papers with me by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

Hard copies of all the papers are available by contacting Lesley Anne Hamilton lesleyanne.hamilton@nipsa.org.uk. Please ensure you provide Lesley-Anne with a home or other address the branch wish the papers to be sent.

Carmel Gates

General Secretary