NEC and Industrial Executive Elections – 2024  

NEC and Industrial Executive Elections – 2024  

The purpose of this LTB is to provide Branches with further information regarding the forthcoming NEC and Industrial Executive ballots which are scheduled to take place from 30th October 2024 to 20 November 2024.

In line with our previous policy, we are taking this opportunity to provide some additional guidance on the number of candidates that members will be entitled to vote for in each of the respective ballots.

Additionally, please find attached advanced copies of the booklets containing the candidate details for the respective NEC Equality strand – LGBT+, Postal Constituency NEC and Postal and TFS Industrial Executive elections as appropriate.

We hope this will assist those Branches who wish to advise their members of any recommendations that the branch may wish to make.

Branches will find the full list of nominations for the above elections in the following LTB’s  330/24 and 333/24.

Listed below are the ballots scheduled to take place in the 2024 series of elections.  Also listed is the relevant member voting entitlement for each ballot.

NEC Equality Strand Positions

Women

No ballot required

LGBT+

• All members are entitled to vote in this ballot.
• There are 2 candidates listed on the voting paper.
• The number of candidates to be voted for in this ballot is one.
• Accordingly, Branches will be entitled to recommend onecandidate to their members.

BAME

No ballot required

Disability

No ballot required

RETIRED MEMBERS SECTOR

No ballot required

POSTAL CONSTITUENCY

National Executive Council Representatives

Postal Constituency Chair – No ballot required.

Postal Constituency – NEC Representative

• All members of the Postal Constituency are entitled to vote in this ballot.
• There are 15 candidates listed on the voting paper.
• The number of candidates to be voted for in this ballot can be less, but not more than seven.
• Accordingly, Branches will be entitled to recommend up to sevencandidates to their members.

 Postal Constituency – NEC Young Worker – No ballot required.

Postal Executive Representatives 

• All members of the Postal Constituency are entitled to vote in this ballot.
• There are 16 candidates listed on the voting paper.
• The number of candidates to be voted for in this ballot can be less, but not more than eleven.  
• Accordingly Branches with members in the Postal constituency will be entitled to recommend up to eleven candidates to their members.

TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTITUENCY

National Executive Council Representatives

T&FS Constituency Chair – No ballot required.

T&FS Constituency – NEC Representative (Section 1)

No ballot required

T&FS Constituency – NEC Young Worker (Section 2)

No ballot required

TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTITUENCY

T&FS Executive Representatives

TFSE – Young Worker 

• All members of the T&FS Constituency are entitled to vote in this ballot.
• There are 2 candidates listed on the voting paper.
• The number of candidates to be voted for in this ballot is one. 
• Accordingly, Branches will be entitled to recommend one candidate to their members

TFSE – Santander UK, Santander Global Technology

No Ballot Required.

TFSE – Virgin Media 02 (VMO2)

No Ballot Required.

TFSE – Technology Sector (UTAW)

No ballot required

TFSE – All Other Members in the TFS Constituency Representative.

• All members of the T&FS Constituency excluding those working in Santander UK, Santander Global Technology, VMO2 and UTAW are entitled to vote in this ballot.
• There are 8 candidates listed on the voting paper.
• The number of candidates to be voted for in this ballot can be less, but not more than four.
• Accordingly, Branches will be entitled to recommend fourcandidates to their members.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department at dwilshire@cwu.org or on telephone number 020 8971 7368

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

LTB 342/24 – NEC and Industrial Executive Elections – 2024

Attachment: Candidates biographical details and election addresses Postal

Attachment: Candidates biographical details and election addresses TFS

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