CWU REGIONAL STRUCTURE – ELECTION OF THE 5 REGIONAL OFFICIALS
Branches will be aware that, as a result of the decisions taken at both the Special Restructuring Conference 2025 and the Special Rules Revision Conference 2025, there is now a requirement to elect the 5 Regional Officials.
The purpose of this LTB is to publish to branches the election arrangements that have been agreed by the NEC for these elections and to seek nominations for these positions from branches within each of the respective areas.
The timetable for the elections will be as follows:
Election Timetable
Nominations open: 19 August 2025
Nominations close: 4 September 2025 (14.00)
Branch Ballot papers dispatched: 10 September 2025
Ballot closes: 24 September 2025 (14.00)
Election Arrangements
The elections will be conducted in accordance with the new CWU rule 7 which was agreed at the Special Rules Revision Conference held on the 29th June 2025 in Blackpool.
Please find attached to this LTB the election guidelines and the candidate guidelines to be used for these elections. Also attached are the relevant nomination forms.
Only members of branches located within the respective paired former CWU regions (as at June 2025) will be entitled to stand for the Regional Official positions in that area. The area’s are as follows;
CWU Regional Areas:
- Eastern & Midlands
- London & South-East
- North East & North West
- Northern Ireland & Scotland
- South West & Wales and the Marches
All candidates will require the nomination of their own branch which has been agreed at a branch meeting.
Following the closing of nominations, if elections are required then the ballot will be conducted on a Branch Ballot basis of all branches within the respective new area.
As detailed in the new Regional Structure (Rule 7) – all CWU members in the Regional Area, who are employed in CWU recognised companies, will be eligible to stand for election and hold the Regional Official position.
The successful candidate shall be the individual who receives the highest number of votes cast.
The period of office for the Regional Official will be 18 months from September 2025 and the successful candidate will be engaged by the CWU on a secondment basis for their period of office subject to the qualifying terms set out in CWU rule 7 (as agreed at the Special Rules Revision Conference 2025).
Role of Regional Official Position
The role of the Regional Official is as follows:
- The Regional Official will work under the direction of the General Secretary and the NEC and their responsibilities will include:
- Develop and implementation of the new National Networks and support national non-industrial strategies of the union
- Implement CWU strategies that further grows the CWU’s influence across the wider trade union movement
- Involvement in all Regional Sub Committees within their Regional area
- Implementing the CWU Political strategy
- Solidifying the CWU links to our external political networks, including the Regional Labour Parties and Regional TUC
Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be made to Dave Wilshire, Senior Policy Advisor – email dwilshire@cwu.org
Dave Ward
General Secretary
25LTB172 – CWU Regional Structure – Election of the 5 Regional Officials
Guidelines for Regional Official 2025
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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