We are holding elections to appoint governors to our Council of Governors. Foundation Trust members and staff will have the opportunity to vote for the candidates they would like to represent them.
Voting will open on 28 October 2026 and voting instructions will be distributed to qualifying members by email and by post.
Members who have received their voting instructions by post have the choice of casting their vote by returning the ballot paper by post or casting a vote online.
Members who have received their voting instructions by email can cast a vote online only.
Votes can be cast by returning the ballot paper by post to:
Civica Election Services
The Election Centre
33 Clarendon Road
LONDON N8 0NW
Votes can be cast online at the following website: www.cesvotes.com/westsuffolk2026
All votes must be received by the Independent Scrutineer (Civica Election Services), at the address or website, above no later than 5pm on 20 November 2026.
Inquiries about replacement ballot papers or voting instructions should be directed by telephone to the Returning Officer on 020 8889 9203 no later than 5pm on 18 November 2026.
The contact address for each of these candidates is C/O Ciara Hutchinson, The Returning Officer, Civica Election Services, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London, N8 0NW and the email address is ftnominationenquiries@cesvotes.com Ciara Hutchinson
Close of poll: 5pm on 20 November 2026.
It is hereby declared that elections are to be held in the following constituencies:
Public governor candidates - 14 to elect
- Ian Edmund Bonham
- Steve Cannon
- Charlie Cooke
- Val Dutton
- Catherine Gibson
- Sarah Hanratty
- Elizabeth Hodder
- Jan Richie Libero
- Ben Lord
- Jan Osborne
- Jane Richardson
- Clare Rose
- David Slater
- Elizabeth Steele
- Petra Wenham
- Victoria Winfield-Brown
- Ross Winter
- David Wright
- Susan Wright
Staff governor candidates - 5 to elect
- Fiona Aalders
- Miguel Abreu
- David Bradbury
- Tiago Miguel Fernandes Cerqueira
- Louisa Honeybun
- Christian Jenner
- Emma Jones
- John Jopling
- Simon Waldron
- Sarah White