Council of Governor Elections

Polls are now open for Trust Members to cast their votes to decide who will become your next Public Governors on our Council of Governors. 

Voting will take place for three positions across three constituencies:

  • East Staffordshire (one position)
  • Derby City (one position)
  • Lichfield and Tamworth (one position)

Notice of poll for Staff and Governor elections - June 2025 > (opens in new window).

Voting instructions will be distributed to qualifying members via email and post. Members who have received voting instructions via post have the choice of voting by returning their ballot paper by post or voting online. Members who have received instructions via email can only vote online.

Votes can be cast by returning ballot papers by post to:

Civica Election Services
The Election Centre
33 Clarendon Road
London
N8 0NW

You can cast your votes online via the Civica election portal > (opens in new window).

All votes must be received by the Independent Scrutineer (Civica Election Services), by post or online no later than 5pm on Tuesday 17 June.

If you have any enquiries about replacement ballot papers or voting instructions, please contact the Returning Officer on 020 8889 9203 no later than 5pm on Sunday 15 June.

Find out more about our Council of Governors >

What is the role of a Public Governor?

As a Public Governor, you will have the opportunity to help shape the strategic direction of UHDB, to visit areas of the Trust and meet staff and patients, to hear from the most senior leaders in the organisation, and to hold our Non-Executive Directors to account for the performance of the Trust Board.

Our Governors also have an increasingly important role to play in our work in the two local health and care systems we are a part of in Derbyshire and Staffordshire – meaning you have the opportunity to influence the way the Trust considers the needs of more than one million people.