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Council Candidates

Council Representatives

Following on from the nominations process there are only three regions/nations where nominations exceeded the vacancies available, so council elections will be held in the following regions/nations:

All u3as who have pre-registered are eligible to vote for candidates in their region/nation. An email will be sent to the registered voter for your u3a with a link to the voting form.

If your u3a is not located in one of the regions/nations listed above, the number of candidates who applied did not exceed the number of available vacancies. Those representatives who have been nominated in a nation/region that is uncontested will take up their positions from April 2025.

Online hustings

For those regions/nations facing election, there were online hustings events. Click the links below to watch the recordings of these hustings. 

Wales 

The hustings for Wales took place on 29 January. You can watch it below.


Yorkshire and the Humber

The hustings for Yorkshire and the Humber took place on 6 February. You can watch it below.


Scotland

The hustings for Scotland took place on 7 February. You can watch it below.


Scroll down to view the candidates.


Council Representatives not facing election

East of England

Ian Mathews

Sudbury u3a

Ian Mathews Supporting Statement (28.74 KB)

Vacancy

East Midlands

Barry Appleby

Derby u3a and Burton-on-Trent u3a

Barry Appleby Supporting Statement (28.69 KB)

John Lewis

Bingham u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council

London

Chris Bulford

Islington u3a

Chris Bulford Supporting Statement (30.75 KB)

Jenny Wilson

Croydon u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council

North East

Kathy Clegg

Prudhoe & District u3a

Kathy Clegg Supporting Statement (32.84 KB)

Jean Cubbin

Whitley Bay u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council

North West

Gillian Russell

Heswall u3a 

Gillian Russell Supporting Statement (26.58 KB)

David Blanchflower

David Blanchflower

Aughton and Ormskirk u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council

Northern Ireland

Valerie Cobain

Holywood u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council

Vacancy

South East

Sally Ingledew

Stubbington u3a

Sally Ingledew Supporting Statement (33.51 KB)

Vacancy

South West

Marian Luck

Culm Valley u3a

Marian Luck Supporting Statement (35.09 KB)

Susan Parker

Plymouth u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council

West Midlands

Rob Rowberry

Redditch u3a

Rob Rowberry Supporting Statement (22.71 KB)

Jean Jackson

Lichfield u3a

Existing Trustee who will transfer to the Council


Elections for representatives to the Third Age Trust Council

Council elections are being held in the following regions/nations. Click on the page jumps below to quickly navigate to the region or nation you're interested in.

Where there is an existing Trustee in a region/nation, these Trustees will transfer over to a role on the Council in April 2025.


Scotland

George Cleland

Edinburgh u3a

George Cleland Supporting Statement (33.38 KB)

Maria Chester

East Berwick u3a

Maria Chester Supporting Statement (27.44 KB)


Wales

Roger Boyle

Aberystwyth u3a

Roger Boyle Supporting Statement (31.5 KB)

Nicky Lee

Chepstow u3a

Nicky Lee Supporting Statement (31.77 KB)


Yorkshire and the Humber

Ranjit Arora

Bradford u3a

Ranjit Arora Supporting Statement (32.06 KB)

Brian Cave

Sheffield u3a

Brian Cave Supporting Statement (30.6 KB)

Pat Collard

Cottingham u3a

Pat Collard Supporting Statement (29.98 KB)

Nick David

Haxby and Wigginton u3a

Nick David Supporting Statement (55.18 KB)

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