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Governor Election results 2026

Below are the governor election results for our patient, public and staff membership constituencies.

To request a hard copy of the election results, please email the Trust Secretariat team

Report of voting

Election to the Council of Governors

Close of voting: 5pm on 23 June 2026

Contest: Patient
Result Votes 3 to elect
Result Alan Ward Votes 276 3 to elect Elected
Result Salome Allsop Votes 222 3 to elect Elected
Result Robin Stevens Votes 158 3 to elect Elected
Result Gita Aminpour Votes 129 3 to elect
Result Anthony Mitchell Votes 121 3 to elect
Result Michael Jump Votes 115 3 to elect
  • Number of eligible voters 3,208
  • Votes cast by post: 161
  • Votes cast online: 224
  • Total number of votes cast: 385
  • Turnout: 12.0%
  • Number of votes found to be invalid: 3
  • Total number of valid votes to be counted: 382
Contest: Public
Result Votes 3 to elect
Result Carina Tyrrell Votes 262 3 to elect Elected
Result Stefania Borchia Votes 191 3 to elect Elected
Result Melissa Lee Votes 180 3 to elect Elected
Result Stephen Thornton Votes 170 3 to elect
Result Ralph Meloy Votes 149 3 to elect
Result Peter McFadzean-Ferguson Votes 143 3 to elect
Result Andrew Chapman Votes 136 3 to elect
  • Number of eligible voters: 4,194
  • Votes cast by post: 160
  • Votes cast online: 294
  • Total number of votes cast: 454
  • Turnout: 10.8%
  • Number of votes found to be invalid: 1
  • Total number of valid votes to be counted: 453
Contest: Staff
Result Votes 1 to elect
Result Martyn Grass Votes 479 1 to elect Elected
Result Chris Pittock Votes 454 1 to elect
  • Number of eligible voters: 9,139
  • Votes cast online: 933
  • Total number of votes cast: 933
  • Turnout: 10.2%
  • Number of votes found to be invalid: 0
  • Total number of valid votes to be counted: 933

Civica Election Services can confirm that, as far as reasonably practicable, every person whose name appeared on the electoral roll supplied to us for the purpose of the election:-

a) was sent the details of the election and

b) if they chose to participate in the election, had their vote fairly and accurately recorded

The elections were conducted in accordance with the rules and constitutional arrangements as set out previously by the Trust, and CES is satisfied that these were in accordance with accepted good electoral practice.

All voting material will be stored for 12 months.

Ciara Hutchinson
Returning Officer
On behalf of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust