LTB 155/26 - CWU NATIONAL DELEGATIONS - 2026

LTB No: 155/26

Dear Colleague,

CWU NATIONAL DELEGATIONS – 2026

• TUC CONGRESS 13^th -16^th September 2026, Brighton

• LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 27^th – 30^th September 2026, Liverpool

• LABOUR PARTY WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 26^th September 2026, Liverpool

Further to LTB 127/26 dated 29^th April 2026 at the close of nominations the following have been received:

TUC

Postal Constituency

NEC (1 Member)

Rob Wotherspoon Bristol & District Amal *Elected

Lay Members (7 Members at least 2 delegates must be women & at least 1 delegate must be BAME)

Tina Holmes

Leicestershire

*Elected (Woman)

Adam Alarakhia	Leicestershire	BALLOT REQUIRED
Mark Brown	Colchester & District
John Carson	Glasgow & District Amal
Steve Croke	South Midlands Postal
Keith Hamilton	South Central Postal
Darren Jones	Leicestershire
Sajid Shaikh	Birmingham District Amal
Tony Sneddon	Scotland No 5
Lee Starr-Elliott	Bristol & District Amal
Usman Varudi	Leicestershire
Tom Walker	Northern Home Counties Postal

Telecoms & Financial Services Constituency  

NEC (1 Member)

Graham Colk

South Wales, Capital, Edinburgh Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, North East,  Scotland No 1, Tyne & Wear Clerical,

*Elected

Lay Members (5 Members at least 1 delegate must be a woman & least 1 delegate must be BAME)

Stephen Phillips	Essex & Central Counties	*Elected
Jean Sharrocks	North East, Capital, Edinburgh Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, Scotland No 1, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical, West Yorkshire	*Elected
Louise Short	Tyne & Wear Clerical, Capital, Edinburgh Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, North East,  Scotland No 1, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical, West Yorkshire,	*Elected
Trish Vollans	West Yorkshire, Capital, Edinburgh Dundee & Borders,      Lincolnshire & South Yorks, North East, Scotland No 1, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical,	*Elected

LABOUR PARTY

Postal Constituency

NEC (1 Member)

No Nominations Received

Lay Members (7 Members at least 2 delegates must be women & at least 1 delegate must be BAME)

Adam Alarakhia

Leicestershire

*Elected (BAME)

Paul Braithwaite	North Lancs & Cumbria	BALLOT REQUIRED
Huw Davies	London Phoenix
Hugh Gaffney	Glasgow & District Amal
Darren Jones	Leicestershire
David Mullaney	Bristol & District Amal
Tom Walker	Northern Home Counties Postal

Telecoms & Financial Services Constituency  

NEC (1 Member)

Sara Miah

North Anglia, Capital, Edinburgh, Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, Mersey, North East, Scotland No 1 South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical

*Elected

Lay Members (5 Members at least 1 delegate must be a woman & at least 1 delegate must be BAME)

Joyce Stevenson

Scotland No 1, Capital, Edinburgh, Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, Mersey, North Anglia, North East, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical, West Yorkshire

*Elected  (Woman)

Craig Anderson	Scotland No 1, Capital, Edinburgh, Dundee & Borders,  Lincolnshire & South Yorks, Mersey, North Anglia, North East, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical, West Yorkshire	BALLOT REQUIRED
Peter Francis	Capital, Edinburgh, Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, North Anglia, North East, Mersey, Scotland No 1, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical, West Yorkshire
Brian Kenny	Mersey, Capital, Edinburgh, Dundee & Borders, Lincolnshire & South Yorks, North Anglia, North East, Scotland No 1, South Wales, Tyne & Wear Clerical, West Yorkshire
Stephen Phillips	Essex & Central Counties

The ballot timetable is as follows:

Despatch ballot papers:             29^th May 2026

Ballot closes:                             12^th June 2026 (14:00)

Branches will see the dispatch of ballot papers will now take place a week later than originally notified, this is due to workload issues and has been agreed by the Emergency Committee.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed by email to lparrett@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Dave Ward

General Secretary

LTB 155/26 – CWU NATIONAL DELEGATIONS – 2026