Following the closure of voting the Equality Network Elections the following individuals have been elected. These join those previous elected unopposed to form the new network committees.
There will be elections for the remaining places in 2025.
LGBTQ+ Network
Leonie Cooper AM
Rhys Goode
Tom Laing
Jordan Millward
Angharad Roberts
James Thomas
All were elected unopposed, with six vacancies remaining, at least four must be women.
(dis) Ability Network
Elected Candidate – Region
Elected
Philip Blundell – North West
Elected: Round 1
Joe Watkinson – East Midlands
Elected: Round 2
Brahma Mohanty – London
Elected: Round 2
Luke John Davies – West Midlands
Elected: Round 2
Milo Barnett – North East & North Cumbria
Elected: Round 2
Ahmed Ali-Asgar – London
Elected: Round 2
They join the following who were elected unopposed :
Janet Ambass
Valerie Bossman-Quarshie
Karen Holder-Benjamin
Joanne Howcroft-Scott
Catherine McGuinness
Chioma Mgbeokwere
There are no vacancies on this committee.
Youth Network
Elected Candidate – Region
Elected
Finlay Gordon-McCusker – West Midlands
Elected: Round 2
Taylor Thomas – North West
Elected: Round 2
Kashmire Hawker – West Midlands
Elected: Round 2
Zander West – South East
Elected: Round 2
Bailey Adams – South West
Elected: Round 2
They join the following who were elected unopposed :
Hajira Piranie
Finn Beyts (Scotland)
There remain vacancies for reserved places for Wales and Northern Ireland, and for three women, who cannot be from the West Midlands.
BAME Committee
Elected Candidate – Region – Gender
Elected
Alison Williams – South East – Female
Elected: Round 2
Amardeep Singh – West Midlands – Male
Elected: Round 2
Bala Nair – North East & North Cumbria – Male
Elected: Round 6
Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo – West Midlands – Female
Elected: Round 3
Emmanuel Akin – London – Male
Elected: Round 1
Evelyn Godfrey – South East – Female
Elected: Round 3
James Beckles – London – Male
Elected: Round 2
Kemi Akinola – London – Female
Elected: Round 1
Mahboob Basha – Wales – Male
Elected: Round 4
Omolola Oyewusi – South East – Female
Elected: Round 1
Rizwan Jalil – West Midlands – Male
Elected: Round 2
There remains one vacancy for a female from a region other than London, South East or West Midlands.
Women’s Committee
Elected Candidate – Region
Elected
Kemi Akinola – London
Elected: Round 1
Helen Bowden – North West
Elected: Round 1
Rachel Burgin – East of England
Elected: Round 1
Nicole Curran – North West
Elected: Round 2
Anita Thakkar – London
Elected: Round 2
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis – South East
Elected: Round 2
Hajira Piranie – East Midlands
Elected: Round 2
Margaret Casely-Hayford – London
Elected: Round 2
Joanna Allotey – South East
Elected: Round 2
Keji Moses – South East
Elected: Round 2
Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo – West Midlands
Elected: Round 3
Paramjit Randhawa – West Midlands
Elected: Round 3
There are no vacancies for the women’s committee.