RCVS and VN council election results announced

The results of the RCVS council and VN council elections have been announced.

Both elections saw a record number and proportion of the professions turning out to vote this year.

RCVS council

For the RCVS council election, 8,834 of the 33,857 eligible voters cast votes for up to three of the eight candidates standing in this year’s election, for a turnout rate of 26.2%.

This compared to 25.5% turnout in the 2019 election and 22.7% in 2018.

Results

The results were as follows:

• Kate Richards – 4,399 votes (elected)
• Richard Stephenson – 3,943 votes (elected)
• Melissa Donald – 3,807 votes (elected)
• Stephen May – 3,121 votes
• Kit Sturgess – 2,816 votes
• Peter Robinson – 2,642 votes
• John Davies – 808 votes
• Tom Lonsdale – 535 votes

VN council

For this year’s VN council election, 3,112 of the 18,228 veterinary nurses eligible to take part in the elections cast a vote for up to 2 of the 13 candidates, making a turnout rate of 17.1%.

While no VN council elections took place in 2019 and 2018, this compared to a turnout of 14.5% in 2017 and 10.9% in 2016.

Results

The results were as follows:

• Matthew Rendle – 1,028 votes (elected)
• Claire Roberts – 839 votes (elected)
• Dot Creighton – 511 votes
• Jessica Beckett – 468 votes
• Racheal Marshall – 384 votes
• Lindsey Anne Dodd – 360 votes
• Emma Foreman – 324 votes
• Samantha Anderson – 302 votes
• Cathy Woodlands – 265 votes
• Kirsten Cavill – 242 votes
• Rebecca Clark – 196 votes
• Susannah Phillips – 122 votes
• Megan Oakey – 60 votes