Committee Elections

In this round of elections, Equity members are electing:  

• eight industrial committees representing members working in different areas of the entertainment industry; 
• five equalities committees − Deaf and Disabled Members; LGBT+; Race Equality, Women and Young Members; 
•  three national committees representing members in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• All 16 committees are elected by and from Equity members. Any member who qualifies can stand. 

Committees represent and work to improve working conditions for specific parts of the union. They:  

• Play an important role in setting priorities for their area of the union’s work; 
• Provide advice and represent issues affecting their members to the Council and staff; 
• Play a role in setting policy through the Council and Equity Conference; and 
• In the case of industrial (and some national) committees, are responsible for approving collective agreements. 

Each committee has nine members elected every two years (if elected, your term will be July 2025 until July 2027). Members can only vote for the committees they are personally represented by. Every committee is supported by a committee secretary (a member of staff). 

INDUSTRIAL  

There are eight industrial committees. You may stand for one of these committees only and you must be able to demonstrate professional earnings from the relevant part of the entertainment industry covered by the committee (£750 since March 2022). All of the industrial committees have delegated authority from the Council to negotiate industrial agreements in their area of work. 

EQUALITIES 

The five equalities committees drive forward union policy and work in the interests of the members they represent. 

The Women’s Committee is an intersectional feminist space, committed to being a safe and inclusive place for all women. 

The LGBT+ Committee has three reserved seats for members who self-define as women, three reserved seats for members who self-define as men and three reserved seats for members who self-define as trans (including but not limited to transgender, non-binary, gender fluid, genderqueer and intersex). 

The Young Members Committee comprises members who are 30 or under at the close of nominations (2 May 2025). 

Evidence of work is not required to stand for an equalities committee. 

NATIONAL  

There are three national committees representing members in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. You must ordinarily be resident in the relevant nation to stand for any of these committees, and you must be able to demonstrate professional earnings from any area of work covered by Equity (£750 since March 2022). 

Rules for all committees are available on the Equity website at: Rules of the union | Equity.