Nominations have now closed for the 2026 elections for Equity President, Council, Appeals Committee and Conference Business Committee. 72 valid nominations were received, making for 9 of 24 contested election areas. Following the ballot, all seats will be filled with no vacancies.
Voting will be by post only. Ballots will open on 20 May and close on 1 July (12 noon). When the ballot closes, Lynda Rooke will be re-elected, unopposed, for her third term as President of Equity. Find out more about the elections on our election page.
The full list of contested and uncontested posts is as follows:
Contested
Council – General CONTESTED
19 candidates for 12 seats:
· Roshani Abbey
· Jassa Ahluwalia
· Rakie Ayola
· Sean Biggerstaff
· Adam Burns
· Jackie Clune
· Dave Eager
· Nick Fletcher
· Shenagh Govan
· Graham Hamilton
· Maureen Hibbert
· Vivien Parry
· Kate Rutter
· Eleanor Sutton
· Sam Swann
· Alan Turkington
· Paul Valentine
· Annie Wallace
· Fiona Whitelaw
Council – Singers CONTESTED
2 candidates for 1 seat:
· Matthew Minter
· Marika Rauscher
Council – Stage Management CONTESTED
2 candidates for 1 seat:
· Lizzie Cooper
· Fodhla O’Brien
Council – Variety, Circus and Entertainers CONTESTED
5 candidates for 4 seats:
· Joseph Ballard
· Colin Crystal Seymour
· Dan de la Motte
· Stephanie Greer
· Marie Kelly
Council – Young Members CONTESTED
2 candidates for 1 seat:
· Liam Jedele
· Marla King
Council – Scotland CONTESTED
2 candidates for 1 seat:
· Jo Cameron Brown
· Catriona MacLeod
Council – Wales CONTESTED
2 candidates for 1 seat:
· Julia Carson Sims
· Doc O’Brien
Appeals Committee CONTESTED
12 candidates for 5 seats:
· Bill Blackwood
· Anthony Blakesley
· Julie Cheung-Inhin
· Eltjo de Vries
· Fergie Fraser
· Poppy Gilbert
· Su Gilroy
· Christopher Jury
· Daniel Larson
· Nana St Bartholomew-Brown
· Andrew Adam Wilkinson
· Holly Woodhouse
Conference Business Committee CONTESTED
11 candidates for 5 seats:
· Anthony Blakesley
· Laurence Bouvard
· Liz Carruthers
· Adam Clifford
· Robert Coupe
· Eltjo de Vries
· Nicky Diprose
· Peggy-Ann Fraser
· Su Gilroy
· Isobel Jacob
· Terry Victor
Uncontested
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Lynda Rooke
Council – Audio Artists UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· David John
Council – Dancers UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Genevieve Say
Council – Deaf and Disabled Members UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Dan Edge
Council – LGBT+ Members UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Giovanni Bienne
Council – Race Equality UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Zainab Hasan
Council – Theatre Designers UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Louie Whitemore
Council – Theatre Directors UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Kerry Kyriacos Michael
Council – Women UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Lynda Rooke
Council – East and South East England (excluding London) UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Hywel Morgan
Council – Midlands UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Tonia Daley-Campbell
Council – North East, Yorkshire and Humberside UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Rachel Stockdale
Council – Northern Ireland UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Marina Hampton
Council – North West England UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Victoria Brazier
Council – South West England UNCONTESTED
1 candidate for 1 seat:
· Ian Harris
