Council elections
Nominations for the elected member role closed at noon on 13 February. Voting will open on 18 March.
You can find out below which candidates are running in the election and also see some FAQs about the Council elections.
Candidates
There are three candidates for the role of elected member of Council:
- Dr Lenny Cornwall
- Dr Ashish Kumar
- Dr Chinwe Obinwa
Voting for the election will open on 18 March. Please see below for further information about voting.
Find out more about the work of the College Council.
See the current list of Council members.
Council Election FAQs
| Date | Event |
| 23 January 2026 | Nominations open |
| 13 February 2026 (noon) | Closing date for submission of nominations |
| 18 March | Voting opens |
| 15 April (noon) | Voting closes |
| 16 April | Results declared |
| TBC 16-18 June | Term of office begins at AGM |
If you're eligible to vote (please check eligibility section above), you'll automatically be included in the electorate.
The email address that you have registered with us as your default will be given to the Civica Election Services who will send you an email with a link to the voting site. Please ensure that your email address is updated on the Members' Area.
This link will be unique to you and the voting page can’t be found through a search engine. Once you're taken to the site you can read the candidates’ statements and rank the candidates in order of preference.
If you're having issues with your ballot email or you're eligible to vote but haven't received the email, please contact elections@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Further questions
If you have any questions about elections that aren't answered on the website, please contact the Elections team on elections@rcpsych.ac.uk.