Board of Trustees elections

Nominations for the elected member representative on the Board of Trustees open on 1 December 2026 and close at noon on 29 January.

You can find out more about the Board of Trustees vacancy below and also see some FAQs about the Board of Trustees elections.

Vacancy

There is one vacancy for an elected member representative on the Board of Trustees. This role is open to any Member, Fellow, or Specialist Associate of the College.

The term of office for this post is four years. A role description will be available shortly.

Find out more about the work of the Board of Trustees and see the current list of Board of Trustees members.

Board of Trustees Elections FAQs

Any Member, Fellow, or Specialist Associate of the College can stand for election.

The timetable for 2027 elections is as follows:

Date 
1 December 2026Nominations open
29 January 2027 (noon)Closing date for submission of nominations
10 March 2027Voting opens
7 April 2027Voting closes
8 April 2027Results of elections declared
TBC June 2027Terms of office begin at AGM

Information you'll need to provide

  • The names, email addresses and membership numbers of your proposer and seconder, they must be Members, Fellows or Specialist Associates.
  • A 200-word election address (supporting statement) which will appear on the ballot paper and RCPsych website.
  • A photo to be used on election materials.
  • You'll also be asked to confirm your good standing with your country's medical council and with regard to College membership fees.

Submitting your nomination

Nominations must be submitted through the Civica Election Services nomination platform by noon on 29 January 2027.

You can save your nomination and return to it at a later date. If you forget to complete, we'll send you a reminder when the deadline is approaching.

Once you've finished your nomination you can submit it and you'll receive email confirmation of your submission within 24 hours.

We strongly recommend that you save your nomination regularly, and that you submit several hours before the deadline so that any technical issues can be rectified before nominations close.

Please read our canvassing code which sets out the rules on canvassing during elections.

All Members, Fellows and Specialist Associates of the College are eligible to vote in the Board of Trustee elections.

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 Civica Election Services who will send you an email with a link to the voting site.

Each link is unique so can’t be shared with others and the voting site can’t be found through a search engine. If you're having issues with your ballot email or you're eligible but have not 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.