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MiP National Committee Election 2025: How to stand

MiP is electing a new National Committee to take office on January 1 2026 and serve a two year term. All relevant forms and guides for this election are available to download at the bottom of this page.

Being part of our National Committee will enable you to decide the issues MiP campaign on, inform our industrial strategy, determine our position on health and employment policy and to shape MiP’s member events. For more information on the National Committee please visit this page.

Election timetable

  • Nominations open 19 August (closing on 25 September 2025)
  • Elections open 13 October (closing on 13 November 2025)
  • New Committee begins two-year term 1 January 2026

Eligibility

MiP’s National Committee is made up of members who are accredited workplace reps. To stand for election to the Committee, you must have completed MiP’s workplace rep training prior to taking office on 1 January 2026.

There is still one more rep training programme this year scheduled for September, which will conclude prior to the new Committee taking office. Members undertaking this training are eligible for election as long as they complete it before taking office. If you would like to join September’s training then please contact MiP’s National Organiser Rebecca Hall (R.Hall@miphealth.org.uk) for more information.

To be eligible for election you also must have been an MiP member for at least 13 weeks on the date nominations open and be up to date with your contributions to MiP.

Constituencies

Our Committee members represent constituencies and can only stand for election in the constituency they work. Members wishing to stand for election must be nominated by three members who also work in their constituency. Nominations forms can be found on this page.

The seats up for election are:

  • Northern Ireland (1 seat)
  • Scotland (2 seats)
  • Wales (2 seats)
  • NHS England* (2 seats)
  • London (2 seats)
  • North West England (1 seat)
  • North East England (1 seat)
  • Yorkshire and Humber (1 seat)
  • West Midlands (1 seat)
  • East Midlands (1 seat)
  • East of England (1 seat)
  • South East Coast (1 seat)
  • South Central (1 seat)
  • South West (1 seat)

*The NHS England seats are reserved for members who work for NHS England in any English region.

Election guides and forms

If you are interested in standing for election please read our guide to the election and guide to the nomination process below:

All candidates must receive at least three nominations from members in their constituency. You can download nomination forms below:

Please return nomination forms to the Chief Executive by 5pm 25 September 2025. Forms should be submitted by email to election@miphealth.org.uk.

If you have any questions about the election not covered in the guides then please get in touch at info@miphealth.org.uk.

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