Postal elections by tenants throughout Cornwall will take place for seats on the Penwith Housing Association (PHA) Board and the new Peninsula Tenants Committee.
There are four constituencies in each. On the Peninsula Committee there are seven nominations for the five seats in the South: Jenny Beamish, John Deane, Stephen Harradine, John Kettless, Kath Maguire, Jessica Metcalfe and John Pritchard
There are six nominations for the five places in the Central constituency: Gill Barnes, Carol Bosworth, Daniel Green, Sue Mitchell, Edward Osborne and Mike Smith.
Five nominations have been received for the five seats in the PHA North ward: Winnie Chappell, Norman Emberson, Rose Perkin, Ted Taylor and Paul Williams.There will be no election.
There will also be no election in the ‘managed’ constituency (where Devon and Cornwall Housing Association properties are managed by PHA).The four nominations for the four places are: Caroline Cook, Ian Dunn, Gordon Faddy and Beth Semmons.
There are four places on the PHA Board (one for each constituency) for Tenant Board members.
There will be no contest in the North ward, with one nomination from Norman Emberson for one seat, but there are three candidates for the single place in the South, two for Central and three for the one place in the ‘managed’ constituency.
So there will be three constituency ballots:
South:Carol Bosworth, Steven Harradine and John Pritchard
Central:Gill Barnes and Mike Smith
Managed:Carolyn Cook, Ian Dunn and Beth Semmens
Tenants through the county are being circulated with ballot papers which much be returned by Monday 8 September.
The counting of votes will be on Monday 15 September.
The new Peninsula Tenants Committee will come into effect from Monday 22 September which is the date of the committee’s annual general meeting.
The results of the Tenant Board Member elections will be formally announced at the Penwith Housing Association’s annual meeting and annual review on Thursday 25 September.
“It is encouraging to see our tenants putting themselves forward to help us with our work and I would encourage residents to cast their votes” said PHA Chief Executive, Andy Moore . “This is an important part of making sure that tenants have the opportunity to be involved in the work of PHA from a customer’s point of view and make a difference”.
Gill Barnes has subsequently withdrawn from the Board member elections but still remains a candidate for the Peninsula tenants committee.
