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ELECTION S URLET R15E–S RT O P FULL 20 GMB 2015 ELECTION RESULTS AND SCRUTINEER’S REPORT GMB Election of General Secretary & Treasurer The Independent Scrutineer’s report of voting in the above ballot, which closed at noon on Wednesday 4 November 2015, extended to noon on Wednesday 11 November 2015, is as follows: Result ROACHE, Tim John Elected GMB Central Executive Council Elections 2015 GMB Birmingham & West Midlands General Seat (1 to elect) GIBBS, Gordon Elected Women’s Seat (1 to elect) SMART, Viv Elected Commercial Services (1 to elect) CLARKE, Margaret Elected Public Services (1 to elect) CLARKE, Richard Elected Elected unopposed Manufacturing Section Seat Richardson, Gordon Fine Manufacturing Section Seat Meyrick, Peter GMB London General Seat (2 to elect) ROBINSON, Penny Elected GILLIGAN, Dean Elected Women’s Reserved (1 to elect) MANN, Lynsey Elected Commercial Services (1 to elect) KERR, Colin Elected Elected unopposed Manufacturing Section Seat GAGLANI, Shailesh Public Services Section Seat TURNER, Mary Josephine GMB Midland & East Coast GMB North West & Irish General Seat (1 to elect) SAGE, Malcolm Elected Women’s Seat Reserved (1 to elect) GREGG, Margaret Elected Women’s Seat (1 to elect) BLACKMAN, Elizabeth Elected Commercial Services (1 to elect) SUTTON, Catherine Elected Manufacturing (1 to elect) WHEATLEY, Paul Elected Manufacturing (1 to elect) WELHAM, Robert Elected Public Services (1 to elect) CLARKE, Jim Elected Public Services (1 to elect) HOPE, David Elected Elected unopposed Elected unopposed Commercial Services Section Seat SLATER, Kathleen Dorothy GMB Northern Manufacturing (1 to elect) CHEAL, James Richard Elected Public Services (1 to elect) COLLINSON, Neil Elected Elected unopposed Women’s Reserved Seat HUTCHINSON, Mary Helen Commercial Services Seat KANE, Peter North West & Irish General Seat MARNELL, Eddie MCDONNELL, John GMB Ireland Ireland General (1 to elect) McGIVERN, Andrew Matthew Elected GMB Scotland General Seat (1 to elect) BUCHANAN, Kevin Elected Manufacturing Seat (1 to elect) RIDDELL, Phyllis Elected Public Services Seat (1 to elect) MINNERY, June Elected Elected unopposed Commercial Services Seat MURPHY, Cathy ELECTORAL REFORM SERVICES As Scrutineers appointed in accordance with Section 75 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (as amended by Schedule 1 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993), we are satisfied as to each of the matters specified in subsection 78(2) with regard to the ballot. The following points should also be noted: 1) The person appointed under section 77A to carry out the storage and counting of voting papers was Electoral Reform Services Limited. 2) The persons appointed under section 77A to carry out the distribution of the voting papers were Eclipse 4dm. We are not satisfied with their performance on the grounds that the completion of the mailing of voting papers to members was delaye