The results are now in for the 2013 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections:
RCVS Council election
Candidate Number of votes
WITTE, Thomas Hermann 2,251 Elected
GRAY, Christopher John 1,974 Elected
JINMAN, Peter Charles 1,949 Elected
VINER, Bradley Phillip 1,927 Elected
TUFNELL, Christopher Wynne 1,883 Elected
DAVIES, Jeremy Vincent 1,830 Elected
STURGESS, Christopher Paul 1,809
CONNELL, Niall Thomas 1,596
ROBINSON, Peter Bayley 1,366
ELLIS, Robert Nigel Ward 1,302
GRANT, Lewis George 832
TORGERSON, Paul Robert 824
LONSDALE, Thomas 337
VN Council election
Candidate Number of votes
ROBINSON, Amy 725 Elected
JEFFERY, Andrea Karen 607 Elected
BADGER, Susan Frances 459
TOTTEY, Helen Wendy 332
Turnout in both elections has increased markedly on last year in both absolute and proportional terms. Votes were cast by 4,661 veterinary surgeons (18.8%) and 1,329 veterinary nurses (12.5%), compared to 3,625 (15.1%) and 743 (7.5%), respectively, in 2012.
Veterinary surgeons and VNs could cast their votes by post, online, or by text. The majority of vets voting chose to cast postal votes (3,247), as did the majority of VNs (1,055). Whilst voting online was used by 1,330 veterinary surgeons, only 227 VNs chose it as a means of voting. Voting by text was used by only 84 veterinary surgeons and 47 VNs.
The successful candidates will take up or resume their seats at RCVS Day on 5 July.
The 2013 RCVS and VN Council elections were run on behalf of the RCVS by Electoral Reform Services.