Election 2023

Election 2023: Election results

See the results of the 2023 Chair's election.

This page outlines the results for the 2023 Chair’s election.

Votes received

56 Civil Service organisations were eligible to vote in this election, having met the criteria for eligibility prior to the close of the voting period.

25 LGBT+ networks submitted a valid vote before the deadline. Across the 25 networks, 856 people voted in their internal elections.

1 network submitted their vote after the deadline, and was not counted. If the vote were included, it would not have affected the overall outcome of the election.

Of the 24 networks that submitted a valid vote before the deadline:

  • 17 networks conducted a vote of their full membership, and 8 networks conducted a vote of their committee
  • 23 networks conducted their vote using a simple pluraity method (‘first past the post’) and 1 network used a transferrable vote method

Summary of the results

Civil Service LGBT+ Network elections are conducted using an ‘electoral college’ system, with each organisation’s vote carrying equal weight; in essence, ‘one network, one vote’.

As networks were required to submit the full results from their department, it is possible to provide a summary of the results for both the ‘popular’ vote (i.e. votes by individuals) and the ‘electoral college’ vote (i.e. votes by departments).

Votes by individuals

Excluding the 1 network that used a transferrable vote system, the percentage of individual votes received for each candidate is as follows:

Candidate % of votes Rank
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 31 % 1
Nic Turner 27 % 2
Ross Starkie 23 % 3
Eamon Evans 14 % 4
Re-open nominations 1 % 5

Votes by departments

Across all departments that voted, the breakdown of votes received for each candidate is as follows:

Candidate Count % of votes Rank
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 16 57 % 1
Nic Turner 7 25 % 2
Ross Starkie 3 11 % 3
Eamon Evans 2 7 % 4
Re-open nominations 0 0 % 5

Analysis of the outcome of the vote

Earlier this year, the Civil Service LGBT+ Network considered moving away from the electoral college system and towards an invididual member voting method to elect a new chair. Consideration was also given as to whether the count of departmental votes should be conducted under a transferrable vote method, instead of a simple plurality method.

Whilst the decision was taken to keep the electoral college system and to operate the final count under a first past the post counting methodology, in this election the outcome would have been identical. Saorsa and Jefferson would have been elected under both scenarios.

Full election results breakdown

The votes received from each department and agency are listed below. The rank order of candidates for each department and agency vote can be viewed by selecting 'Show more'.

Acas This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Cabinet Office Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 4
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 5
Care Quality Commission This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Coal Authority This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Companies House This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Competition and Markets Authority Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 2
Crown Commercial Service This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Crown Prosecution Service This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Department for Business and Trade This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Department for Education Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 4
Nic Turner 3
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 5
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 4
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations
Department for Transport This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Department of Health and Social Care This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Department of Work and Pensions Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 4
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 5
Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency Voted for Ross Starkie
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 3
Ross Starkie 1
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 4
Re-open Nominations 5
Equality and Human Rights Commission Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 2
Environment Agency This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Fast Stream This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Financial Reporting Council This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Food Standards Agency Voted for Ross Starkie
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 1
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 2
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Forestry Commission This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
GCHQ This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Government Legal Department Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 3
Ross Starkie 4
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 4
Government Legal Profession This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Government Office for Science Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 3
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 4
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 4
Health and Safety Executive Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 2
HM Prison and Probation Service Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 4
Re-open Nominations 5
HM Revenue & Customs Voted for Ross Starkie
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 4
Ross Starkie 1
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 5
HM Treasury Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 4
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 4
Home Office Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 4
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 5
Information Commissioner’s Office This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Insolvency Service Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 4
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 4
Intellectual Property Office This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Voted for Eamon Evans
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 1
Ross Starkie 4
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 4
Land Registry Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 2
Maritime and Coastguard Agency This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 2
Met Office Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 4
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 4
Ministry of Defence Voted for Eamon Evans
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 1
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 4
Re-open Nominations 5
Ministry of Justice Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 4
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 3
Re-open Nominations 5
National Archives This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
National Crime Agency Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 4
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 5
Ofcom This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Office for Students Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 3
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 3
Office of National Statistics Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 3
Ross Starkie 3
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 3
Office of the Public Guardian Voted for Nic Turner
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 1
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 2
Re-open Nominations 2
Ofgem This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
Ofsted Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 4
Ross Starkie 2
Nic Turner 2
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 5
Rural Payments Agency This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
UK Export Finance This network did not submit a valid vote This network either did not submit a vote, or did not submit a vote before the voting deadline.
UK Health Security Agency Voted for Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby
Candidate Rank
Eamon Evans 2
Ross Starkie 4
Nic Turner 3
Saorsa-Amatheia Tweedale and Jefferson Welsby 1
Re-open Nominations 5