The following are the final results from the Dons Trust Board Elections 2024.
The turnout for this election was 2110, which is a record turnout for a Dons Trust Election by number. The percentage turnout was 33.65%, which is fairly representative of previous elections. Given the large increase in the numbers of members due to the new approach to membership, this is an encouraging sign that engagement is not being diluted.
The total number of votes for each..
Dons Trust Election 2024Dons Trust Board Election
We are proud to be a fan-owned club, and the ultimate decision makers are the people Dons Trust members elect to the Dons Trust Board. We are pleased to say that we have 12 candidates standing to look to fill the 8 vacant places, so there will be a competed election. The candidates are: Martin Drake Alex Folkes Ivor Heller Simon Hood Simon Howson-Green James Longhurst James MacDonald Sean McLaughlin Graeme Price Adam Procter Dominic Proctor..
Following the closing of the nomination period, the Election Steering Group are in a position to confirm that we received four completed nomination forms. As a result, the 2023 election will be uncontested.
In line with our election rules, we have now completed a process of determining who will serve the various term lengths available.
At the conclusion of this process, we can confirm the follow candidates have been successful in their election to the Dons Trust Board.
Serving a three-year term (Ending in 2026)
Angus Fox..
Elections 2023 page updatedThe elections 2023 page: https://thedonstrust.org/2023-election has been updated, providing information about nominations, the election rules, the duties of a board member, and the role the Dons Trust Board plays in relation to AFCW PLC.
Please ensure you bookmark this page. The page https://thedonstrust.org/2023-election/ supersedes any previous years’ information about elections.
Please note: if you have any queries or questions about the elections, please contact elections@thedonstrust.org
Nominations are now open for the election of 6 members for the Dons Trust Board. These vacancies will be for 3 years (top 3 candidates in the election) and 2 years (candidates who come in 4th, 5th and 6th places in the election).
Please go to the Elections page to read more or to download a nominations form and other information.
Please read the instructions contained within the nomination form carefully before completing and returning, noting the requirements for those..
We are proud to be a fan-owned club, and the ultimate decision makers are the people that Dons Trust members elect to the Dons Trust Board annually.
Elected members serve on the Board for a fixed time period, with half stepping down each year, and this year there will therefore be elections to choose a minimum of six members.
Three will be elected to serve three year terms and three to..
Welcome to the September 2023 Dons Trust Board newsletter – our monthly collection of news and stories from your representatives about ongoing Dons Trust activities.
As announced recently, the AFC Wimbledon PLC board asked Kris Stewart to help temporarily at AFC Wimbledon while the recruitment process for a new Managing Director to replace Danny Macklin is carried out.
As a result, Kris has stepped down from both the Dons Trust and PLC boards, with Michele Little..
Dons Trust Elections 2022 – Candidate Announcement
Further to last night’s announcement the Elections Steering Group is pleased to confirm that there will be 13 candidates standing for the seven vacancies on the Dons Trust board this year.
The order of the candidates for the ballot form was drawn today by our independent scrutineer, Neil Springate. They are, in ballot order:
Matt Lowndes
Graeme Price
Kevin Rye
Chris Philips
Colin Shergold
Mike Hastie
Julian Ehrhardt
Adam Procter
Joshua Perrin
Mark Lewis
Richard Shepherd
Daniel..
Election confirmedThe Elections Steering Group (ESG) is pleased to announce that following the closure of nominations on Saturday evening (29 October) we have received sufficient nomination applications for the seven vacancies on the Dons Trust board so there will be an election in the forthcoming weeks.
If you have proposed a candidate please look out for an email from us confirming your proposal.
The ESG are busy validating the applications but we hope to announce the candidates at some point tomorrow (31 October).
The main manifestos will be put online on..
Extra vacancy at this year’s DTB electionsGraham Stacey has stepped down from the Dons Trust Board, with effect from December’s AGM. With Graham midway through a two-year term, this means there will be an extra vacancy, for a one-year term, at this year’s DTB elections, which open on Saturday, October 8. Graham explained: ‘I was elected to the board in 2019 when it’s fair to say things had gone badly wrong and on the night I was inducted we were told that we would have to..