Regional Council AGM 2026

Each year we hold our Annual General Meeting in February to elect the majority of other committees across the South East Region region. This is a physical attendance meeting.

The following outlines the processes for branches to register delegates, nominate members for elected positions, submit motions & rule changes, and outlines all timetables and deadlines for when planning and attending branch committee meetings before the Regional Council AGM.

Branches need to register for the meeting using the online process. This is a two-step process involving the completion of the online delegate registration form and then verifying your submission by email. You will receive an email confirmation of your submission, containing instructions on how to verify after you’ve completed the online form.

Registration of Delegates 
Branches and Self Organised Groups are invited to notify us of
their delegates to Regional Council for the coming year.

Register your branch delegation here

Committee Posts and other Elected Positions
Branches, Self Organised Groups, Retired Members
Committee and Young Members Forum are invited to make
nominations to the variety of committees and elected
regional & national positions available in 2026. Nominees
may submit an election address and elections will then be
held at the AGM meeting.

Nominate members for election here

Submit an Election Address

Motions & Rule Changes
Branches and Regional Committees & Groups are invited to
submit motions for debate and rule changes to the regional
constitution. Debates will take place at the AGM.

Submit motions or rule changes here

Reserved Seats
Service Groups, Self Organised Groups, the Retired Members
Committee and Young Members Forum are at this point also
invited to notify us of their delegates to reserved seats to the
various regional committees and groups for the coming year.

Secretaries of these groups can email
e.britton@unison.co.uk with these details no later than midday on 10 January 2026.

Visitors
Branches and Self Organised Groups are invited to notify us of any visitors they wish to send to the Regional Council AGM.

The closing date for return of visitor registration forms is midday on 10 January 2026.

Register visitors to the AGM here

Equality Monitoring 
All regional council delegates, nominees for regional
committees and candidates for elected positions are
encouraged to complete the region’s equality monitoring form.

Accessibility & Emergency contacts
UNISON recognises that in order for our members to
fully participate, it may be necessary to make some
adjustments so that we can ensure, so far as is reasonably
practical, that everyone has the same opportunity to take
part across our structures.

If you require any adjustments to be made including dependent care to facilitate your participation at the AGM, please complete this form no later than midday on Saturday 10 January 2026.

Request adjustments and dependent care