Council of Governors

What a Governor does

A foundation trust is overseen by a Council of Governors who are elected by its Members (public and staff) and appointed by local organisations. A public or staff Governor is elected to represent the constituency of which they are a member. Find out more about our Governor's in who's who.

As a minimum, a Governor is expected to attend meetings of the Council of Governors four times a year and to participate in other activities arranged by the Council, including regular committee meetings and Members’ events. Further information on the work and activities of the Council of Governors can be found in the Annual Report of the Council of Governors.

We support our Governors with training sessions to help them with their duties. The position is unpaid, however, expenses incurred (such as travel) when carrying out the duties of a Governor, will be reimbursed.

Governor elections

Anyone aged 16 years and over, and from the designed constituency area, can stand for election as a Governor.

Full details of future elections will be updated on this page. If you would like any more information about the latest election results please contact the Membership Office by email Membership@swft.nhs.uk.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust recently held general elections for all Constituency areas to elect a new Council of Governors from 1 March 2025. The voting stage closed on 13 February 2025 and the results can be found below.

Contested elections were held in the following Public Constituencies: Warwick and Leamington Towns, Warwick District and Borders, East Stratford and Borders, and West Stratford and Borders. To help our Members decide who to vote for, we held a series of “Meet your Candidates” virtual sessions. Those sessions were recorded and the recordings can be found below. Please note that there were audio problems for one of the candidates at the Warwick District and Borders session so a transcript of their speech is provided below.

East Stratford and Borders