The turnout was 16.6%.
Three candidates have now been confirmed as eligible to stand in this election. They are:
Dave Prentis, General Secretary
Nominated by 524 branches, 9 regional councils, 7 service groups and the NEC.
Roger Bannister, Knowsley Branch
Nominated by 30 branches.
Jon Rogers, Lambeth Branch
Nominated by 50 branches and one regional council.
Ballot Papers
The despatch of ballot papers to individual members begins on 25 January 2005.
The ballot pack will consist of:
Where members have flagged on the RMS that they require a special format they will receive the ballot pack in that format.
Ballot Helpline
If individual members have not received a paper by Thursday 3 February then
they should contact the ballot helpline, with their membership number to hand,
on 0845 355 0845
Lines are open from 6am to midnight Monday to Friday and on Saturday from 9am to 4pm. Members with hearing difficulties can use textphone 0800 0 967 968.
The latest point at which members can request a ballot paper is 12 noon on Wednesday 23 February.
The ballot helpline can only deal with queries from individual members. If branches believe there is a widescale problem with receipt of ballot papers (for instance if whole departments or geographical areas have not received ballot papers) they should contact regional office.