Sector council ratification vote 2025

We asked levy payers to vote to ratify new members for our Cereals & Oilseeds and Pork Sector Councils.

They were also asked to vote on the reappointment of 10 existing sector council members for second terms of office across the four sectors.

Levy payers could vote in each of the sectors for which they pay a levy between Monday 1 December and Friday 12 December 2025.

The vote was successfully concluded with all new and existing members ratified on to the sector councils.

Sector councils represent the voice of levy payers at the heart of AHDB, deciding which programmes of work are needed to support their sectors, as well as recommending the levy rates needed to fund them.

To make sure you are eligible for any future votes, please visit our Preference Centre.

The candidates ratified are below. Click on their name to find out more about them.

Beef & Lamb

Eligible electorate: 2,742. Ballots received: 330.

• George Fell (producer): Second term – 296 in favour, 34 against
• Bryan Griffiths (producer): Second term – 295 in favour, 35 against
• Ghulam Khan (processor): Second term – 239 in favour, 73 against

Cereals & Oilseeds

Eligible electorate: 2,576. Ballots received: 370.

• Adam Driver (grower): New – 331 in favour, 39 against
• Bob King (maltster): New – 251 in favour, 101 against
• Polly Davies (grower): Second term – 270 in favour, 79 against
• Sarah Nightingale (independent): Second term – 283 in favour 73 against

Dairy

Eligible electorate: 2,972. Ballots received: 211.

• Mike King (farmer): Second term – 177 in favour, 34 against
• Rob Nancekivell (farmer): Second term – 172 in favour, 29 against
• Gemma Smale-Rowland (farmer): Second term – 167 in favour, 33 against

Pork

Eligible electorate: 239. Ballots received: 30.

• Becca Spink (producer): New – 28 in favour, 2 against
• Jodie Bolland (processor): Second term – 25 in favour, 5 against
  
• Hugh Crabtree (independent): Second term – 27 in favour, 2 against