Turnout for RIBA council election was 9.6%

RIBA's 66 Portland Place headquarters

Winning candidates are Jo Bacon and Sumita Singha

The turnout for this summer’s RIBA council election was 9.6%, the institute has confirmed.

The figure was slightly up on the 2019 election when just 8.4% of members voted.

There were 13 candidates contesting two seats. The winners, who will join council on September 1, are Sumita Singha, of Ecologic Architects, and Jo Bacon, a partner at Allies & Morrison who is also on the RIBA board.

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