Policy paper

UK candidacy for International Telecommunication Union Council elections 2026

This document outlines the UK’s candidacy for re-election to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council in 2026.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE
• Published: 14 November 2025

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UK candidate for ITU Council (Region B)

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UK candidate for ITU Council (Region B)

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The election will take place at the ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference which is set to convene between 9 and 27 November 2026. The UK has been a member of the ITU since 1871 and will continue to support the ITU’s tradition of consensus-based solutions to global challenges.

ITU will hold its next Plenipotentiary Conference, PP-26, in Doha, Qatar, as agreed by Member States today at PP-22 in Bucharest, Romania.

Minister Lloyd’s statement on the UK’s candidacy for re-election to the ITU Council

Minister Lloyd’s statement on the UK’s Candidacy for Re-Election to the ITU Council

Published 14 November 2025