Nationwide challenger asks FCA to investigate after Society edited Election Address, departing from previous election practice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
First Member Nominated Candidate at Nationwide for more than 20 years
• Nationwide removed website addresses and QR code from Election Address before distributing it to Members
• Historic Nationwide AGM materials show previous Member Nominated Candidates were permitted to publish websites, email addresses, postal addresses and telephone numbers
• Candidate asks why different standards now apply
LONDON, 11 June 2026 – James Sherwin-Smith, the first Member Nominated Candidate to stand for election to the Board of Nationwide Building Society in more than twenty years, has asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate changes made by Nationwide to his Election Address after discovering that previous Member Nominated Candidates were allowed to publish extensive contact information in Society voting materials.