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The Students' Union is a democratic, membership-led organisation - this means all club and society committee positions are elected by their members each year.
If a club or society has not successfully elected their committee for the 2026-27 academic year through the Leadership Race or Term 3 By-Election, they will have one final opportunity to elect any unfilled committee positions through our Term 1 By-Election. This is also a great time to elect a First-Year Representative, Postgraduate Representative or Sports Officer to the committee.
When are committee positions elected?
Clubs and societies elect their committee for the following year through the Leadership Race in term 2 each year. This year we had 4050 candidates across 3309 club and society positions!
We then ran a Term 3 By-Election for clubs and societies, and are now running a Term 1 By-Election as the final opportunity to elect committee members for this academic year.
Who will be elected?
The current committee will let us know which positions your club or society have up for election. Members will then need to nominate themselves for election through our website.
If a club or society has any interim officers, these positions will be put up for election in the Term 1 By-Election. Any current interim officers will need to run in this by-election if they wish to hold the role for the rest of the academic year.
If your members voted to re-open nominations in the Term 3 By-Election, these positions will also be put up for election.
How do I run?
When you click on the nomination link you'll see all of the positions you're eligible to nominate yourself for. Add in your details - providing a photo and a manifesto always helps - and then you're all set. Please read the Election Rules to find out more about how you can campaign.
- Election Eligibility - Taster Members
From the 2024-25 academic year, only non-taster student members are able to stand and/or vote in elections.
Any students wishing to stand or vote in a club/society election must have held a standard (non-taster) membership of your club/society for at least 28 days at the point of nomination or voting.
Please ensure your members are aware of this, particularly if they intend to take part in an upcoming election.
- How to request an exception to the 28 Day Rule
Follow our instructions to submit an exception request here.