Elections

The UCB Guild of Students is led by our elected student officers who represent the voice of the student body, making important decisions that impact your university experience.

Our elections give you the power to choose (or put yourself as) the student leaders who will guide our student community, advocate for your needs, and ensure that UCB is a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive place to study.

ANY QUESTIONS? email elections@ucbguild.co.uk

Time is running out to complete your nomination!

There are 4 steps – Know what you want to run for, nominate yourself, attend mandatory candidate training, and submit your manifesto.

Step One: Know your Roles

Our elected Officers have three key focuses – Education, Societies & Activities, and Equalities & Wellbeing.

This Year we will be electing three officers for each focus with two part-time positions and one full-time position, meaning we will have a total of nine Guild Officers to be elected. You can see descriptions for each of these positions below:

Please note: to eligible for a Full Time Role, you will need to be 18 or older by July 1st 2025.
to be eligible for a part time role, you can be any age, as long as you will be continuing your studies in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Step Two: Nominate Yourself

If you would like to stand in our elections for one of these positions, please click the link below. Full training on election rules will be given to nomination candidates, as well as advice available for writing your manifesto and running a good campaign. Or maybe you know somebody you think would be a brilliant officer – tell us through Recommend A Friend!

All candidates must attend this training and submit a manifesto before the start of campaigning – you have until February 21st. We recommend you submit your nomination as soon as possible!

Step Three: Training

You will be required to attend Training with The Guild before the end of the Nomination Period.
The Guild are currently arranging session slots for you to attend, and key dates will be added here – candidates already nominated will also receive a email update with all dates as they are added.

If you are not able to attend any proposed sessions – please email elections@ucbguild.co.uk to arrange a session. We can be flexible with notice, and a legitimate reason why you cannot attend (for example, if the proposed dates conflict with course schedule) however it is your responsibility to arrange this – we will not be chasing you.

Step Four: Submit Your Manifesto

You are required to submit a brief manifesto by the 21st of February to tell students who you are and why you are running. You will need to send this to elections@ucbguild.co.uk

You can find the manifesto guide here:

Manifestos can only be 200 words maximum. 
Name:                                              Photo:
Manifesto Slogan: (A snappy slogan for your campaign, for example “Vote Mike – the voice for all at UCB”
Who are you: (Introduce yourself)

3 Aims if you were elected: 
(3 short bullet points, on what you will focus on if you are elected). 
Example:
More support for Course Reps
Campaign against hidden course costs
A more sustainable campus

Summarise 
What will you bring to the role: (Experience, skills, passions?)  &   why students should vote for you) 

Campaigning Resource Hub

All the currently available resources related to our elections, all in one place!