Guild Elections

Elections

Student Group Elections

Would you like to Lead Your Student Group? This is your chance, as you can apply for a role and steer your student group in the year ahead.

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As your Guild of Students we’re the home of student democracy here at University of Birmingham. But what does this mean? Above all, it means that the student voice is at the heart of everything we do, so throughout the year we run regular elections, giving students like you the chance to feed into all areas of University life, from your education, to student groups and student welfare.

As your Students’ Union, we’re run by a team of student Officers who are elected into position during Spring Elections – our biggest Election of the year. The Officers then work to represent all 38,000+ students at Birmingham throughout their year in Office, to ensure you get the most out of University life.

But it doesn’t stop there, each year we also host elections for many other positions including School Reps, College Reps, Committee Members, NUS Delegates and more. Interested in getting involved and representing your fellow students? Keep checking this webpage and our social media for upcoming opportunities.

It’s your voice, only louder.

Useful Information

You can find below our documents and videos that include important information about elections (including rules and regulations), and useful resources to help with applications, campaigning and voting. You can also see any events running that relate to Guild Elections.

Returning Officer Decisions

You can find any complaints and returning officer decisions for the previous Elction below:

 

Officer By-Election 2023 Full Results Tables

Results table in Full for our Officer By-Election 22023.

 

Complaints Log

A log of all complaints received during Elections and outcomes.

 

Candidate Expenditure

A breakdown of all Candidate Expenditures during Elections.


Election Documents

When applying for a role, you must follow the Guild’s Election Regulations and Bye Law 8 (Elections) (see below). The Law, Institution and Union rules also all count and become election rules, including the Guild’s Zero Tolerance Policy & University Harassment and Bullying Policy.

All Guild elections are overseen by the Guild’s Returning Officer who is responsible for ensuring that every election is free, fair and open. The Guild’s Returning Officer is the University’s Registrar and Secretary who deputises their role to an NUS Returning Officer.

 

Election Regulations

All candidates must take responsibility to read these regulations and ensure that their campaign teams know about these. Not knowing about the regulations is not an excuse for breaking them. If the regulations are unclear or you need more help at any time, please email the Elections Team.

 

Guild of Students Byelaws

Please refer to Bye Law 8 with regards to Elections and Bye Law 6 with regards to Committees of the Guild.

 

Guild of Students Zero Tolerance Policy

The Guild believes that a Zero Tolerance approach should be taken towards any form of harassment based on defining protected characteristics that takes place in any of the Guild’s venues or events.

 

Candidate Budget Information

For your campaign, you have a £50 candidate budget if you have applied for an Officer role, and a £10 budget if you have applied for an NUS Delegate role.

 

University Harassment and Bullying Policy

The University is committed to creating a working and learning environment free from harassment and discrimination in which all staff, students and visitors to the University are treated with dignity and respect.

 

Complaints Procedure

The Complaints Procedure explains how we will deal with any elections complaints.

 

Complaint Form

A student or candidate wishing to submit an election complaint must do so by using this Complaint Form. This must be sent by email to elections@guild.bham.ac.uk.

All complaints must be substantiated with evidence in support of their complaint where possible.

 

Disabled Students Policy

Plain Text Version

Our Disabled Students’ Policy offers the practical support of a student staff member to help disabled candidates with elections activities.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

A round-up of our most frequently asked questions and lots of useful information.

Useful Videos & Info

Want an insight in to what it's like to be an Officer? Not sure how or why you should vote in our elections? Watch our videos to find out!

ElectionsTimeline

26 Sep
-
14 Oct

Autumn Elections

30 Jan
-
03 March

Officer Elections

24 April
-
05 May

Groups Elections

TBC

Rep Elections

Your Next Officer Team

Full-Time Roles

Amira Campbell

Amira
Campbell

Guild President

international role

Tianjie Liu
(Alice)

International Officer

education role

Joe
'ed-JOE-cation' Hill

Education Officer

activites role

Harry the
Horse

Actvities & Employability Officer

postgrad role

Big Ben-Again
4 Postgrad

Postgraduate Officer

welfare role

Dean
Turner

Welfare & Community Officer

sports role

Cat Hardiman
(Cat in the Hat)

Sports Officer

Part-Time Roles

campaigns role

Chetna Rajendra Khandare

Campaigns Officer

lgbtq role

Trinity
Barson

LGBTQ+ Students' Officer

ethics and environmental role

Ismael Rodriguez Foronda

Ethnical & Environmental Officer

trans role

Robin
Hayward

Trans and Non-Binary Students' Officer

ethnic role

Semmer Preet Singh

Ethnic Minority Students' Officer

womens role

Safina
Amir

Women's Officer

disabled role

Aoife
O’Driscoll-Paton

Disabled Students' Officer

NUS Liberation Conference Delegate

nus Black Students role

Rahaf
Abdelhafiez

Black Students' NUS Delegate Place

If you have any questions about the roles, about being an Officer, or the campaigning and elections process, you can always email our friendly Elections Team at elections@guild.bham.ac.uk.

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