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Union Elections

UWLSU is run by students for students. Every year, we have elections to determine which students lead the Students’ Union.

An elections stand in the UWLSU building
Election Documents 

Download useful documents below:

Sabbatical Officers 

Nominations are now open for UWLSU Sabbatical Officers!

Sabbatical officers represent UWL’s student body at in the Students’ Union, championing all student ideas and bringing them to the University. There are 3 positions available – President; (VP) Education; and (VP) Activities.

A Sabbatical Officer is a full-time, paid role where you will have to run in an election in which students vote for who they would like to represent them. If successfully elected, you will work as a team to enhance the student experience at your University for all other students!

If you would like to learn more about the positions and what are current officers have done, you can visit here: https://www.uwlsu.com/voice/officers/

Interested? We have a full Candidate pack that will give you all the details about what the election process is and how you can run for the position. Then, you can complete the nominations form to officially sign-up to run in this election!

If you have any further questions or queries about the role, please contact a member of the Student Voice Team or email su.elections@uwl.ac.uk

Click here to view the Candidate Pack

Nomination form:  https://forms.office.com/e/rsbRyjZ9AC

Voting 

You will have the opportunity to have your say on who will represent you in Sabbatical Officer Elections and NUS Delegate Elections. Voting is really simple. You can vote online (on this website) or on campus and it only takes 5 minutes. You will vote in preference order, so your 1st choice, then 2nd, then 3rd, etc. 

Make sure to vote so that your views are represented, and your uni experience is the best it can be. Read the candidates' manifestos to make sure you make the right choice. 


Our elections are for UWL students only.

We use the Single Transferrable Vote (STV) system.

If you have any queries or complaints about the elections, you can contact the UWLSU team at su.elections@uwl.ac.uk.