All the signs of Spring are here; daffodils are blooming, the sun is shining, and election season is in full swing.
With all the nominations submitted and just over a week to go until voting officially opens, we can now reveal who will be running to lead your union. Not only can we reveal your 2022-23 Sabbatical candidate, but also the candidates running to be your Executive Officers and ambassadors. You can read candidate manifestos over in our elections hub.
The candidates below are in alphabetical order.
Students Union President
Charlotte Leighton-Woods
Kira Carter
Molly Young
Yassin Osman
Vice President Education and Welfare
Brandon Tester
Danielle Hawkins
Emily Crawshaw
Vice President Student Involvement
Amy Sorrell
Jess Bradbury
BAME Students' Executive Officer
Hamood Jaffrey
Tobechukwu Chukwuemeka
International Students' Executive Officer
Akanksha Kale
Hamood Jaffrey
Markus Elezi
Ravleen Kaur
Sruthi Kurumozhiyil Subhash
Vytautas Kravcenka
LGBTQ+ Students' Executive Officer
Claire Sessions
Mature Students' Executive Officer
Hamood Jaffrey
Postgraduate Students' Executive Officer
Nikky Sabu
There are currently no candidates standing for the Part-Time & Commuting Students, Students with Disabilities and Women Students' Executive Officer roles. Nominations for these roles will be re-opened in September in a by-election.
We are also hosting elections for our ambassador roles where we see students take the lead on a few areas within the union that are important to them.
RAG Ambassador
Maya Jones
Tegan Arnott
Tim Cunningham
Fairtrade Ambassador
Connor Ward
There are currently no candidates standing for the Green or One Can Trust Ambassador roles. Nominations for these roles will be re-opened in September in a by-election.
Have your say on who leads your Students Union when voting opens on Monday 4 April and keep up to date with our social media channels for the inside scoop on the candidates and the election.