Impact on the Campaign Trail

With voting closing at 3pm today, candidates for the positions within the Students’ Union are out in force to encourage as many students to cast their votes in the Student Leader Elections. Last year saw a record turnout in voting at 35.7%, and all candidates hope to come as near...

The penultimate day of campaigning was one of the quietest. Only a few candidates were seen to be campaigning outside of Portland and whilst the banners still hang, there were none to be found outside of Hallward. By 8pm 9257 students had voted constituting a 27.9% turnout so far....

As it draws closer to Results Night, candidates are still dedicated to campaigning across campus. Campaigning inside Portland was Kelly Clarke, who is running for Equal Opportunities and Welfare Officer, alongside her campaign team. Speaking to Impact, Kelly told us “The campaigning is good fun, although it is stressful...

Lots of candidates were campaigning as usual outside Portland Building today.  Angharad Smith was not present as she was visiting the Derby campus, but her campaign team had set up a stall outside the Portland Building. Her team told Impact, “Angharad wants to be here for the people, she is all...

At the beginning of the second week of campaigning, spirits are still high among candidates for this year’s student elections. Presidential candidate Ed Keevil spoke to Impact whilst campaigning in Portland Building today: “I’m really enjoying the process. Last week I was a bit stressed but it’s a lot...

At the end of the first week of campaigning, the potential candidates are still upbeat and putting all their efforts into chatting to as many students as possible. Some started early this morning, and Impact saw ‘Angharad for President’, ‘O’Connor for Education’ and ‘Nicole for President’ banners across the QMC...

Voting opened today and it was evident that the candidates were keen to keep campaigning hard as students start to make their decisions. Impact spoke to presidential candidate Ed Keevil, who said that he was “supported by twenty to thirty of my friends”, and was in high spirits. Ed said,...