SU Elections

  • Jack Taylor: Why this should be the last SU election

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    March 23, 2017 12:31
    Winston Churchill famously said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. And so it proved with the SU elections. With a little under 8000 votes cast in this year’s elections, a turnout of just 23.2%,...

  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: PRESIDENT – Alan Holey

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    March 17, 2017 22:21
    Alan Holey has been elected as your new SU President for 2017-18. Alan was declared the President of the Students’ Union for the 2017/18 academic year after winning the 8th round of voting, with 2362 votes. Note: Beth Massey announced prior to the results that Sweep had been disqualified from...

  • Total voting figures over 7,500 as SU Elections polls close

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    March 17, 2017 13:24
    The voting period for this year’s Students’ Union elections has closed, with voter turnout dropping by 9%. After a final push in the last 24 hours, a total of 7,914 votes were cast, giving a final turnout of 23.2%. The final published vote count for the 2016 elections was 10,743. This...

  • Impact on the Campaign Trail: Day 7

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    March 17, 2017 10:54
    It is the final day of voting for the Students’ Union elections and the candidates and their campaigners are out bright and early in order to push for final votes. On his way to the Portland Building, Alan Holey (Presidential Candidate) spoke to Impact about how his campaign has...

  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: SPORTS OFFICER – ADAM PRATCHETT

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    March 16, 2017 23:28
    Adam Pratchett has been announced as the new Sports Officer. Adam secured the position after one round of voting, due to the position being uncontested. Speaking to Impact, Adam said that he “didn’t know how it would go” he said that he was just trying to campaign the best that he...

  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: ACTIVITIES OFFICER – MARTIN NGUYEN

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    March 16, 2017 22:07
    Martin Nguyen has been announced as the new Activities Officer.  The total number of people that voted for this position was 4,234. After 1 round of voting, Martin Nguyen was declared the winner. Martin Nguyen told Impact that he was “overwhelmed” by his win and said the highlight of his...

  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: EDUCATION OFFICER – CASSIE O’BOYLE

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    March 16, 2017 20:13
    Cassie O’Boyle has been announced as the new SU Education Officer. The total number of people who voted for this position was 3,947. Cassie O’Boyle won after 1 round of voting, beating Declan Greaves by 964 votes. When asked how she was feeling after her win, she told Impact that she is “overwhelmed” and has “never...