Guild Elections

Officer Elections

Our Officer Elections are the biggest student elections in Birmingham, with thousands voting each year.

Applications have now closed for Officer Elections 2026 and we're that much closer to finding out who will Lead Your Guild in 2026/27!

If you have applied, you can still see all relevant documents relating to your chosen role and everything you need to know for your campaign below. You can also reach out to the Elections Team if you have any further questions.

Timeline
Roles
Documents
Events

What Happens Next?

Candidate Announcements

W/C 2 March

We will be formally announcing each candidate in the running for Officer Elections 2026.

Stay tuned to see just who would like to represent you for the year ahead!

Voting Week

W/C 9 March

During the week you'll hear from candidates telling you why they deserve your vote!

Keep an eye out for everything going on ahead of Voting Week and make sure you have your say!

View Timeline

Elections Timeline

10AM
Monday 12
January

Applications Open

4PM
Friday 13
February

Applications Close

10AM
Monday 9
March

Voting Opens

4PM
Friday 13
March

Voting Closes

Results Night: Saturday 14 March 2026.

*Notice of Campaigning Period: For the Election, the official campaigning period will align with our voting period. This is therefore notice that campaigning and all associated regulations will be in effect from 10am on Monday 9 March until 4pm on Friday 13 March.

What Roles Are Available?

There are many Officer roles for you to explore.

Full-Time Roles

Full time roles are open to any normally registered University of Birmingham student, whatever year you are in. If you aren’t a final year student, you will have to take a year out of your studies to carry out a full time Officer position:

Full-Time Officer

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Guild President

Role Information

Full-Time Officer

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Education Officer

Role Information

Full-Time Officer

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International Officer

Role Information

Full-Time Officer

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Sports Officer

Role Information

Full-Time Officer

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Postgraduate Officer

Role Information

Full-Time Officer

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Welfare & Community Officer

Role Information

Full-Time Officer

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Activities & Employability Officer

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Part-Time Roles

Part-Time roles are open to any normally registered University of Birmingham student and are carried out alongside your studies, you also will be paid for this work across the Academic Year:

Part-Time Officer

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Sustainability Officer

Role Information

Part-Time Officer

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Disabled Students' Officer

Role Information

Part-Time Officer

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LGBTQ+ Students' Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Women's Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Ethnic Minority Students' Officer

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Part-Time Officer

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Trans and Non-Binary Students' Officer

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Whichever role you apply for, you will be able to make positive change for students at UoB!

Applications Pack

The Applications Pack includes important elections documents (e.g. elections rules, wellbeing support), and useful resources to help you with your application and campaign.

When you apply for a role, it is really important that you follow:

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 the NUS Deputy Returning Officer.

Complaints Form

A student or candidate wishing to submit an election complaint must do so by using this Complaint Form.

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

  • Elections Complaints Process

    Elections Complaints Process. We would strongly recommending reading the Complaints Process before submitting your complaint.

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

When you apply it is advised that as a minimum you also submit a written statement to tell everyone why they should vote for you, and a candidate photo. You can find advice on how to do this in the documents below.

Upcoming Events

Want to know what’s taking place during the Elections period? Keep checking here for the latest events and activities.

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Current Election

Guild Elections 2026

In this election, you will elect the 7 Full-Time Officers and 6 Part-Time Guild Officers who will lead your Guild of Students and represent you in the academic year 2026-27.

13 posts are up for election.

Nominations are now closed.

The polls open at 10:00 on Monday 9 March 2026 (in 2 weeks and 3 days)

Post List
Read more about the positions up for election and what each role entails.

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