Guild Elections

Officer Elections

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

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Who will represent you for the year ahead? Who will make sure that your voice is raised at the highest levels of the University and the Guild?

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Who will represent you for the year ahead? Who will make sure that your voice is raised at the highest levels of the University and the Guild? Only YOU can decide!

But how? All you need to do is explore the candidates in the running for an Officer position, read their elections promises to see what they hope to work on if elected and cast your vote in order of preference.

As a thank you for voting, you’ll have the chance of winning some amazing prizes.

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.

*Voting closes Friday 13 March at 4pm*

Timeline
Roles
Documents

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Vote in the Officer Elections and you can be in with the chance of winning*:

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Win £1000

Fancy winning £1000? Vote in the Officer Elections to enter our prize draw and be in with a chance to win!

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Grad Ball Priority Pass

Vote to win a Grad Ball Priority Pass offering early access to 500 Grad Ball Tickets and a £10 discount (1 ticket per person. First come, first served. Final year students only).

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Sainsbury’s Voucher

We have 10 vouchers worth £25 each available for students who vote between 10am and 4pm on Thursday 12 March!

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Travel Voucher

We are giving out travel vouchers worth £250 each to four students who vote in the Officer Elections!

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Student Group Membership

Cast your vote in the election and you can have the chance of winning a FREE or Discounted student group membership in 2026/27!

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*All prizes are subject to our terms and conditions

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

Role Information

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

Role Information

Part-Time Officer

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Women's Officer

Role Information

Part-Time Officer

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Ethnic Minority Students' Officer

Role Information

Part-Time Officer

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Trans and Non-Binary Students' Officer

Role Information

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.

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.

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 are open and will close at 16:00 on Friday 13 March 2026 (in 28 hours)

Candidate List
See who's running for each post and read their manifestos.

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