Election Notice

STUDENTS are being encouraged to nominate themselves for the upcoming Students’ Union elections which will determine the new fulltime officers for the next academic year.

From February 9th to the 23rd, those interested can apply to be part of the officer team which maintains the union and provides vital support and services to students.

During this time, students are able to pick up a nomination form from the union reception, and must obtain twenty signatures from fellow students who pledge to show their support.

Campaigning will begin on March 15, and candidates will then be eligible to receive votes in the elections which will be held from March 20-22.

Outgoing union president Luke James said: “We want to see new faces running to be full-time officers, putting forward new ideas to ensure we continue to be a radical but relevant campaigning voice for Swansea students.

“Everyone in the union is working hard to make sure these are the most successful and well-co-ordinated elections we have ever held.”

For the first time this year, students will be able to vote to elect a sports officer, a decision that was passed in a referendum which took place in December.

The six other vacancies that are available for next year include president, international officer, education officer, welfare officer, women’s officer and the societies and services officer.

The union is looking to hold an open surgery on February 2, where potential candidates will have the opportunity to speak to staff to find out further information about how the elections operate and the roles that they are interested in fulfilling.

Tom Upton, Services and Societies Officer invited potential candidates to shadow him for a day to experience how hectic the role, published in the monthly society newsletter.

Last year’s election saw almost two thousand students vote for their fulltime representatives and potential candidates are encouraged to talk to the current officers to understand what they do on a day-to-day basis.