Candidate Hub

Welcome to the Leadership Elections Candidate Hub

Thank you for nominating yourself in the 2024 Leadership Elections! This is your Candidate Hub with all the key information you'll need during your preparation and campaigning.

Make sure to read all the content on this page.

Key Dates

Friday 9 February - Nominations Close
Monday 12 February - Candidate Briefings
(You must attend ONE of these)
- 12:00 - Room 309, Calverley Building, City Campus
- 16:30 - Click here to join the meeting
Monday 5 - Friday 16 February -
Book a Manifesto/Election Statement 1to1 Appointment here
Wednesday 14 February (12:30 - 14:00)
Running an Effective Election Campaign Training
Room 311, Calverley Building, City Campus
Wednesday 14 February (17:00)
International Candidate Information Session
Click here to join the meeting
Sunday 18 February - Deadline to submit:
- Photograph (on your election profile)
- Manifesto / Election Statement (on your election profile)
- Trustee Declaration Form
Tuesday 20 February (16:00 - 17:30)
Running an Effective Election Campaign Training
Click here to join the meeting
Monday 19 February (17:00) - Candidate Speed-Friending
The Hive, Woodhouse Building, City Campus
Friday 23 February - Start Putting Up Campaign Materials
Monday 26 February (09:00) - Voting Opens
Wednesday 28 February (16:00) - Voting Closes
Thursday 29 February (18:00) - Election Results Celebration
The Hive, Woodhouse Building, City Campus

Documents and Forms For Candidates

Below you'll find forms, links and documents that you'll need during the Leadership Elections. Make sure you have a look at them regularly.

Important Forms

Video Submission Form and Guidance

This information will be available shortly. Please check back.

Click here to register a concern with us.

Trustee Declaration Form

Click here to access the Trustee Declaration Form.

Equality & Access Form

Click here to access the Equality & Access Form.

Rules, Important Documents & Further Guidance

Rules and Regulations (Updated: 25 January 2024)

Click here to access the Leadership Elections Rules and Regulations.

Digital Marketing Training

A big part of campaigning now is to be visible online and engage with our students remotely as well as on campus! Click here to access a digital marketing training containing useful information and tips to help you run successful campaigns online. In this guide, we included info about Canva, a tool to easily design your posters and assets that we recommend using. Click here to learn how to use it.

International Student Guidance (Updated: 24 January 2024)

The following information is taken from the UKCISA guidance available on their website and provides information if you have Student or Tier 4 permission, and you want to stand for election as a Students' Union Sabbatical Officer. Click here to access the Leadership Elections International Student Guidance.

Postering Guidance

Click here to access the instructions about postering on campus.

Embedding Equality and Inclusion into your campaign

What is equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EEDI) and how can you embed this into your manifesto and elections campaign? Read this document to learn more about this.

Candidate FAQs

Check out the candidate FAQs here.

Big Student Survey Candidate Insight Briefs

These one page briefs provide you with information from the most recent Big Student Survey. You may use this to inform your manifestos. Please visit here.