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Elections


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Current Election: By-Elections

Time to nominate yourself! Nominations close on Friday 31st Oct at 5pm!

Find out more!

Students' Union By-Election 2025

By-Elections for the following part-time officer roles: - 2 x Non Portfolio Officers - International Students Officer (EU Place) - LGBT+ Officer (Open Place) - LGBT+ Officer (Trans & Non Binary Place) - International Students Officer (Non EU Place) - Black Students' Officer And for the following academic convenor roles: - Interdisciplinary Institute for Humanities School - School Convenor ?- Literature, Drama and Creative Writing School - School Convenor ?- Computing Science School - School Convenor ?- Environmental Sciences School - School Convenor - Law School - School Convenor ?- Media, Language and Communications Studies School - School Convenor ?- Natural Sciences School - School Convenor ?- Global Development School - School Convenor - Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Pharmacology School - School Convenor ?- Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty - UG - Undergraduate Faculty Convenor ?- Science Faculty - UG - Undergraduate Faculty Convenor ?- Arts and Humanities - PG - PG Faculty Convenor ?- Science Faculty - PG - PG Faculty Convenor - ?Social Science Faculty - UG - Undergraduate Faculty Convenor - ?Social Science Faculty - PG - PG Faculty Convenor

23 posts are up for election.

Nominations close at 17:00 on Friday 31 October 2025 (in 21 hours)

The polls open at 09:00 on Tuesday 4 November 2025 (in 4 days and 13 hours)


Welcome to your SU Elections Hub

Welcome to the uea(su) Elections page! This is your hub for all elections information, and will be your launchpad for nominating and voting.

 

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By-Elections

What is a by-election?

The uea(su) by-elections are held near the start of each academic year to fill any roles that were not filled in the spring main election. The roles that are up for grabs vary, but our Postgraduate Committee places are always elected in the by-election.

Remember to sign in on the website before voting

Nominations Open

Nominations Close

Polling/Voting Open

Polling/Voting Close

Announcement

Monday 27th Oct

Friday 31st Oct

Tuesday 4th Nov

Wednesday 5th Nov

Friday 7th Nov

Click here to read the election rules

Click here to read the role descriptions

Students' Union By-Election 2025

By-Elections for the following part-time officer roles: - 2 x Non Portfolio Officers - International Students Officer (EU Place) - LGBT+ Officer (Open Place) - LGBT+ Officer (Trans & Non Binary Place) - International Students Officer (Non EU Place) - Black Students' Officer And for the following academic convenor roles: - Interdisciplinary Institute for Humanities School - School Convenor ?- Literature, Drama and Creative Writing School - School Convenor ?- Computing Science School - School Convenor ?- Environmental Sciences School - School Convenor - Law School - School Convenor ?- Media, Language and Communications Studies School - School Convenor ?- Natural Sciences School - School Convenor ?- Global Development School - School Convenor - Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Pharmacology School - School Convenor ?- Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty - UG - Undergraduate Faculty Convenor ?- Science Faculty - UG - Undergraduate Faculty Convenor ?- Arts and Humanities - PG - PG Faculty Convenor ?- Science Faculty - PG - PG Faculty Convenor - ?Social Science Faculty - UG - Undergraduate Faculty Convenor - ?Social Science Faculty - PG - PG Faculty Convenor

23 posts are up for election.

Nominations close at 17:00 on Friday 31 October 2025 (in 21 hours)

The polls open at 09:00 on Tuesday 4 November 2025 (in 4 days and 13 hours)

 


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Here are your candidates:

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Spring Elections 2026

The uea(su) by-elections dates are in!.

Nomination opens 

9am Monday 2nd February 

Nomination closes 

5pm Monday 16th February 

Candidate briefing (COMPULSORY) 

5pm Tuesday 17th February 

Candidate deadline for manifesto (and MS Forms for FTO candidates) 

5pm Wednesday 18th February 

Candidate announcement official 

Friday 20th February (social media will be w/c 23rd Feb) 

Collection for banner drop off 

5pm Friday 20th February 

Campaigning/voting open 

9am Monday 23rd February 

Candidate Question Time 

tbc Tuesday 24th February 

Campaigning/voting close 

9am Monday 2nd March 

Due for expense form 

5pm Thursday 5th March 

Results Night 

tbc Friday 6th March 

Taking down all the campaign materials 

Before 5pm Monday 9th March 

 

More to come soon so keep an eye out!


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