Guild Elections 2026 – The Results
General Information
In the Guild Elections 2026, the students of University College voted nine new student representatives into Office for the academic year of 2026/27, who will start in their roles on 1st July 2026. With a total of 1,825 votes, they elected two part-time and one full-time Officer for each of the following three remits: Education, Equality & Wellbeing, and Societies & Activities.
The Voting System
In the Elections, students were given a Single Transferable Vote (STV), a proportional voting system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, and candidates must reach a set quota of votes (in the Guild Elections, this quota is 50%) to be elected. If a candidate has more votes than needed or is eliminated, their votes are transferred to remaining candidates based on voters’ ranked preferences in a subsequent round, ensuring as many votes as possible help elect someone. A candidate is elected once they surpass 50% of votes. The rounds continue on until either one or two candidates – depending on the role – are elected with a 50% quota.
On each ballot, students had the option of voting for RON (Re-Open Nominations) instead of a candidate.
Your New Officers
Education – Part-Time
On the ballot:
Bibek; Imam; Prakriti; RON
Voting:
Round 1: RON eliminated
Round 2: Imam eliminated
Round 3: Bibek elected
Round 4: Prakriti elected
Education – Full-Time
On the ballot:
Soham; RON
Voting:
Round 1: RON eliminated, Soham elected
To view the full breakdown of votes in the remit of Education, click to download the spreadsheet below:
Equality & Wellbeing – Part-Time
On the ballot:
Abhinash; Bhagat; Ekeme; Sara; RON
Voting:
Round 1: RON eliminated
Round 2: Ekeme eliminated
Round 3: Abhinash eliminated
Round 4: Bhagat elected
Round 5: Sara elected
Equality & Wellbeing – Full-Time
On the ballot:
Khushi; Lauren; Sujan; RON
Voting:
Round 1: RON eliminated
Round 2: Lauren eliminated, Khushi elected
To view the full breakdown of votes in the remit of Equality & Wellbeing, click to download the spreadsheet below:
Societies & Activities – Part-Time
On the ballot:
Bipin; Prabesh; RON
Voting:
Round 1: RON eliminated, Prabesh elected
Round 2: Bipin elected
Societies & Activities – Full-Time
On the ballot:
Asjad; Bishal; Cherryl; Dev; Mahdeen; Ram; RON
Voting:
Round 1: RON eliminated
Round 2: Asjad eliminated
Round 3: Ram eliminated
Round 4: Dev eliminated
Round 5: Cherryl eliminated, Mahdeen elected
To view the full breakdown of votes in the remit of Societies & Activities, click to download the spreadsheet below: