The Elections Team are Students' Union staff members who are responsible for the conduct of the elections and ensuring that our elections are free, fair, and accessible to all UWE Bristol students.
Returning Officer (external) Peter Robertson (he/him) - National Union of Students
Deputy Returning Officer Em Harvey (she/her)
Assistant Returning Officers The Students' Union at UWE Representation Coordinators
Email SUElections@uwe.ac.uk with your name, ID Number and a screen shot of the issue and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Yes, as long as you are sharing your personal opinion and not outright campaigning for people not officially on your slate, you are welcome to share this with voters. You should share your positive personal opinions only in line with our prohibitions on negative campaigning.
Yep, same rules as above!
Yes, your sport or society can officially endorse you during the campaign period. Official endorsement will only be approved with evidence from the sport or society committee showing that a vote in the committee has yielded a majority in favour of endorsement, if you are on the committee your vote does not count. Once an endorsement has been confirmed this will be made public on the Endorsement page, candidates may seek to gain endorsement from the committee before the campaign period begins but campaign material must not be posted until the campaign period begins.
Our Articles and Byelaws state that democracy is an exercise for full members of the union – the current students of UWE Bristol. As such, we have ruled that alumni cannot be part of campaign teams.
A campaign may not start campaigning activities until all of the following conditions are met:
Each candidate has a £50 spending limit which can be claimed back with valid receipts and evidence. You must submit your budget form by 16 October at 12:00, even if you have not spend anything you need to email the Elections team telling us this before the deadline. There is a drop in session in the Upper Engagement Space from 10:00 – 12:00 on 16 October to support candidates with any issues they may have with their budget forms.
Yes, 500. The rules have been updated to reflect this.
Yes, as long as these posters are accounted for within your campaign expenditure and you have permission to put them up from the person who owns/manages the location. Please note that flyposting – putting up posters/stickers on lampposts, boarded up shops, or walls without consent – is illegal. You can receive a fine from the council, and a sanction from the elections team. If in doubt, ask.
Yes, you may knock on doors on Frenchay and Glenside campuses – before you do so, please get in touch to request a key fob from us. We are in the process of confirming whether you will be able to knock on doors in city centre halls managed by Unite and Tower.
Voting begins on 14 October 10:00 and runs until 17 October 22:00. This is also when campaigning finishes and campaign material should be removed.
The election count begins at 10:00 on 18 October with results being announced on The Students’ Union social media channels at 15:00. We will also email you at the same to inform you of the outcome.
Part Time Officer training will run on 21 October from 09:00 – 17:00, please let us know if you are not able to attend the full day.