Bristol SU Elections Results 2026
A record-breaking election (again)
The results are in for the 2026 Bristol SU Elections, and once again Bristol students have turned out in record numbers to have their say.
Over the past four days, thousands of students across the University of Bristol voted for the representatives who will make impact for the Students’ Union during the 2026/27 academic year.
This year’s election has smashed Bristol SU’s turnout record, continuing an amazing run of students getting involved and making their voices heard. With more students voting than ever before, Bristol SU once again has one of the highest election turnouts in the country for Students’ Union elections.
A huge thank you to everyone who voted, ran as a candidate, supported campaigns, or helped spread the word. Your involvement is what makes the work at Bristol SU so important and helps shape the future of student life here at Bristol Uni.
The stage is set...
Time for some results?
Your Full-Time Officers for 2026/27
Below are the 7 students elected as Full-Time Officers at Bristol SU for the upcoming academic year.
Union Affairs Officer
Varenya Mehrotra
Key priorities include:
- Experience that delivers: Student Trustee and Co-Chair of the SU Board of Trustees, and President of the Indian Society.
- Democracy made accessible: transparent procedures and clear representation guides (no jargon, just the tea!).
- Dismantling bureaucracy: Monthly student group forums, accessible toolkits, and a live issues tracker (no more red tape!).
Undergraduate Education Officer
Jordan Fung
Key priorities include:
- Employability: Pair every faculty with dedicated industry partners to directly boost student recruitment and career skills.
- Assessment and Teaching: Fight against tuition fee rises, work on assessments, and securing early release of all timetables
- Study Spaces: Extend study space opening hours into late nights and weekends during critical assessment periods
Postgraduate Education Officer
Sharan Khemlani
Key priorities include:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to embed industry placements, summer internships and exclusive global opportunities for real-world experience and employability.
- Community-driven events, additional fitness sessions, interdisciplinary co-curriculars, wellbeing retreats and postgrad representation in societies.
- Cover travel costs to interviews, expand basic needs provision and subsidized transport, MORE bursaries and flexible part-time jobs.
Equality, Liberation and Access Officer
Jasper Daniel
Key priorities include:
- Build a real peer support network for international students and push for multilingual access to student services.
- Push for equality that reaches every marginalised identity on campus, not just the visible ones.
- Fight until every student community has a genuine seat at the table.
International Students Officer
Jessie Yeung
Key priorities include:
- Continue work by supporting our international community!
- Free Samosas
- English Support for International Students!
Student Living Officer
Elliot Green
Key priorities include:
- Amenities – bus passes, microwaves, restocked and diverse pantry, adequate prayer spaces, washing machines
- Rights – support with Renter’s Right Act, better guarantor systems, lobbying the government for rent caps
- Ethics – replace boycotted companies, push for cheaper, sustainable, and more plant-based catering options
Sport and Student Development Officer
Becky Moises
Key priorities include:
- Reducing barriers to participation though greater access, inclusion and opportunity.
- “The Other Social”: Building community beyond Wednesday nights through breakfast.
- Advocating for student-voice and ensuring sport reflects the diversity of UOB students.
Faculty Representatives for 2026/27
The following students have been elected as Faculty Representatives, working with course reps and academic staff to improve education across their faculties and ensure students’ voices are heard within their academic communities.
Arts, Law and Social Sciences
UG:
Imogen Day
Insha Pervez
PGR:
Oroosa Anwar
Consuelo Andrade Barbos
Health and Life Sciences
UG:
Rebecca Agasaro
Katyayani Jain
PGR:
Dina Keshvari Ghadikola
Ahmad Bilal
Science and Engineering
UG:
Sophia Cherniavsky
Tycho Twohig
PGR:
Vaishnudebi Dutta
Uzair Malik
Student Community Organisers
Student Community Organisers help build community, represent student voices, and support liberation campaigns across Bristol SU.
Your 2026/27 Student Community Organisers are:
Disabled Students: Tobi Gates
Global Majority: Anna Geisler
LGBTQ+: Charlie Shaw
Women’s Community: Aimee Massara
Open Position: Wendy Sun
Open Position: Simran Choraria
Democratic Roles
These positions help ensure that Bristol SU’s democratic structures remain transparent, fair and student-led.
Chair of Student Council
Jacobus Petrus Van Der Merwe
Democratic Standards Committee (DSC)
The Democratic Standards Committee helps manage Bristol SU’s democratic processes, including setting agendas for council meetings and moderating major democratic events.
- Shaney Evans
- John Regan
- Jarad Gallagher
- Jakub Wilczewski
Student Trustees
Student Trustees sit on the Bristol SU Board of Trustees, helping oversee the strategic direction and governance of the Union.
- Wiktoria Kwartnik
- Vedant Jain
- Lucy Pears
Finally, a massive THANK YOU to everyone involved!
Running elections of this scale requires the participation of hundreds of students and an amazing staff team behind the scenes.
Your involvement helps make Bristol SU’s democracy stronger each year.
See you next year?
