Bristol SU runs elections to give students the opportunity to vote for who they want to see representing them in the university, SU, the city and nationally.

There are two sets of elections each year, one in October and one in March. In our upcoming elections in TB2, we elect lots of roles, including Full-time Officers, Student Community Organisers, Faculty Reps, Course Reps, Student Trustees, Democratic Standards Committee (new for this year!) and the chair of Student Council. You can find information about all these roles above or head over to our Support page to find training sessions, resources and a link for a 1:1 call.

Vote Week is your opportunity to shape the future of Bristol SU. From 9–12 March, you can choose the candidates who will represent your voice and improve student life.

Every voter is also entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 Source coffee vouchers ☕ And if you’re voting on campus, there’s a range of free events and freebies to take advantage of.

1. You can change your vote at any point during the election – just go back to bristolsu.org.uk/vote
2. Not voted yet? Come and get your freebies! We plan for lots to be happening across campus during our voting week – you can see some of our plans here.
3. Ask your candidates questions: these people will be representing you, so don't be afraid to ask them questions about their priorities or tell them about your experience.

Each candidate has a personal statement, that lays out what they stand for and why they think you should vote for them. You can view the Full-time Officer personal statements on our homepage, and everyone's personal statements are attached to their name when you go to vote. Candidates may also approach you for your vote, if you have time, engage with them, ask questions and form a judgement on whether you think they should represent you!

Yes, as long as the voting period is open – just go back to the portal to edit your votes. Voting closes at 21:00 on Thursday 12 March.

If you haven't signed in to the SU website before, you'll need to quickly set up your profile before you can vote (it will take you less than a minute!). If the problem continues, you can fill in our Updater Form and allow 4 hours for this to update. If this still doesn't update, please contact us - someone will be monitoring this inbox during the working day, so should reply promptly.

Anyone endorsing a candidate or side of the referendum must follow the election rules.

For student groups – make sure you've had a committee meeting to decide your endorsements and that they've been sent to bristolsu-elections@bristol.ac.uk & you can endorse more than one candidate, plus a side of the referendum.

For 25/26 elected leaders – if you're in any role that has been elected (minus student group committees), you can endorse candidates or a side of the referendum only in a personal capacity.

If you're a candidate right now, you can't endorse another candidate or side of the referendum, as per rule 6 – it would be considered a slate.

If you're none of these things, you're welcome to be part of a campaign team or endorse a candidate or referendum side.

Anyone can report a rule breach via this form. It will ask you to reference which rule has been broken, so make sure you have a look at either the election rules or referendum rules.

Every 3 years, we have the opportunity to run a referendum on our affiliation to the National Union of Students – 2026 is one of these years! It sits alongside our elections for all the roles and needs a 5% turnout to be a valid result. All students can vote in both elections.

Bristol SU uses Single Transferable Vote (STV), a representation system in which a person's vote can be transferred to a second or third choice (according to their stated preference) if their first choice is eliminated during the vote count. That means that all your rankings count when you vote!