Monday 07-10-2024 - 09:32

We are excited to announce upcoming elections for positions on College JCR Executive Committees and PG Board, and Student Trustees.
 

 

Please see the positions up for election and key election dates below.

 

Key dates and timeline

Nominations Open:                        Monday 21^st October 2024, 10am (Week 3)

Nominations Close:                       Friday 8^th November 2024, 6pm (Week 5)

Candidate Briefing:                        Monday 18^th November 2024 (Week 7)

Campaigning Opens:                     Friday 22^nd November 2024 (Week 7)

Voting Opens:                                 Tuesday 26^th November 2024, 10am (Week 8)

Voting Closes:                                Thursday 28^th November 2024, 6pm (Week 8)

Results Announced:                      Friday 29^th November 2024 (Week 8)

 

 

Positions up for election

Student Trustee (x2)

As a registered charity, the Students’ Union’s operations are overseen by our Board of Trustees. The Board is made up of our Full-Time Sabbatical Officers as the political leadership of the organisation, a number of external trustees who provide their own experience and expertise, as well as four directly elected Student Trustees. The Board is chaired by the President and meet at several points throughout the year.

Any member of the Students’ Union can run for this position. If you have an interest in how organisations are run and would like to help support the effective running of LUSU, please consider putting yourself forward.

Find out more about the role: What is a Student Trustee and what do they do?

 

Bowland College JCR

All positions on Bowland JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Bowland College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President Activities
• Vice President Democracy and Finance
• Vice President Welfare and Education
• Welfare Officer (Woman/Non-Binary)
• Welfare Officer (Men/Non-Binary)
• Equality and Inclusion Officer
• International Students Officer
• Socials and Events Officer
• Media and Communications Officer
• Sports Officer (Men/Non-Binary)
• Sports Officer (Woman/Non-Binary)

Read the Bowland JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Cartmel College JCR

All positions on Cartmel JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Cartmel College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice-President for Welfare
• Vice President for Sport
• Vice President for Socials
• Vice President for Media and Communications
• Democracy & Finance Officer

Read the Cartmel JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

County College JCR

All positions on County JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in County College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President Democracy & Finance
• Vice President Welfare, Equality & Diversity
• Vice President Socials, Sports & Events
• Welfare Officer (Women+)
• Welfare Officer (Men+)
• International & Faith Officer
• Equality & Opportunities Officer
• Socials & Events Officer
• Sports Officer (Women+)
• Sports Officer (Men+)
• Media and Communications Officer

Read the County JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Furness College JCR

All positions on Furness JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Furness College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President (Welfare and Campaigns)
• Vice President (Socials and Events)
• Vice President Democracy & Finance
• Media and Communications Officer
• Social and Events Officer
• Men's+ Representative Officer
• Women's+ Representative Officer
• International Student Representative Officer
• Sports Officer 

Read the Furness JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Fylde College JCR

All positions on Fylde JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Fylde College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President Socials and Events
• Vice President Welfare
• Chair & Democracy Officer
• Communications and Publicity Officer
• Sports Officer
• Socials Officer
• Welfare Officer
• International Officer

Read the Fylde JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Graduate College PG Board

This year we are re-launching the PG Board. All positions on the PG Board are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Graduate College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• International Officer
• Wellbeing Officer
• Events Officer
• Sports Officer

Read the Graduate College PG Board Terms of Reference here.

 

Grizedale College JCR

All positions on Grizedale JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Grizedale College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President Democracy and Finance
• Vice President Socials & Events
• Vice President Welfare and Education
• Social and Events Officer
• Welfare Officer (Women+)
• Welfare Officer (Men+)
• Sports Officer (Women+)
• Sports Officer (Men+)
• Media and Communications Officer
• Community Inclusion Officer
• Media and Tech Officer

Read the Grizedale JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Lonsdale College JCR

All positions on Lonsdale JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Lonsdale College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice-President
• General Secretary
• Social Secretary
• Welfare and Education Officer (Women/Non-Binary)
• Welfare and Education Officer (Men/Non-Binary)
• International Welfare Officer
• Communities Officer
• Media and Communications Officer
• Sports Officer (Women+)
• Sports Officer (Men+)

Read the Lonsdale Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Pendle College JCR

All positions on Pendle JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Pendle College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

• President
• Vice President
• Lead Events Officer
• Lead Wellbeing Officer
• Lead Media Officer
• Lead Sports Officer
• Democracy and Finance Officer
• Events Officer
• Sports Officer
• Media and Communications Officer
• Welfare Officer (Women+)
• Welfare Officer (Men+)
• International Students’ Officer
• Community and Inclusion Officer
• Audio-Visual Technician

Read the Pendle JCR Executive Terms of Reference here.

 

Nominating yourself

Nominations open on Monday 21^st October. At that point you will be able to nominate yourself for any position you are eligible for via the Students’ Union website: https://lancastersu.co.uk/nominate. You will need to sign-in to the Students’ Union website using your normal University details. 

Once on the nomination platform, you can select the position(s) you would like to nominate yourself for. Remember you cannot hold more than one position on the JCR, but we would encourage you to consider the role of Student Trustee which you can do alongside (you cannot simultaneously be a President of a JCR/PG Board and a Student Trustee, but every other combination is permitted). 

To nominate yourself you must supply a candidate photo (jpg or png files work best) and submit a manifesto no longer than 250 words. Your manifesto is your opportunity to explain to voters what makes you the best candidate for the position and detail any promises you would like to make.

Find detailed guidance on the nomination process here: How to nominate yourself

If you have any questions about the elections, please email lancastersuelections@lancaster.ac.uk. 

 

Where did the NUS Delegates go?

Following the approval of reforms to the National Union of Students’ democratic governance at the NUS National Conference in 2024, we can no longer elect NUS Delegates.

Both the role and the conference they were elected to attend no longer existing within the NUS. We were advised by NUS to remove this position from our elections. This change was approved by the Students’ Union’s Democracy Committee, made up of the Democracy & Finance Officers of all eight JCR Executives and the PG Board.

 

How do LUSU ensure the elections are fair? 

Our elections are overseen by an external Returning Officer and administered by our expert Deputy Returning Officers from within the Students’ Union staff.

You can read the election rules here.

If you have any questions, please email: lancastersuelections@lancaster.ac.uk

 

Notice of changes (21/10/24)

Furness JCR voted to approve changes to their Terms of Reference on Sunday 20^th October 2024. As a result, the positions of Finance & Democracy Officer, Welfare & Campaign Officer, Welfare & Education Officer, and Welfare & International Officer were replaced by: Vice President Democracy & Finance, Men’s Representative Officer, Women’s+ Representative Officer, and International Student Representative Officer.

Changes to Bowland, Cartmel, and Pendle JCR Terms of Reference were approved prior to the publication of the elections notice on Monday 7^th October 2024.