Monday 02-12-2019 - 12:28

Results are in from a huge week of union referendums and elections.

Our Full-Time Officer Team said: "We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote in these important referendums and elections.

"We’ve received an astonishing number of votes and it’s been amazing to see so many of you taking the time to have your say.

"Using your vote is so important because your feedback gives us the best chance of being the students’ union you want and being your authentic voice as we work to ensure your university experience is everything you expect it to be.

"We’ve seen two decisive results in our referendums on the future of the Sugarhouse and membership of the union Trustee Board – your answers will now be passed on to the Trustee Board, and your views will be taken into account when final decisions on these issues are made."

A meeting of the Trustee Board will take place in December and we will tell you the outcomes from that meeting immediately.

Sugarhouse referendum

You were given the opportunity to vote Yes, No or Abstain on the following question:

“Should the students’ union continue negotiations to sell the Sugarhouse?”

Under the union’s Articles of Association, a turnout of at least 10% is required in order for referendum decisions to be considered valid. 4,095 votes were received, a total turnout of 26%.

• Yes: 204
• No: 3,844
• Abstain: 47

Trustee Board referendum

You were given the opportunity to vote Yes, No or Abstain on the following question:

“Should the Trustee Board have a majority of student-elected trustees?”

Under the union’s Articles of Association, a turnout of at least 10% is required in order for referendum decisions to be considered valid. 2,341 votes were received, a total turnout of 14.9%.

• Yes: 2,096
• No: 135
• Abstain: 110

Mature Students’ Officer

A by-election was held for the role of Mature Students’ Officer.

This election was run under the Single Transferrable Vote system. Voters choose candidates in order of preference and the candidate with the smallest number of votes is eliminated. Votes are redistributed to remaining candidates in order of preference until all positions are filled.

• Donna Pasquill was elected to the role of Mature Students’ Officer.

The full count sheet will be published shortly.

NUS Conference Delegate

Elections were held to choose the three delegate who will represent Lancaster University Students’ Union at the NUS National Conference in Liverpool from March 31 to April 2.

This election was run under the Single Transferrable Vote system. Voters choose candidates in order of preference and the candidate with the smallest number of votes is eliminated. Votes are redistributed to remaining candidates in order of preference until all positions are filled.

Winners were:

• Dom Casoria
• Nicola Hall
• Tejaswini Saji

The full count sheet will be published shortly.

College elections

Elections were held for undergraduate college Junior Common Room Execs and byelections took place for Postgraduate Board positions. These elections were run under the Single Transferrable Vote system. Voters choose candidates in order of preference and the candidate with the smallest number of votes is eliminated. Votes are redistributed to remaining candidates in order of preference until all positions are filled. Winners were as follows.

Bowland College

• President: Miriam Bonney
• Communications Representative: Lewis Corrick
• Democracy and Finance Representative: William Mercer
• Equality Representative: Sophie Schulz
• Socials and Events Representatives: Christopher Pearson
• Sports Representative (Women / Non-Binary): Laura Rigby
• Vice-President: Luke Dolan
• Welfare Representative (Men / Non-Binary): Elliott Partridge

Cartmel College

• President: Charlie Apel
• Events Technician: Eric Kim
• International Welfare Officer: Ttanya Sachdev
• Social Secretary: Sobia Siddiq
• Sports Officer: Emily Howarth
• Vice President Democracy and Finance Officer: Sam Pusey
• Women's Welfare Officer: Mekah Liddell

County College

• President: India Ellis
• Democracy and Finance Officer: Callum Slater
• International Students' Officer: Sonja Dembo
• Media and Communications Officer: Emma Charlotte Wood
• Men's Sports Representative: Matt Eamens
• Men’s Welfare and Community Officer: George Woodbridge
• Socials and Events Officers: Mohammed Saif Farooq
• Vice President Academic and Welfare: Lewis Pugh
• Vice President Social and Events: Catrin Harrison
• Women's Sports Representative: Elizabeth Skelton
• Women’s Welfare and Community Officer: Lydia Moodycliffe

Furness College

• President: Fran Hoyland
• Finance and Democracy Officer: Ben Sanders
• International and Welfare Officer: Angel Lee
• Media and Communications Officer: Rachel Lord
• Media and Communications Officer: Tarik Ali
• Social and Events Officer: George Johnson
• Sports Officer: Ellen Brooker
• Sports Officer: Kamal Naderi
• Vice President (Socials and Events): Elissa Griffiths
• Vice President (Welfare and Campaigns): Caitlin Nolan
• Welfare and Campaigns Officer: Emily Wood
• Welfare and Education Officer: Lauren Yarwood

Fylde College

• President: Erin Kerley
• International Officer: Eliza George
• Socials and Events Officer: Zak Elogab
• Sports Officer: Joe Stradling
• Sports Officer: Kamil Dada
• Vice President Socials and Events: Laura Scott
• Welfare Officer: Ciara Sowerby
• Welfare Officer: Dan Miller

Graduate College

• Academic Officer: Cassi Pinyan
• Media and Communications Officer: Kelly Xu
• PG Board Officer: Jessica Joseph
• PG Board Officer: Sophie Marsland
• PG Board Officer: Stephen Lynch
• PG Board Officer: Terry Tucker
• Treasurer: Sze Chau

Grizedale College

• President: Atree Ghosh
• Communication Officer: James Rowett
• Communication Officer: Louise Gardner
• Community Inclusion Officer: Dom Casoria
• Men's Sports Officer: Ben Cooper
• Men’s Welfare and Community Officer Manan Ladda
• Social and Events Officers: Georgia McKenna
• Socials and Tech Officer: Shankar "Shank" Hore
• Vice President of Education and Welfare: James Humphreys
• Vice President of Socials and Events: Charlie Wild
• Women's Sports Officer: Angelika Trzeciak
• Women's Welfare and Community Officer: Charlotte May

Lonsdale College

• President: Manon Williams
• College Sports Officer: Callum Willcox
• Education & Wellbeing Officer (Men/Non-Binary): Ibrahim Abdulle
• Education & Wellbeing Officer (Women/Non-Binary): Jenna Prevost
• General Secretary: Charlotte Orr
• Social Secretary: Lucy Arnold
• Vice-President: Mariam Ahmed
• Visual Media and Communications Officer: Belle Yang
• Visual Media and Communications Officer: Mark Wardle

Pendle College

• President: Lewis Powell
• Diversity and International Officer: Nia Georgieva
• Events Officers: Marc Dubois
• Media and Communications Officer: Carrie-Anne Auckland
• Vice President Events and Engagement: Daisy Richmond
• Welfare Officer (Self-defining Men): Joshua Collins
• Welfare Officer (Self-defining Women): Yifei Zhong

Full countsheets