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Governance and Elections

Society Committee members are voted in through elections, with society members eligible to vote. This ensures every member of a society has a chance to lead and means that the process is fair, transparent and streamlined for everyone! 

Societies who have set up from 1 August 2025 will not be automatically set up for election and can appoint amongst themselves if they wish.

Students should contact yourcommunities@sunderland.ac.uk about any issues with the website, or candidate conduct. 

You can hold an AGM to give your members the opportunity to hear from their candidates and ask any questions, before casting their votes. Remember that all candidates should be given the equal opportunity to speak, if they wish to.

Read the full guidance under the Resources tab on this page!

  • Your election will be set up for you on the SU website for the dates below.
  • All members of your society (signed up through your SU webpage) are eligible to run for a 2025/26 committee position if they will still be a student for the duration of the 2025/26 academic year.
  • General guidance will be provided for promoting committee roles and the elections, but current society committees are responsible for the fair promotion of their specific role descriptions, if they have them.
  • Committee roles will stay the same, unless a role has remained vacant this year, in which case this will be removed. Each society should have a President and Treasurer role at minimum.
  • If a society has fewer than the minimum number of required members (4 excluding committee) it will be deactivated and will need to reregister in the new year.

Monday 2nd February 2026 10am: Nominations Open

Sunday 8th March 2026 4pm: Nominations Close

Monday 23rd March 10am – Friday 27th March 2026 4pm: VOTING OPEN!

w/c Tuesday 7th April onwards: Results announced and handover to the next committee begins.

Please ensure you have read the Society Committee Elections Guidance before submitting your nomination.

  1. Sign in to the SU website
  2. Hover over your name and choose ‘Account/Profile’
  3. Click 'My Nominations' on the sidebar, then select 'Submit' for the position you would like to nominate yourself for!
  1. Sign in to the SU website
  2. Go to sunderlandsu.co.uk/vote
  3. Click on the society election you want to vote in and follow the steps!