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The SU Leadership Elections are held annually, giving students the opportunity to elect their new Presidents. Get ahead in your career by leading our charity and working with senior leaders from your University.

The SU Leadership Elections 2026

Sabbatical Officers (Presidents and Vice Presidents) are elected by students to lead the Students' Union. Students take a year out of studying to work full-time in a paid role representing students. The sabbatical officer elections are a key part of union democracy and the votes of students directing what the Students' Union works on in the next academic year.

Voting is open from 12 pm Monday 2 March to 12pm Thursday 5 March.

You can see who your candidates are by clicking the candidate list button below.

SU Leadership Elections 2026

This election is for the sabbatical officer roles at Falmouth and Exeter Students' Union. These roles are full-time paid positions that lead the union, work as Trustees to the charity, and work on student priorities throughout the academic year. One term of this role is one year.

4 posts are up for election.

Nominations are now closed.

The polls open at 12:00 on Monday 2 March 2026 (in 2 days and 7 hours)

Candidate List: See who's running for each post and read their manifestos.

Voting prizes

To make voting even more exciting we're running voting booths across our campuses, offering cash prizes to the sports clubs and societies with the highest percentage of voters, and have a voter prize draw. It's our biggest package of prizes ever!

How does voting work?

We use a Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, which means voters can rank candidates. This is one of the more proportional systems to make sure your representatives represent you.

Events

Make Your Mark Art Fest: 3rd March 10am - 3pm; Fox Cafe' Falmouth Campus; Make Your Mark Art Fest - Create some art and Vote!; Penryn Campus | Falmouth Campus | Postgraduates | Exeter students | Falmouth students | Presidents | LGBTQ+ | Sabb Elections | Sabb Elections - Candidates

Make Your Mark Art Fest: 4th March 10am - 3pm; Upper Stannary, Penryn Campus; Make Your Mark Art Fest - Create some art and Vote!; Penryn Campus | Falmouth Campus | Postgraduates | Exeter students | Falmouth students | Presidents | LGBTQ+ | Sabb Elections | Sabb Elections - Candidates