After weeks of online and in-person campaigning and three long days of voting, 2502 students turned out to vote in this year’s Leadership Elections – a turnout of 17.1%. Now, it is time for us to reveal the results!
After weeks of online and in-person campaigning and three long days of voting, 2502 students turned out to vote in this year’s Leadership Elections – a turnout of 17.1%. Now, it is time for us to reveal the results!
With four full-time Sabbatical Officers, you cast a whopping 2502 electronic votes to select who you wanted to see lead the Students’ Union in 2026/27.
With Olivia Davies at the end of her maximum two-year term as a Sabbatical Officer, we were guaranteed a new President, and Matthew Paterson (current VP Education) was successfully elected to lead the Union.
Josh Walker was elected as your new Vice President Education, Bana Asqalan becomes VP Wellbeing & Diversity, and Nathan Linde will assume the role of VP Societies & Sport. We would like to congratulate all of our candidates on their phenomenal campaigns which have seen them elected into their respective roles.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our candidates who stood this year – without you, there simply would be no election. A big thumbs up also to all of the campaign teams who have worked hard to support the candidates and kept us entertained with some quirky posts and campaign videos.
The Students’ Union looks forward to welcoming the newly elected officers to the team in July, ready for a year of action and change.
Priority 8
You also voted on your new Priority 8, which your new Sabbs and Students’ Union will work on next year. Check them out!
1. More affordable food options on campus
2. Reduce deadline stacking for assessments and coursework
3. More student-friendly timetables
4. Improve security and safety in the wider area in and around the Egham campus
5. Increase the number and variety of daytime events and activities
6. Increase the range of food options available in the SU shop and campus outlets, including more diverse cuisines and dietary requirements
7. Improve the quality, consistency and accessibility of teaching within departments
8. Improved support around extenuating circumstances and assessments
Competition Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of our student group competition, with Riding (85.7% of 28) securing the win for Sports Clubs, while Holloway Players (79.4% of 34) claimed the victory for Societies. Both groups will be receiving £100 into their restricted accounts.
Congratulations to Drama, Theatre and Dance - you have the highest voter turnout (29.2%) by department, winning a pizza party on us!
Check out the Stats
Sabbatical Officers
President – Matthew Paterson
Vice President Education – Josh Walker
Vice President Wellbeing & Diversity – Bana Asqalan
Vice President Societies & Sport – Nathan Linde
Voting Breakdown