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Election Results

And the winners are...

President - Blane Abercrombie

Depute President Education & Welfare - Stephen Smith

Sports President - Ryan Wood

Campus President Ayr - Cal Reid

Campus President Hamilton - Kate Sharkie

Ordinary Trustees Paisley - Heather Armstrong, Stuart McCabe, Iain Shepherd.

Congratulations to all. 

Who's running for what?  

Nominations are now closed for all positions. 

To see which candidates are running for all the posts, please go to the candidates' manifesto section and click on their names to read their election pledges.

Voting takes place between Monday 18th March at 12 noon and Friday 22nd March at 12 noon.

Hustings events (or candidate question time) take place:

Ayr - Tuesday 12th March from 12.15pm

Hamilton - Wednesday 13th March from 12pm

Paisley - Thursday 14th March from 12.15pm

in the Students' Union bars. 

Come along and ask the candidates questions on their manifesto pledges or on their position on any issue relating to student life, both here at UWS and nationally. 

Election Results

NUS UK Conference 2013 Delegation

The following candidates are deemed to have been elected:

Blane Abercrombie, Jack Douglas, and Stuart McCabe

NUS Scotland Conference 2013 Delegation

The following candidates were elected:

Blane Abercrombie, Andrew McGowan, Cammie Mathieson, Jade McCarroll,

Heather Armstrong, and Jack Douglas 

SAUWS Trustee positions

The elected students who run SAUWS are known as the ’Board of Trustees’. This management board is made up of different positions with different remits. Each year SAUWS runs elections to allow the student body to vote in their preferred candidates to serve in these posts for the next academic year. The term of office starts on the 1st July and finishes on 30th June.

Often referred to as ’sabbs’, these sabbatical posts are filled by elected students who work full time for SAUWS during their term in office. Anyone who is a member of SAUWS can stand, (unless restricted by legislation) whether you’re about to graduate or are midway through your course. As a team, the sabbs are responsible and held accountable for every bit of the Association and make decisions about all levels of activity. There are 5 sabbatical positions in total.

President

Depute President Education & Welfare

Sports President

Campus President Ayr

Campus President Hamilton

There are also 9 non-sabbatical posts which are taken up by current students on a part time and voluntary basis and who support the sabbs as well as being full members of the Board of Trustees. 

Ordinary Trustee (3 each for Ayr, Hamilton & Paisley campuses)  

Download nomination forms from the elections toolkit.

For a copy of the election booklet which provides more information on what to expect from the elections or from what each position entails, then click here

NUS Conference Delegations

Every year SAUWS sends a delegation to each of NUS Scotland and NUS UK Annual Conferences. This is where policy is passed which sets the priorities of the National Union for the coming year. It is a requirement of NUS’ Constitution that each delegate is elected by a cross-campus ballot. All students registered at UWS are able to stand and vote in this election.

For information on both these conferences please contact the President (president@sauws.org.uk).

Download nomination forms from the elections toolkit.

More information on the voting system is available from here.