This page provides information about the March 2026 NUS Full Time Officer elections. If you need any help with these elections please email [email protected].

Results

The results of the NUS Full Time Officer elections were announced on 26 March 2026.

Read about the results

Full Time Officer Elections

NUS is led by seven elected full-time officers who represent all students studying in the UK and lead our work. Being an officer means mobilising students to organise around the campaigns that matter to them. The following officer positions were up for election in March 2026:

• NUS England President
• NUS Vice President Higher Education (England)
• NUS Vice President Further Education (England)
• NUS Vice President Liberation and Equality (UK)
• NUS Scotland President
• NUS Cymru (Wales) President
• NUS-USI (NI) President
  
  

Candidates

Find out about all of the candidates who contested the Full Time Officer elections.

NUS England President

NUS Vice President Higher Education (England)

NUS Vice President Further Education (England)

NUS Vice President Liberation and Equality (UK)

NUS Scotland President

NUS Cymru (Wales) President

NUS-USI (NI) President

All candidates were invited to attend online hustings events held by NUS. The recordings of the hustings events are now available to watch back via the link below.

Candidate Hustings Recordings

Key Information

The links below will take you through to move administrative information about the elections, including how to make a complaint:

Elections Timetable

Election Rules

How to Cast Your Vote

Election FAQs

Election Complaints

Complaints & Outcomes

Please read the Election FAQs before submitting a complaint.

Voting in NUS elections

Only registered Reps were able to vote in these elections and Reps could only vote for specific roles, as follows:

NUS Reps

In the NUS Full Time Officer Elections, NUS Reps will vote for the NUS President in their nation. Reps from SUs in England can also vote for Vice President FE or HE, depending on which type of institution you attend, whether a college or university. The link below gives you more information about what an NUS Rep is, and entitlement for each member SU:

NUS Rep Entitlement Information

NUS Liberation & Equality Reps

For NUS Liberation, campaigning priorities are set by the new Liberation Collective. By default, each SU has 5 Liberation Liberation & Equality Reps for the purpose of electing the Vice President Liberation and Equality, with one Rep for each of NUS’ five Liberation groups:

• Disabled
• LGBT+
• Trans
• Racialised
• Women

The link below sets out in more detail:

NUS Liberation Rep Entitlement Information

Registered NUS Reps

NUS Rep and Liberation Rep Registration List

How to Register Reps

The deadline to register Reps has now passed. If you have any questions or issues regarding your registered Reps email [email protected];

Register your Reps Here

Count Sheets

You can download count sheets for the elections at this link. Please note that this link is only accessible to NUS UK members using their registered students' union email address. 

Access count sheets (requires log in)

If you are an NUS Rep or a candidate who does not have an NUS UK login, please fill out this form.