Sam Butler relected LGoS President in tight SO race
The SO elections results were announced tonight at Liverpool Student Union (JMU) after a week of intense campaigning. Turnout is slightly down from last year at 5203, or 28% of the electorate. Fifteen candidates ran for four Student Representative Officer positions. Sam Butler once again topped the Presidential race, with Leigh Angel-Bevan, Tom Bee More...
Election Day Eight Round Up – Graduate Employment
It has been a busy last full day of voting in the Student Officer elections (SO elections), with campaigners outside the Sydney Jones Library, in lecture theatres, and around campus to ensure they get some last More...
Election round up: less than 24 hours left to vote
Candidates tired as race enters final 24 hours 3,400 students have so far voted in the SO elections in one of the closest races in years. Turnouts are highest in the history, languages and cultures and the management More...
Election blog: International students
Following on from the issues of communications, housing, and societies and their funding, this blog aims to take a quick look at international students, and what the candidates running for the Guild elections More...
Candidate blog: Yangling Fan
Providing microwaves and places for students’ lunch I noticed that some students who are economically disadvantaged live far away from University just for saving money. In order to save time for their study, More...
Candidate blog: Pete Murden
Change is one those words that is used often in politics. In 2008, in the biggest election of our generation, Barack Obama ran and won with the slogan ‘Change we can believe in’ and in 2010 the Conservative More...
SO Elections blog: student housing
Student housing has consistently been raised by candidates in their manifestos, and no wonder: everyone knows a few landlord horror stories. In today’s blog we assess the housing issues in Liverpool, what help More...
Election Day Three Round up: Communications
After a fast-paced first couple of days, in which over 1,600 votes were cast, voting slowed notably today, reaching 1,743 this evening. This comes as no surprise, the weekend meaning a lack of students on campus, More...
Election Day Two Round Up: Societies and their funding
After over 1,000 votes in yesterday’s first day of the election, voting slowed just a little today to reach 1,601. Last year’s overall turnout was 5,471 votes, meaning that More...
Election day one round up: 1000 votes in 12 hours
Close race as LGoS staff say just 1% separates fourth and fifth places Polling station in the Sydney Jones library earlier today Elections for student representative officers, student trustees and NUS conference More...