In addition to the 5 full-time executive roles and 9 part-time liberation and facticity representative roles that were democratically elected by over 5000 students in the recent elections, all 117 student societies and sports clubs also held elections to choose their leaders for the upcoming academic year of 2024/2025.
Each of our student groups is led by elected student representatives from within their respective group. These representatives work diligently to ensure that all group members have a positive and fulfilling experience. Committee members have the opportunity to have a significant impact on their groups and provide valuable experiences that can benefit them in their future careers post-university.
Students were able to rank their preferred candidates using proportional representation, the voting system utilised for all De Montfort Students Union elections. In this system, if a member's first-choice candidate did not garner enough votes in the initial round and no candidate reached the required majority of 50%+1, the member's vote would then be transferred to their second-choice candidate in hopes of securing their election. Additionally, the option of "Re-Open Nominations" was available for all roles in DSU elections, enabling voting members to request different candidates if none of the candidates on the ballot were deemed suitable.
All positions were announced during the election results night on Wednesday, March 13th. Please see below for a comprehensive list of successful candidates elected to serve as committee members for the student group in 2024/2025.
African and Caribbean Society - Chairperson Beni Azakaye-Izekor
African and Caribbean Society - Treasurer Fiona Isere
African and Caribbean Society - Vice Chair Hafeez Adeniran
African and Caribbean Society - Wellbeing Officer Madan Jagne
American Football - Chairperson Tidal Lynch
American Football - Kit Manager Corey Bamber
American Football - Social Media Officer George Baster
American Football - Social Secretary Benjamin Nigh
American Football - Treasurer Moilinga Moilinga
American Football - Vice Chair Tom Beer
American Football - Wellbeing Officer Rhys Davies
Archery - Equipment Officer Amiko Howell
Archery - Secretary Charlotte Deal
Archery - Treasurer Jess Martin
Archery - Wellbeing Officer Aaisha Mulla
Badminton - Chairperson Divyansh Singh
Badminton - Secretary Fayaz Ahamed
Badminton - Treasurer Jay Hemutkumar
Barbell - Chairperson Sam Walker
Barbell - Secretary Ben Lord (Lordy)
Barbell - Treasurer Ellie Makin
Barbell - Wellbeing Officer Paolo Jesse Nwia Azane
Basketball - Chairperson Twig Smalley
Basketball - Wellbeing Officer Arjan Liddar
Boxing - Wellbeing Officer iyanu Adenuga
Boxing - Treasurer Hesam Sheikh
Cheerleading - Chairperson Hattie Dawe
Cheerleading - Treasurer Lauren Riley-White
Cheerleading - Wellbeing Officer tinashe Ndoro
Christian Union - Chairperson Alpha Balole
Christian Union - Event Coordinator Ewan Fabrice Lawen
Christian Union - Publicity Officer Meg Warren
Christian Union - Secretary Rufaro Dziva
Christian Union - Treasurer Aidan Jackson
Christian Union - Wellbeing Officer Amber Jones
Climbing - Chairperson Jess Lumb
Climbing - Social Secretary Iden Coop
Climbing - Treasurer Fin Chalkley
Creative Writing Society - Chairperson Matthew Butler
Dance Society - Chairperson Nat Dawson
Dance Society - Events Officer Amy Moody-Smith
Dance Society - Secretary Tess Jevons
Dance Society - Social Media Officer Megan Noble
Dance Society - Social Secretary Olivia Keates
Dance Society - Treasurer Ellie Strain
Dance Society - Vice Chair Erin Shackleton
Dance Society - Wellbeing Officer Mikey O'Driscoll
Demon Media - Chairperson Evan Alexiou
Demon Media - Demon FM - Station Manager Angel Dara Garvey-Hendrickson
Demon Media - Treasurer Bronze Sparks
Dodgeball - Chairperson Andrew Sullivan
Dodgeball - Wellbeing Officer Dan Storrie
Dodgeball - Secretary Laura Gilde-Young
Dodgeball - Treasurer Michael Headland
Drama Society - Chairperson Jessica Leigh
Drama Society - Secretary Sam Rattigan
Drama Society - Treasurer Cameron Flynn-Squires
Drama Society - Wellbeing Officer Aether Ellis
Engineering Society - Secretary Abdulatif Shaik
Equestrian - Chairperson Farnaz Sayani
Equestrian - Wellbeing Officer Emma Morgan
Equestrian - Rider Coordinator Emma Hudson
Equestrian - Social Secretary Sofia Fullwood
Equestrian - Treasurer Georgia Booty
E-Sports Society - Vice Chairperson Max Khudoev
E-Sports Society - Wellbeing Officer Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)
Football (Men's) - Charity Secretary Charlie Males
Football (Men's) - Wellbeing Officer Corey Donovan
Football (Men's) - Secretary joel Samuel-Macey
Football (Men's) - Social Secretary Josh Gaunt
Football (Men's) - Treasurer Santino La-Band
Football (Men's) - Vice Chairperson Tom Brookes
Football (Women's) - Chairperson Liv Steel
Football (Women's) - Wellbeing Officer Chloe Mackie
Football (Women's) - Secretary Maisie Cole
Football (Women's) - Social Secretary Meg Oldham
Football (Women's) - Treasurer Cassidy Tacey
Football (Women's) - Vice Chairperson Mia O'Connor
Forensic Science Society - Chairperson Vanessa Delgado Lopes
Game Society - Chairperson Kye Hollowood
Game Society - Secretary Primrose Jordan
Game Society - Treasurer James Jenkinson
Game Society - Wellbeing Officer Rita Holbok
Hackers - Chairperson Jack Wright
Hackers - Secretary Dilan Goodwin
Hackers - Treasurer Orlin Lyon
Hackers - Wellbeing Officer Adam Welbourne
Hindu - Chairperson Manav Vyas
Hindu - Public Relations Officer Naavyen Patel
Hindu - Sanskaar Co-Ordinator Moksh Suchak
Hindu - Secretary Saloni Vaghela
Hindu - Treasurer Hetvi Patel
Hindu - Wellbeing Officer Nital Patel
Hockey - Media Officer Alys Peake-Jones
Hockey - Social Secretary Immy Lock
Hockey - Treasurer Nathan Davies
Hockey - Wellbeing Officer (Men's) Shivam Desai
Hockey - Wellbeing Officer (Women's) Flo Kimber
Jiu-Jitsu & Self Defence - Chairperson Tristan Corn
Jiu-Jitsu & Self Defence - Wellbeing Officer Lauren Downing
Jiu-Jitsu & Self Defence - Treasurer Carolina Diel
Karting - Chairperson Michal Okonski
Karting - Wellbeing Officer Adam McDavitt
Karting - Secretary Daniel Gray
Karting - Treasurer Dan Howe
Korean Culture Society - Chairperson Tabitha Chiriseri
Korean Culture Society - Dance Teacher Izzy Dodge
Korean Culture Society - Events Manager Austeja Zigmantaviciute
Korean Culture Society - Publicity Officer Ellie Cook
Korean Culture Society - Secretary Gabriela Lucas Vinuela
Korean Culture Society - Treasurer Hannah Till
Korean Culture Society - Wellbeing Officer Merrion Clark
Lacrosse - Chairperson Hannah Lines
Lacrosse - Wellbeing Officer Charlotte Mercer
Lacrosse - Secretary Samantha Dunn
Lacrosse - Social Secretary (Men's) James Bradshaw
Lacrosse - Social Secretary (Women's) Maya Parker
Lacrosse - Vice Chair (Women's) Angelyn Mercado
Lacrosse - Wellbeing Officer Kieran Browning
Law and Mooting Society - Chairperson Hannah Wheeler
Law and Mooting Society - Secretary Izzy Mansfield
Law and Mooting Society - Treasurer Maddie Burgess
Law and Mooting Society - Wellbeing Officer Sehare Shezad
LGBTQ+ Society - Chairperson Matthew Clarke
LGBTQ+ Society - Secretary Zephyr Saunby
LGBTQ+ Society - Treasurer Jamie Vaughan
Medieval Re-enactment - Chairperson Hollie Roe
Medieval Re-enactment - Treasurer Alice Green
Music Society - Chairperson Danielle Zeelie
Music Society - Secretary Nai Seja
Music Society - Social Secretary Georgia Guest
Music Society - Treasurer Lilli Bellamy
Music Society - Wellbeing Officer Benjamin Leatherbarrow
Netball - Chairperson Hannah Wheaton
Netball - Kit Secretary Diana Batista Hasanovic
Netball - Media Officer Connie King
Netball - Secretary Kirsten Williams
Netball - Social Secretary Georgia Plumb
Netball - Treasurer Paige Baldwin
Netball - Vice Chairperson Amelia Reed
Nintendo - Chairperson Patrick Relvao Cecilio
Nintendo - Treasurer Jasmine Patel
Nintendo - Wellbeing Officer Genesis Young
Nursing Society - Treasurer Ashmiat Afolabi
Pole Fitness - Chairperson Lucy Hodgson
Pole Fitness - Media Officer Amy Newman
Pole Fitness - Social Secretary Paige Wignall
Pole Fitness - Wellbeing Officer Anastasia Hipkiss
Rock and Metal Society - Chairperson Amber Gibbs
Rock and Metal Society - Equality Officer Rosie Stephenson
Rock and Metal Society - Treasurer Ethan Galpin
Rock and Metal Society - Vice Chairperson Snow Coe
Rock and Metal Society - Wellbeing Officer Kieran Harrison
Rowing - Chairperson Andrew Pimenta
Rowing - Secretary Sophie Mundy
Rowing - Wellbeing Officer Lizzie Webster
Rugby (Men's) - Chairperson Lewis Bradbury
Rugby (Men's) - Charity Secretary Ben Dolman
Rugby (Men's) - Media Secretary Will Parkes
Rugby (Men's) - Secretary Charlie Warne
Rugby (Men's) - Treasurer Rhys Betley
Rugby (Men's) - Wellbeing Officer Ollie Barr
Rugby (Women's) - Chairperson Katie Cotton
Rugby (Women's) - Secretary Alice Guyett
Rugby (Women's) - Social Secretary Lizzy Richardson
Rugby (Women's) - Wellbeing Officer Niamh Short
Running & Athletics - Chairperson Lucy Davies
Running & Athletics - Head of Athletics Carlo Olivas
Running & Athletics - Secretary Lauren Sykes
Snow Sports - Chairperson George Morland
Snow Sports - Secretary Heidi Walmsley
Snow Sports - Social Secretary Connie Bulgin
Snow Sports - Treasurer Hannah FitzGerald
Snow Sports - Wellbeing Officer Charlie Smith
Swimming/Triathlon - Chairperson Ella Farnsworth
Swimming/Triathlon - Secretary Lucy Rose
Swimming/Triathlon - Treasurer Isabelle Ward
Tae Kwon Do - Chairperson Paula Uljanica
Tae Kwon Do - Secretary Maria Pasinato
Tae Kwon Do - Treasurer Titas Maciunas
Tae Kwon Do - Wellbeing Officer Raheemah Nazir Nathvani
Trampolining - Chairperson Emily Bennison
Trampolining - Competition Secretary Glorianne Lepeya
Trampolining - Secretary Holly Page
Trampolining - Social Secretary Teodor Stoykov
Trampolining - Treasurer Ella Tilney
Trampolining - Wellbeing Officer Ellie Harris
Volleyball - Chairperson Max Oxman
Volleyball - Secretary Alexandra Nunez
Volleyball - Wellbeing Officer Nikola Gavrilova
It is encouraging to see that 190 roles have been filled within the 117 groups. However, there are still 390 vacant roles that need to be filled. Therefore, a bye-election and second round of voting will be conducted in the coming weeks. This will provide student groups with a final opportunity to fill the essential core committee roles of Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and Wellbeing Officer.
Since these roles are crucial for the continuity of a group into the next academic year, they will be the only positions available for filling during the upcoming bye-election. This means that not all groups will have roles up for election and can begin preparing for the next year.
Congratulations to all the winners. We encourage anyone considering participating in the bye-election to speak with the current committee for more information on the process. A complete list of all student groups can be found here.