The campaigning has stopped, the votes have been cast, the confetti canons have been… cannoned… and just like that - it’s all over for another year. The Union Elections 2019 was a spectacular display of committed candidates, fantastic and creative campaigns and some of the most sportsmanlike behaviour we have had the privilege of witnessing, we can’t quite believe it’s all over.
To each and every one of you who stood for a role, campaigned or voted we want to say a huge thank you. Thank you for being a part of this and thank you for helping to shape the future of the University of Derby. You have all made such a huge difference.
For those of you that couldn’t make it, the results were formally announced at the Election Results Night event at the Academy Bar on Friday 8th March, which was a fantastic night of celebration and freely flowing cocktails that was enjoyed by all. We had 2743 votes cast in this year’s Union Elections and the we'd like to say another huge congratulations to all the candidates who were elected and of course, to everyone who took part. Those elected students will now go on to lead the Union of Students on behalf of every student at Derby, so who you voted for really does make such a difference! The elected officers coordinate the work and direction of the Union in order to best fulfil their vision and that of the students.
It’s without further ado that we are very pleased to announce the winners of the Union Elections 2019
Your new officers
Below is the list of winners for each position elected in this year's Main Elections. Positions that were not filled will be available in the By-elections from the 8th April. For more information about By-elections you can contact Laura Maher. who will be coordinating the By-elections at the Union.
| Officer Trustee Positions |
Winner |
| Union President |
Daniella Quill |
| Vice President (Education) |
Mel Welaratne |
| Vice President (Welfare) |
Samira Mensah |
| Vice President (Activities) |
Faye Davies |
| Part Time Officer Positions |
Winner |
| Union Societies Chair |
Joshua Williams |
| Buxton Events Officer |
Anesu Choto |
| Union Equality & Diversity Chair |
Emma Rodrigues |
| Part Time Officer (Disabilities) |
Sammie Hilton |
| Part Time Officer (Ethnic Minorities) |
Clovena Brown |
| Part Time Officer (LGBTQ+) |
Joseph Carr |
| Part Time Officer (Mental Health Awareness) |
Annaline Jones |
| Part Time Officer (International Students) |
Shannesia Hodge |
| Part Time Officer (Chesterfield) |
Eleanor Mousley |
| Part Time Officer (Education Chair) |
Michael J Dixon |
| Part Time Officer (UDOL Students) |
Sadaruddin Shah |
| Part Time Officer (Derby Law School) |
Shireen Ismael |
| Part Time Officer (Derby Business School) |
Joseph Webster |
| Part Time Officer (Arts & Media Studies) |
Caughley Harris |
| Part Time Officer (Electronics, Computing & Mathematics) |
Faye Meadows |
| Part Time Officer (Nursing & Professional Practice) |
Abid Hussain |
| Part Time Officer (Humanities & Journalism) |
Lilian Kent |
| Part Time Officer (Joint Honours) |
Carla Fletcher |
| Part Time Officer (Human Sciences) |
Caitlin Harrison |
| Part Time Officer (Mechanical Engineering & the Built Environment) |
Sebastian Piper |
| Part Time Officer (Design) |
Lydia Strickler |
| Part Time Officer (Social & Community Studies) |
Kimberley Hounsome |
| Part Time Officer (Social Sciences) |
Sam Neville |
| National Student Rights Campaigner |
Scarlet Moss
Daniella Quill
Jacob Blatherwick
Corey Beck |
Results Breakdowns
Below are the STV breakdowns for each position in this election. You can see how/if the STV transfers affected the outcome of each position.
Valid votes: 1876, Initial Quota: 938
| Union President (Activities) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
36 |
|
| Daniella Quill |
1168 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Susannah Springall |
483 |
|
| Paul Pugsley |
189 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 1749, Initial Quota: 874.5
| Vice President (Education) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
28 |
|
| Mel Welaratne |
988 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Alexander Wood |
373 |
|
| Tanith Jones |
360 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 1770, Initial Quota: 885
| Vice President (Welfare) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
Stage 4 |
Stage 5 |
Stage 6 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Aaron Spencer |
395 |
395 |
395 |
400 |
408 |
428 |
|
| Cal Allwright |
257 |
257 |
264 |
271 |
279 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 5 |
| Kirsty Patrick |
84 |
85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 2 |
| Claire Smedley |
166 |
166 |
175 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 3 |
| Sophia Lemord |
222 |
222 |
226 |
230 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 4 |
| Samira Mensah |
624 |
624 |
635 |
652 |
665 |
693 |
Elected at Stage 6 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
21 |
54 |
142 |
201 |
231 |
231 |
|
Valid votes: 1711, Initial Quota: 855.5
| Vice President (Activities) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
Stage 4 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Gus Maree |
476 |
478 |
486 |
508 |
|
| Faye Davies |
658 |
658 |
683 |
721 |
Elected at Stage 4 |
| Lorna Bennett |
330 |
330 |
350 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 3 |
| Andrew Todd |
217 |
218 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 2 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
27 |
165 |
290 |
482 |
|
|
Valid votes: 859, Initial Quota: 429.5
| Union Societies Chair |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
31 |
|
| Macauley Mosley |
346 |
|
| Joshua Williams |
482 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 684, Initial Quota: 342
| Buxton Events Officer |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
63 |
|
| Anesu Choto |
621 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 784, Initial Quota: 392
| Union Equality & Diversity Chair |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
21 |
|
| Emma Rodrigues |
428 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Corey Beck |
335 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 1116, Initial Quota: 558
| Part Time Officer (Disabilities) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
39 |
|
| Sammie Hilton |
572 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Georgia Simmonds |
505 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 1012, Initial Quota: 506
| Part Time Officer (Ethnic Minorities) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
60 |
|
| Anisha Johal |
399 |
|
| Clovena Brown |
553 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 944, Initial Quota: 472
| Part Time Officer (LGBTQ+) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
101 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Joseph Carr |
467 |
467 |
Elected at Stage 2 |
| Ashley Harker |
376 |
378 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
99 |
99 |
|
Valid votes: 942, Initial Quota: 471
| Part Time Officer (Mental Health Awareness) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
Stage 4 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
79 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Annaline Jones |
345 |
345 |
351 |
368 |
Elected at Stage 4 |
| Zara Doorbar |
165 |
166 |
173 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 3 |
| Larissa Andrews |
159 |
159 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 2 |
| Zoe Cutler |
194 |
196 |
199 |
210 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
76 |
143 |
145 |
364 |
|
Valid votes: 882, Initial Quota: 441
| Part Time Officer (International Students) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
32 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Grace Ragosta |
346 |
346 |
|
| Monzir Tom |
78 |
78 |
|
| Shannesia Hodge |
426 |
427 |
Elected at Stage 2 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
31 |
31 |
|
Valid votes: 699, Initial Quota: 349.5
| Part Time Officer (Chesterfield) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
68 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Eleanor Mousley |
341 |
341 |
Elected at Stage 2 |
| Victoria Bradley |
290 |
290 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
68 |
68 |
|
Valid votes: 851, Initial Quota: 425.5
| Part Time Officer (Education Chair) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
60 |
|
| Michael J Dixon |
791 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 55, Initial Quota: 27.5
| Part Time Officer (UDOL Students) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
5 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Sadaruddin Shah |
26 |
26 |
Elected at Stage 2 |
| Aine Quigley |
24 |
25 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
4 |
|
Valid votes: 216, Initial Quota: 108
| Part Time Officer (Derby Law School) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
36 |
|
| Shireen Ismael |
180 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 207, Initial Quota: 103.5
| Part Time Officer (Derby Business School) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
23 |
|
| Joseph Webster |
184 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 225, Initial Quota: 112.5
| Part Time Officer (Arts & Media Studies) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
12 |
|
| Caughley Harris |
213 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 151, Initial Quota: 75.5
| Part Time Officer (Electronics, Computing & Mathematics) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
9 |
|
| Faye Meadows |
142 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 116, Initial Quota: 58
| Part Time Officer (Nursing & Professional Practice) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
3 |
|
| Abid Hussain |
59 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Michelle Hazel |
54 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 220, Initial Quota: 110
| Part Time Officer (Humanities & Journalism) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
17 |
|
| Lilian Kent |
203 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 791, Initial Quota: 395.5
| Part Time Officer (Joint Honours) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
44 |
|
| Carla Fletcher |
747 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 207, Initial Quota: 103.5
| Part Time Officer (Human Sciences) |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
Stage 4 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Anne Johnson |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 2 |
| Hamna Raja |
51 |
51 |
52 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 3 |
| Caitlin Harrison |
75 |
75 |
77 |
88 |
Elected at Stage 4 |
| Chris Winson |
58 |
58 |
59 |
62 |
|
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
7 |
12 |
57 |
57 |
|
Valid votes: 116, Initial Quota: 58
| Part Time Officer (Mechanical Engineering & the Built Environment) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
7 |
|
| Sebastian Piper |
109 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 212, Initial Quota: 106
| Part Time Officer (Design) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
11 |
|
| Lydia Strickler |
201 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 97, Initial Quota: 48.5
| Part Time Officer (Social & Community Studies) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
8 |
|
| Kinberley Hounsome |
89 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 188, Initial Quota: 94
| Part Time Officer (Social Sciences) |
Stage 1 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
21 |
|
| Sam Neville |
167 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
0 |
|
Valid votes: 850, Places: 4, Initial Quota: 170
| NUS Delegate |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
Stage 4 |
Stage 5 |
Stage 6 |
Stage 7 |
Stage 8 |
Result |
| Re-Open Nominations |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 2 |
| Macauley Mosley |
72 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 4 |
| Asid Shabir |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 1 |
| Charlie Bell |
91 |
91 |
92 |
92 |
93 |
95 |
103 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 7 |
| Michael J Dixon |
72 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
76 |
79 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 6 |
| Emily Sale |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 2 |
| Scarlet Moss |
135 |
135 |
135 |
135 |
138 |
141 |
141 |
141 |
Elected at Stage 6 |
| Hadiyah Dar |
54 |
58 |
58 |
73 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 5 |
| Aliyah Mehmood |
34 |
36 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Excluded at Stage 3 |
| Daniella Quill |
179 |
179 |
179 |
179 |
179 |
179 |
179 |
179 |
Elected at Stage 1 |
| Jacob Blatherwick |
96 |
96 |
98 |
100 |
100 |
101 |
108 |
135 |
Elected at Stage 8 |
| Corey Beck |
84 |
84 |
88 |
88 |
91 |
94 |
109 |
119 |
Elected at Stage 8 |
| Non-Transferrable Differences |
2 |
19 |
37 |
100 |
161 |
210 |
276 |
276 |
|