Sport Club Committee Elections 2026
Are you ready to shape the future of your sport club in 2026?
As part of NTU's Sport Leadership and Volunteering Programme, we're excited to announce the opening of nominations for Committee Elections, with the nominations period commencing on Monday 9 February at 12pm (midday).
By becoming a part of your club's committee, you not only enhance your personal development and employability skills but also gain fantastic work experience to enrich your CV and Live, Learn, Work record.
As a committee member, you'll be empowered to make positive changes that will leave a lasting legacy for your club, whilst being fully supported in your role by the NTU Sport team.
If you're passionate about your sport and eager to boost your CV, develop new skills, forge new friendships, and gain valuable experience, put yourself forward and help steer the future of your club.
Nominations
The nominations portal will be available on the NTSU website.
Minimum Expectations
- Elected students must engage in committee training and in regular meetings with their club committee and Club Development Coordinator or Head of Sport. If these duties can no longer be fulfilled, your role on committee may be reviewed an/or revoked.
- Upon being elected, students must sign up to the Sport Volunteering portal and be committed to logging their volunteering hours (sign-up information will be sent to elected students).
Key Election Dates
Nominations period:
Opens: Monday 9 February at 12pm (midday)
Closes: Friday 20 February at 12pm (midday)
Election period:
Voting opens: Thursday 5 March at 8pm
Voting closes: Friday 13 March at 5pm
Both nominations and elections will take place through the NTSU website portal.
Election results:
Will be announced w/c Monday 16 March.
This will be followed up with a by-election period once the initial results are confirmed. Sport clubs committees will be contacted directly.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Log in as a student on the website and click on ‘Your Account/Profile’ under your name in the top right-hand corner of the screen. You will then need to click on ‘My Nominations’ and you should be able to see the officer positions at the very least. Or just head to trentstudents.org/nominate.
Check that you have signed into the website as a student. You will need to be a member of the club. If there are still issues, contact Rachel via rachel.caverhill@ntu.ac.uk who can ask NTSU to check the user account on the website to identify the problem.
Yes! We have added students we think are on placement and will be returning for the 2026/27 academic year. However, if you have been missed, please get in touch with Rachel via rachel.caverhill@ntu.ac.uk and we can add you.
The most likely reason for this is that you ‘opted out’ of the Union when you enrolled. You will need to email support@ntu.ac.uk and ask to be opted back into the Union. You will have to wait overnight for the system to update your data.
This means that either nominations haven’t yet opened, or nominations have closed. You can only nominate yourself between midday on Monday 13th February and midday Friday 24th February.
No. We allow two weeks of nominations, which is plenty of time to submit. Any issues with the website should have been flagged up in good time so that staff had time to resolve them. We cannot accept late nominations as we need time to administrate the website and turn around ready for voting. It is also unfair on those candidates who have submitted their nominations on time.
Yes. You will need to email elections@su.ntu.ac.uk stating which nomination they would like to withdraw. We don’t need a reason. Once a nomination has been withdrawn, it can only be resubmitted before the nomination deadline. After that, we do not allow a resubmission.
It could be for a number of reasons, but commonly they are likely to be one of the following.
- Your photograph contains something inappropriate.
- Your manifesto was irrelevant to the role or contained inappropriate content.
- It makes reference to heavy alcohol consumption.
- It contains bribery or offers something outside the role description in return for votes (free food or alcohol, etc.).
You will have received a reason at the point at which your nomination was rejected. You can resubmit any nomination until the close of nominations.
Not if the nomination period has already closed. We allow a 2-week period and you should be checking to see whether your nomination has been accepted or not. Submitting a nomination is not a guarantee that it will be accepted.
You need to be logged in as a student. Once logged in, the ballot paper should appear automatically, or else head to trentstudents.org/vote. If you are unable to log in as a student, the likely reason is that you have opted out of the union. In this case, you will need to email support@ntu.ac.uk and ask to be opted back in. You will need to wait overnight before you are able to vote.
The likely reason is because you are not a paid-up member of the club. You will need to join the club in order to vote. Placement students may need to be added. Please contact Rachel via rachel.caverhill@ntu.ac.uk with the information and we can check for you.
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Committee Training Dates
All successfully elected students will be expected to attend the committee training dates below. Times and location will be announced nearer the time.
- Presidents' Welcome (Presidents only) - Tuesday 14 April 2026
- Committee Welcome (all committee members) - Wednesday 15 April 2026
- Club Ready (all committee members) - Thursday 10 September 2026
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