SU Elections 2026 Stats

The 2026 SU Elections saw us only have 5 candidates campaign and received an impressive 2,595 votes, approximately a 12.1% college wide voter turnout!

See below for a full breakdown of the 2026 election stats. 

SU President Election 2026 Stats

  • 5 Candidates ran in this election - Vwaire Ikwe, Masoud Aminizadeh, Gail Ball, Alex Wakefield and Eyitayo Agbede.
  • There were 2,595 votes cast in the election.
  • It took 5 rounds to find a winner.
  • Masoud Aminizadeh received 852 1st preference votes
  • Eyitayo Agbede received 649 1st preference votes
  • Vwaire Ikwe received 589 1st preference votes
  • Alex Wakefield received 248 1st preference votes
  • Gail Ball received 188 1st preference votes
  • R.O.N. received 69 1st preference votes
  • 655 votes were then transferred after R.O.N., Gail, Alex, and Vwaire were eliminated after rounds 1, 2, 3, and 4
  • In round 5, Masoud Aminizadeh received 52.7% of the total vote, with 1,094 votes to Eyitayo Agbede’s 982

Special Recognition

  • The Vine:
    • Double the number of voters from last year and a 21% voter turnout!
  • Enfield Centre:
    • Most voters with 583!
  • Beeston and North Street:
    • Both had 52% voter turnout that was the highest this year!
  • Deacon House and University Centre Leeds:
    • Both increased their voter turnouts from last year!
  • Pudsey Sixth Form:
    • 42% voter turnout in their 1st year of voting in the SU Elections!

Voter Breakdown

See below the voter numbers breakdown by campus.

 

Campus / College

No of Voters (Overall)

Approximate Voter Turnout (%)

Enfield Centre

583

13.4%

Quarry Hill Campus

546

13.4%

Leeds Sixth Form

475

20.3%

Printworks Campus

325

9.5%

North Street Centre

221

52.4%

Keighley College

108

5.2%

Beeston

95

52.5%

Pudsey Sixth Form

56

41.5%

Harrogate College

40

3.9%

University Centre Leeds

34

5.1%

Temple Newsam

30

12.2%

Somerville House

29

7.9%

Deacon House

27

5.2%

The Vine

16

21.3%

College House

5

1.1%

Other

5

0.4%