As we enter campaigning season for LeadMCR 2026, societies across the university can endorse candidates for one of the eight Executive Officer roles.
The bigger the circle in the graphic above, the more endorsements a candidate has received. We will be bringing you daily updates, so keep an eye on this page to see what changes.
For more information on each candidate and the campaign in general, we recommend checking out candidate Instagram pages and following The Mancunion‘s rolling coverage.
Union Affairs Officer:
Anna Ward (14 endorsements): UoM Action 4 Palestine, Manchester Leftist Action, Anime Society, Manchester Renters Union, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Politics Society, Biochemistry Society, Sapphic Society, 93% Club, Zahra Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society, Rock, Metal, and Alternative Music Society
Saumya Tiwari (2 endorsements): Indian Music Society, Henna Society
Meadow Ronan (1 endorsement): Responsible Gambling Society
Frances Connolly (1 endorsement): CAHAE Society
City and Community Officer:
Hasan Patel (9 endorsements): UoM Action 4 Palestine, Manchester Leftist Action, Manchester Renters Union, Indian Music Society, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Biochemistry Society, 93% Club, Rock, Metal, and Alternative Music Society
Nagad Kayad (5 endorsements): African-Caribbean Medical Society, Politics Society, Sapphic Society, Zahra Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society
Bohdan Ferbuko (1 endorsement): Responsible Gambling Society
Activities and Culture Officer:
Aaina Mohpatra (15 endorsements): UoM Action 4 Palestine, Manchester Leftist Action, Anime Society, Manchester Renters Union, Indian Music Society, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Politics Society, Malaysian Students’ Society of Manchester, Biochemistry Society, 93% Club, Salsa & Bachata, CAHAE Society, Zahra Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society
Ananya Alummottil (1 endorsement): Rock, Metal, and Alternative Music Society
Sanjana Palangdar (1 endorsement): Responsible Gambling Society
Jasmine Collins (1 endorsement): Sapphic Society
Wellbeing and Liberation Officer:
Maha Shaikh (9 endorsements): UoM Action 4 Palestine, Manchester Leftist Action, Manchester Renters Union, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Politics Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society, Rock, Metal, and Alternative Music Society, Zahra Society
Kai Prince (1 endorsement): Anime Society
Sayana Backer (1 endorsement): Indian Music Society
Sharon Mary Dominic Raj (1 endorsement): Biochemistry Society
Scarlett Postance (2 endorsements): Sapphic Society, 93% Club
Aisvaryaa Periyar Khaviyaa (1 endorsement): Henna Society
Grace Hollingsworth (1 endorsement): CAHAE Society
Faculty of Humanities Officer:
Alec Severs (11 endorsements): UoM Action 4 Palestine, Manchester Leftist Action, Anime Society, Manchester Renters Union, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Politics Society, Biochemistry Society, 93% Club, Zahra Society, Rock, Metal and Alternative Music Society
Pulkit Gupta (4 endorsement): Indian Music Society, Malaysian Students’ Society of Manchester, CAHAE Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Officer:
Ann Lee (10 endorsements): Manchester Leftist Action, Manchester Renters Union, Indian Music Society, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Politics Society, 93% Club, Biochemistry Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society, Zahra Society
Faculty of Science and Engineering Officer:
Jack Newton (13 endorsements): UoM Action4Palestine, Manchester Leftist Action, Anime Society, Manchester Renters Union, Indian Music Society, Manchester Young Greens, Student Left, Politics Society, 93% Club, Biochemistry Society, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Society, Rock, Metal and Alternative Music Society, Zahra Society
Postgraduate Research Officer:
Avinash Powar (1 endorsement): Indian Music Society
Beck Heslop (2 endorsement): Manchester Young Greens, Rock, Metal and Alternative Music Society
Atanas Kotov (1 endorsement): Student Left
Zhou Luman (2 endorsement): Politics Society, 93% Club
Mariya Hamada (2 endorsement): Biochemistry Society, Zahra Society
