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LeadMCR 2026: The Results in Full

With weeks of campaigning over, the results are finally in
LeadMCR 2026: Final results revealed

LeadMCR 2026: Final results revealed

Your winning candidates revealed
LeadMCR 2026: The Results

LeadMCR 2026: The Results

Follow along to find out who your next eight Executive Officers are
LeadMCR 2026: where do your candidates sit on different issues?

LeadMCR 2026: where do your candidates sit on different issues?

See our sliding scales to find out
LeadMCR 2026: Polling and Priorities

LeadMCR 2026: Polling and Priorities

What are your LeadMCR candidates’ top priorities? And what does the student body have to say?

LeadMCR 2026: 35 candidates, 20 words

20 words – your LeadMCR candidates make their pitch

Gorton and Denton by-election: live coverage

Follow along on a laptop for our updates and coverage
LeadMCR 2026: Society Endorsement Tracker

LeadMCR 2026: Society Endorsement Tracker

Which candidates are societies endorsing in LeadMCR 2026? Check out our tracker to see who each group has backed.
What is LeadMCR?

What is LeadMCR?

In the coming weeks, you will be hearing a lot about LeadMCR (including from The Mancunion). But what actually is it?
One of the first UK university vigils for Charlie Kirk held on campus

One of the first UK university vigils for Charlie Kirk held on campus

Counter-protestors massed to oppose a vigil held for Charlie Kirk by Pro-Life Society outside of University Place
Pro-Palestine protestors hold “die-in” on campus

Pro-Palestine protestors hold “die-in” on campus

The protest was held to push for UoM to cut ties with Tel Aviv University, and support a Union Assembly motion on the same issue

Our reporters’ reactions to The World Transformed

Our reporters react to The World Transformed 2025
Spirit in the sky: the wave of Christian feeling sweeping across Manchester

Spirit in the sky: the wave of Christian feeling sweeping across Manchester

What’s the truth of Christianity’s ‘Quiet Revival’ in Manchester?
Pro-Palestine protestors march on 7 October anniversary

Pro-Palestine protestors march on 7 October anniversary

In one of the first major protests of the academic year, pro-Palestine protestors marched through Rusholme in opposition to Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank
Three dead after stabbing at Manchester synagogue

Three dead after stabbing at Manchester synagogue

This morning, police officers and paramedics were called to Crumpsall, Greater Manchester following an attack on a synagogue in Greater Manchester. Events are still unfolding, so this article may not be fully up-to-date.
Despite Brexit, British politics is looking distinctly European

Despite Brexit, British politics is looking distinctly European

British politics is in a period of flux – the rise of Reform, a fractured political landscape and the rise of influential local politicians. But is the UK looking more like a European democracy, and why?

NHS staff retention hits record high in North West

New data has revealed that NHS staff retention in the North West of England, including Manchester, is at one of the highest levels in decades
Benefits reform is needed – punching down is not

Benefits reform is needed – punching down is not

Changes to disability and sickness benefits are desperately needed. However, Rachel Reeves is going in the wrong direction
Labour’s WhatsApp scandal is an insight into the dark side of politics

Labour’s WhatsApp scandal is an insight into the dark side of politics

Andrew Gwynne’s unceremonious sacking and suspension brings deeper questions about the nature of politics
Trump’s tariff regime is economic chauvinism gone mad

Trump’s tariff regime is economic chauvinism gone mad

Trump’s tariff plan is an economic contradiction. Even worse, it risks the global economic order, and threatens America’s international standing.