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Students urged to register to vote after electoral registration shake up

A recent study by the Labour party has revealed that nearly 80,000 voters will be lost due to the new voting sign up rules, with many of them expected to be Labour or left-leaning students

Overheard: Election Special

The best things you’ve been saying about the upcoming General Election

Vote for policies, not personalities

Exercising our democratic rights is fundamental to getting the kind of government we deserve. It’s easy to get caught up in the leaders’ rhetoric or be overwhelmed by the amount of information available, but we can hold our politicians to account by voting on the 7th of May

Live: Students’ Union Exec election results

The Mancunion is covering the announcements results of the Exec elections live from Club Academy

Love Britain? Love FUKP and the art of satire

Joe Evans believes that the pub landlord is lighting the fuse of satire

Student activists learn from radical left Syriza Youth in Athens

Union Education Officer and 20 others made the journey to Greece during the snap elections which saw socialist coalition Syriza take power in Athens

UKIP won’t be kingmakers, but could embarrass the political elite

With the general election just around the corner, could UKIP be the party to change the way we see Westminster?

Apathetic turnout for Halls Committee elections

Seven out of twelve Owens Park RA positions go uncontested

General Secretary: Grace Skelton

Grace Skelton tells us why we should vote for her for General Secretary

Education Officer: Samuel Blackledge

Samuel Blackledge tells us why we should vote for him for Education Officer

SU elections: candidates’ articles

Welcome to Comment & Politics’ SU election online special!

General Secretary: James Johnson

James Johnson tells us why we should vote for him for General Secretary

Wellbeing Officer: Lily Risby

Lily Risby tells us why we should vote for her for Wellbeing Officer

Education Officer: Megan Gurney

Megan Gurney tells us why we should vote for her for Education Officer

Women’s Officer: Nanon Lingwood

Nanon Lingwood tells us why we should vote for her for Women’s Officer

Education Officer: Myonoway Toles

Myonoway Toles tells us why we should vote for her for Education Officer

‘Coalition to blame for low PCC elections turnout,’ says Lloyd

Greater Manchester’s PCC candidates faced questions from members of the public at the University

Thousands vote to elect new student reps

4,215 students voted to elect 21 new student representatives