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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: 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?

LeadMCR 2025: Statistical breakdown of the results

The results of LeadMCR 2025 have been released. Read the full breakdown of voting numbers and society endorsements here
LeadMCR 2025: Students’ Union holds candidate breakfast for society presidents

LeadMCR 2025: Students’ Union holds candidate breakfast for society presidents

The Mancunion spoke to society presidents and LeadMCR candidates about the significance of society endorsements in the election
LeadMCR: Application Requirements changing for new applicants

LeadMCR: Application Requirements changing for new applicants

LeadMCR is returning again this year, what’s changed from last year to this year?
Association Chairs: Bringing practical change and a sense of belonging to UOM

Association Chairs: Bringing practical change and a sense of belonging to UOM

The role of Association Chair began at Manchester University in 2021, and is a system of representation which allows elected students to advocate for different sections of the student body. A lesser-known role at the SU; here are just some of your current Association Chairs on what they have been getting up to this year
LeadMCR results: a breakdown

LeadMCR results: a breakdown

The Students’ Union have shared a detailed breakdown of the transferable voting system used for the LeadMCR elections following the results on March 7
A rundown of LeadMCR election results night

A rundown of LeadMCR election results night

The eight new SU Exec Officers were revealed on March 7 after two weeks of campaigning, as well as the seven NUS Representatives and the winners of the Union’s LeadMCR Alternative Awards
Your new Exec team: LeadMCR 2024 results

Your new Exec team: LeadMCR 2024 results

Eight Exec Officers and seven NUS reps have been elected for LeadMCR 2024/25
The paradoxes of student democracy

The paradoxes of student democracy

Low engagement in student democracy leads to expectations that are both too high and both too low – why? They promise the impossible, and don’t deliver
Record 159 students apply to LeadMCR

Record 159 students apply to LeadMCR

159 students have applied, breaking the record set in 2016
Legacies of LeadMCR throughout the years

Legacies of LeadMCR throughout the years

Your guide to the recent history of UoM’s student elections, from voting turnouts and when to vote to controversies and changes
LeadMCR 2024/25 applications now open

LeadMCR 2024/25 applications now open

LeadMCR applications have opened, with eight Exec roles available for next academic year, focused on the student experience at University and across the city
Making a statement: Fashion in politics

Making a statement: Fashion in politics

From Minion suits to social movements, find out why fashion in politics has been making a statement for so long.
Voting patterns from the LeadMCR elections

Voting patterns from the LeadMCR elections

How many people voted? Which society voted most? Which race was the closest? Find out all about the LeadMCR elections here