Notice of Poll for 2026 Elections
The following candidates have nominated themselves for the SU Leadership Elections 2026. All Cardiff University students have the democratic right to influence the issues the Students’ Union works on and contribute to the way it represents you to the University and wider community.
Use your vote
Voting will take place from Monday 9 March at 10:00 to Thursday 12 March at 18:00. Make sure you use your vote to choose who will lead the Students' Union and represent you.
All candidates are asked to provide written responses to three candidate questions for the election. These responses are designed to give you an insight into why they think they would be the right candidate and what their priorities will be if elected. These responses will become available to view prior to voting opening.
We will also be holding our annual ‘Get to Know’ Candidate Q&A event. This is your chance to hear from the candidates, ask them questions, and find out more about them and their priorities. The event is scheduled for Thursday 5 March at 18:00, and will take place in the Balconi on Floor 2 of the Students’ Union.
Students’ Union President
Aanchal Ghatak
Alex Portman Ross
Alice Nicholson
Callum Thompson
Joshua Tandy
Maria Pollard
Vice President Cymraeg
Owain Sion
Vice President Undergraduate Students
James Scott
Liz McLaughlin
Matilda Durant
Vice President Postgraduate Students
Aarchi Mewara
Lewis Cavill
Niharika Mishra
Prithviraj Dasgupta
Sean Strong
Shivangi Dixit
Svitlana Kravchenko
Thi Phuong Thao Dang
Vibagar Loganathan
Vice President International Students
Hanan Haliru
Lakshmi Ksheeraja Sikha
Maryam Mohammed A A Hussain
Md Parvez Alam
Mohamed Abdelsamad
Muhammad Hamza Khan
Peace Akinlaja
Retaj Murad
Stacey Amena
Teja Srivatsan
Vice President Societies and Communities
Anwen Crawford
Gracious Shonge
Jess Scurlock
Lee Walker
Manala Aggour
Nodie Caple-Faye
Nuwandi Patirange
Ollie Johnston
Orla Kenny
Ren Lovell
Zohaib Tahir
Vice President Sports and Athletic Union President
Amelia Huskisson
Jasmine Print
Lloyd Sibson Harris
Lola Lazzati
Margherita Puccinelli
Accessibility Officer
Hafwen Davies
Anti-Racism Officer
Hannah Goto
Noor Khan
Pratigya Budha Magar
Seven Hill
Trevor P Kgosi
Yushuo Bi
Estranged Students' Officer
Lucy Blyth
Ethical and Environmental Officer
Tristan Cairns
Heath Park Students’ Officer
Chandan Chikkereyuru Kumar
Dhanashree Uttam Khot
Matilda Pope
Wanqing He
LGBTQ+ Officer
Anne Rutherford
Elle King
Joseph Tallamy
Poppy May Davies
Mental Health Officer
Alex Caldwell
Alfahath Inayathulla
Doreena Stainer
Kayla Forde
Muhammad Junaid Afzal
Satvik Sinha
Smruti Rajput
Talia Marrache
Women's Officer
Caitlyn Monks
Nia Montrose
Samantha King
Hysbysiad o’r Bleidlais ar gyfer Etholiadau 2026
Mae’r ymgeiswyr canlynol wedi enwebu eu hunain ar gyfer Etholiadau Arweinyddiaeth yr UM 2026. Mae gan bob myfyriwr ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd yr hawl ddemocrataidd i ddylanwadu ar y materion y mae Undeb y Myfyrwyr yn gweithio arnynt a chyfrannu at y ffordd y mae’n eich cynrychioli i’r Brifysgol a’r gymuned ehangach.
Defnyddio eich pleidlais
Bydd y bleidlais yn digwydd o ddydd Llun 9 Mawrth am 10:00 i ddydd Iau 12 Mawrth am 18:00. Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn defnyddio’ch pleidlais i ddewis pwy fydd yn arwain Undeb y Myfyrwyr ac yn eich cynrychioli chi.
Gofynnir i bob ymgeisydd ddarparu ymatebion ysgrifenedig i dri chwestiwn ymgeisydd ar gyfer yr etholiad. Mae’r ymatebion hyn wedi’u cynllunio i roi cipolwg i chi ar pam eu bod nhw’n meddwl mai nhw fyddai’r ymgeisydd cywir a beth fydd eu blaenoriaethau pe baent yn cael eu hethol. Bydd yr ymatebion hyn ar gael i’w gweld cyn i’r bleidlais agor.
Byddwn hefyd yn cynnal ein digwyddiad Cwestiwn ac Ateb blynyddol ‘Dod i Adnabod’ yr Ymgeiswyr. Dyma’ch cyfle i glywed gan yr ymgeiswyr, gofyn cwestiynau iddynt, a darganfod mwy amdanynt a’u blaenoriaethau. Mae’r digwyddiad wedi’i drefnu ar gyfer dydd Iau 5 Mawrth am 18:00, a bydd yn cael ei gynnal yn y Balconi ar Lawr 2 Undeb y Myfyrwyr.
Llywydd Undeb y Myfyrwyr
Aanchal Ghatak
Alex Portman Ross
Alice Nicholson
Callum Thompson
Joshua Tandy
Maria Pollard
Is-lywydd y Gymraeg
Owain Sion
Is-lywydd Myfyrwyr Israddedig
James Scott
Liz McLaughlin
Matilda Durant
Is-lywydd Myfyrwyr Ôl-raddedig
Aarchi Mewara
Lewis Cavill
Niharika Mishra
Prithviraj Dasgupta
Sean Strong
Shivangi Dixit
Svitlana Kravchenko
Thi Phuong Thao Dang
Vibagar Loganathan
Is-lywydd Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol
Hanan Haliru
Lakshmi Ksheeraja Sikha
Maryam Mohammed A A Hussain
Md Parvez Alam
Mohamed Abdelsamad
Muhammad Hamza Khan
Peace Akinlaja
Retaj Murad
Stacey Amena
Teja Srivatsan
Is-lywydd Cymdeithasau a Chymunedau
Anwen Crawford
Gracious Shonge
Jess Scurlock
Lee Walker
Manala Aggour
Nodie Caple-Faye
Nuwandi Patirange
Ollie Johnston
Orla Kenny
Ren Lovell
Zohaib Tahir
Is-lywydd Chwaraeon a Llywydd yr Undeb Athletau
Amelia Huskisson
Jasmine Print
Lloyd Sibson Harris
Lola Lazzati
Margherita Puccinelli
Swyddog Hygyrchedd
Hafwen Davies
Swyddog Gwrth-hiliaeth
Hannah Goto
Noor Khan
Pratigya Budha Magar
Seven Hill
Trevor P Kgosi
Yushuo Bi
Swyddog Myfyrwyr sydd wedi Ymddieithrio
Lucy Blyth
Swyddog Moesegol ac Amgylcheddol
Tristan Cairns
Swyddog Myfyrwyr Parc y Mynydd Bychan
Chandan Chikkereyuru Kumar
Dhanashree Uttam Khot
Matilda Pope
Wanqing He
Swyddog LHDT+
Anne Rutherford
Elle King
Joseph Tallamy
Poppy May Davies
Swyddog Iechyd Meddwl
Alex Caldwell
Alfahath Inayathulla
Doreena Stainer
Kayla Forde
Muhammad Junaid Afzal
Satvik Sinha
Smruti Rajput
Talia Marrache
Swyddog Menywod
Caitlyn Monks
Nia Montrose
Samantha King