If you hadn’t heard, the General Elections are well and truly upon us, and today is the day you get to vote for the next parliament. Wandering down to your local polling station will only take about 20 minutes, and it’s your chance to change history.

The General Elections are what determines the next Parliament in the House of Commons, and run alongside the local elections, which will determine the councilors in your local council. The majority party or parties in Parliament will go on to form a government.

If you’re still unsure of who to vote for, Surge Radio … Read the rest

If you’ve been keeping an eye on our Facebook and Twitter, you’ll know that we’re putting the upcoming General Election pretty high up on our agenda at the moment. Students get a bad rep for not engaging in national politics – it’s time we worked together to change things.

We’ve been running the #YourVoteYourVoice campaign on our dedicated site, and we’ve got a Thunderclap campaign too – it only takes a second to join, and automatically uses your social media profiles to spread awareness.

But if you’ve missed all this, then you might still not be registered to vote. … Read the rest

With less than a week left for people to get registered to vote ahead of the General Election, we are urging you to make sure your voice is heard on 7 May and register at www.gov.uk/registertovote. 20 April will be people’s last chance to get registered so that they can vote in the General Election.

The last few months have seen SUSU launch an £18000 campaign, “Your Vote, Your Voice”, to get students registered to and actually voting, ensuring the student voice is loud and clear in Southampton when it comes to choosing who will run our … Read the rest

The General Election is swiftly approaching and in order to make it as much of a simple process as possible for you Southampton students, we wanted to let you know about the key milestones in the next few weeks which you need to know about to ensure your vote counts on May 7.

First of all, it’s vital you register to vote. Voter registration closes on April 20, so you need to make sure you have put your name down before then in order to have your say in both the General and Local Council Elections. To register, click … Read the rest