Elections for roles within the BSG take place in the spring of each year. There will be a number of elections for BSG Sections including Trainees and AGIP, Higher Committee representative roles, and Clinical Research Groups. The BSG uses a company called Civica Election Services to administer elections. Members will be sent communications about these upcoming elections through Civica, please check your junk folder for emails if you do not receive them. Please also check the BSG Election Policy for more information and in case of election related queries, please contact [email protected].

All BSG members except Taster, Undergraduate, and Honorary members, who have filled out their section interests in their BSG membership profile can stand in elections and vote. BSG members wishing to stand for election must be active members of the relevant section before the election starts in order to be eligible. Members can belong to up to 5 sections, which is determined by your chosen "Section Interests".

As of this year, AGIP BSG Members can apply for the AGIP section roles. They can also participate in BSG-wide elections too. If you are an AGIP member, there will be separate communication going out in light of a first year of running AGIP elections, please check both emails.

How to update your Section Interests

1. Login to your BSG membership account in the top right hand corner of the website
2. Click "View profile" followed by "Settings" in the left hand menu
3. Scroll down towards "SECTION INTERESTS" and click "Add roles"
4. Select up to 5 section interests then click "Save & exit"

Nominations will open on Friday 7th March and close on Friday 4th April at 12pm (noon).

Voting will open on Friday 25th April and close on Friday 16th May at 12pm (noon).

Available posts

Elected Council - 3

3x Committee Member 

International Zonal Leads – 1

1x China and India Zonal Lead

CSSC Regional Representatives - 8

BSG Regional Representatives are elected for each of the 11 regions within England and are members of the BSG Clinical Services and Standards (CSSC) Committee, to include the Regional Representatives Committee. The CSSC has a remit to advance excellent patient care by improving service delivery, quality improvement, and producing guidelines and standards of care. This is a dual-role with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), with representation as Regional Specialty Adviser (RSA) for the assigned region, on behalf of the BSG.

1x Regional Representative - South London

1x Regional Representative - North West Greater Manchester

1x Regional Representative - North West Mersey

1x Regional Representative – Yorkshire and Humber

1x Regional Representative - East Midlands

1x Regional Representative - West Midlands

1x Regional Representative - South East Coast

1x Regional Representative - South West

Clinical Research Groups – 27 

IBD CRG

Committee members – 7; Trainee Representative – 1; Nurse Representative - 1

Endoscopy CRG 

Committee members – 7; Trainee Representative – 1; Nurse Representative - 1

Pancreas CRG 

Committee members – 7; Trainee Representative – 1; Nurse Representative - 1

Sections – 69 posts

Adolescent and Young Persons – 7

Committee members – 5; Trainee Representative - 1; Nurse Representative - 1

BSG Nursing – 6

Committee Member - 6

Colorectal – 6

Committee Members – 5; Nurse Representative - 1

Endoscopy – 4

Committee Member -  4

Gastroduodenal – 9

Committee Member – 7; Trainee Representative - 1; Nurse Representative - 1

Inflammatory Bowel Disease – 2

Committee Member – 1; Trainee Representative - 1

Liver – 7

Committee Member – 5; Trainee Representative - 1; Nurse Representative - 1

Neurogastroenterology & Motility – 5

Committee Member – 4; Nurse Representative - 1

Oesophageal – 1

Nurse Representative - 1

Pancreatobiliary – 5

Committee Member – 5

Pathology – 5

Committee Member – 4; Trainee Representative - 1

Small Bowel and Nutrition – 7

Committee Member – 5; Trainee Representative - 1; Nurse Representative - 1

Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWiG) – 5

Committee Member – 4; Nurse Representative - 1

Trainees Regional Representatives - 10

1x Regional Representative – Northern

1x Regional Representative – East of England

1x Regional Representative – Northern Ireland

1x Regional Representative – West Midlands

1x Regional Representative - Wales

1x Regional Representative – KSS

1x Regional Representative – Peninsula

1x Regional Representative – Yorkshire and Humber

1x Regional Representative – SW Thames (London)

1x Regional Representative – Oxford

1x Regional Representative – Wessex

New elected posts

AGIP Section - 6

Committee Members – 5; Trainee Representative - 1