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 via [email protected], 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 last 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 close at 5pm (17.00) on Thursday 9th April 2026.

Available posts

BSG Council

• Elected Council Members (2 positions)
• Elected Nurse Councillor (1 position)
• Elected Trainee Councillor (1 position)

Read more about being an elected council member here and about new role of Trainee Councillor and Nurse Councillor.

Section Committees

• Association of GI Physiology Professions (AGIP) - Committee Members (3 positions)
• Association of GI Physiology Professions (AGIP) - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• Adolescent and Young Persons - Committee Members (5 positions)
• Adolescent and Young Persons - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• BSG Nursing - Committee Members (4 positions)
• Colorectal - Committee Members (5 positions)
• Colorectal - Nurse Representative (1 position)
• Endoscopy - Committee Members (3 positions)
• Endoscopy - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• Gastroduodenal - Committee Members (7 positions)
• Gastroduodenal - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• Gastroduodenal - Nurse Representative (1 position)
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Committee Member (3 position)
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Nurse Representative (1 position)
• Liver - Committee Members (3 positions)
• Neurogastroenterology & Motility - Committee Members (3 positions)
• Neurogastroenterology & Motility - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• Neurogastroenterology & Motility - Nurse Representative (1 position)
• Oesophageal - Committee Members (5 positions)
• Oesophageal - Trainee Representative (1 Position)
• Pancreatobiliary - Committee Members (2 positions)
• Pancreatobiliary - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• Pathology - Committee Members (6 positions)
• Pathology - Trainee Representative (1 position)
• Small Bowel and Nutrition - Committee Members (4 positions)
• Small Bowel and Nutrition - Nurse Representative (1 position)
• Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWIG) - Committee Members (3 positions)
• Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWIG) - Nurse Representative (1 position)

Read more about being a section committee member here.

BSG Trainees Section Committee

• Regional Representative - Severn/South West (1 position)
• Regional Representative - Mersey (1 position)
• Regional Representative - West of Scotland (1 position)
• Regional Representative - East of Scotland (1 position)
• Regional Representative - West Midlands (1 position)
• Regional Representative - East Midlands (1 position)
• Regional Representative - North West (1 position)
• Regional Representative - North East Thames (1 position)

Read more about being a Trainees Regional Representative here.

Clinical Services Regional Representatives

• Regional Representative - South London (1 position)
• Regional Representative - North West Greater Manchester (1 position)
• Regional Representative - South Central (Wessex) (1 position)
• Regional Representative - South East Coast (1 position)
• Regional Representative – Yorkshire and Humber (1 position)

Read more about being a BSG Clinical Services Regional Representative here.

Clinical Research Groups (CRGs)

• IBD CRG Committee Members (2 positions)
• Endoscopy CRG Committee Members (4 positions)
• Pancreas CRG Committee Members (4 positions)
• Pancreas CRG Nurse Representative (1 position)

Read more about being a BSG CRG committee member here.