Back in November, the Students’ Union launched its General Election campaign with one core aim of ensuring the student voice is heard at both a local and national level.

We spoke to hundreds of students about the campaign and received more than 200 individual ideas about what ideas they wanted addressed during the next government.

With a week left to register to vote we’re going to be posting each day about a topic that you said matters to you in the Student Manifesto. Remember, registering to vote is easy and only takes a couple of minutes online.

Transport

Despite recruiting students from across the world, a large majority of the student body is made up of students from the local area. A lot of these students rely on local transport to get to university however they feel that the current transport system in Huddersfield and Kirklees is inadequate.

This is in addition to limited parking within the town centre where students feel a new approach to affordable parking is needed.

So where do the parties stand on transport?

Nationally the main argument currently sits around the building of new high speed rail links with HS2 and airport expansions - potentially two of the most expensive building projects the country has ever seen.

Locally, there may be a different story depending on the budgets that are given to local councils but students want to see an increase in funding so councils can make repairs and they also want to see a student transport card introduced on all public transport.  

You can see the student manifesto in full below.

Registering to Vote

Registering to vote is done online and only takes a couple of minutes. You’ll need your date of birth and National Insurance number when completing the form.

You can register to vote if you are a British, Commonwealth or European Union citizen.

If you have lost your national insurance number you can contact HM Revenue and Customs on 0845 915 7006 who will be able to help you track your number.

Added Bonus

By registering to vote you qualify for a FREE ticket to our Spring Break event on Monday 20 April. Head over to the event page here to claim your ticket to this party that will kick-start your final term in style, featuring Freshers' favourite Beat A Maxx.