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UK Youth Parliament

Member of Youth Parliament

Can you see yourself taking the issues of Oxfordshire children and young people to no 10? Candidate registration is now open for 2012!

UK Youth Parliament makes change happen. Why not get involved this year? 

Candidate registration is now open for the UK Youth Parliament elections 2012.

Any young person living in Oxfordshire aged 11 – 18 can become a candidate.

The deadline for nomination forms is 7th October 2011, 5.00pm. Once you're registered, there's a Candidate Day on the 15th October to induct you and help you create your manifesto.

If you have any questions, contact Emily Little (details below). Complete your Candidate Registration form (.doc, 91.5KB) and email it directly to emily.little@oxfordshire.gov.uk, or post it to Emily Little, Participation & Play Team, Harlow Centre, Raymund Road, Oxford OX3 0SW.

Read the list of current UKYP Candidates below.

The UK Youth Parliament supports young people who become Members of Youth Parliament and represent the views of young people in their area. Young people between 11 - 18 years can stand to be elected to become a Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) or a Deputy. Once elected, MYPs work with their MPs, councilors, school and youth councils and peer group members on the issues of greatest concern to their constituents.

An example of change made by UKYP: on Thursday 5th November 2009, as a result of campaigning by young people from UKYP, Government announced that the parental right to withdraw a child from Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) lessons will be removed from the age of 15. This means that every young person will get at least one year of good SRE before leaving school.

To get more of a picture of what it's like and how to get involved, watch this film about UK Youth Parliament.

Get involved and find out more

There are lots of ways to get involved if you prefer not to stand to be elected: helping with elections, speeches etc. Read up on the latest UKYP news in Oxfordshire.

Check out UKYP on Facebook. spired.com also has useful information on UKYP. 

Read the UKYP noticeboard for national news, opportunities, competitions and events. You can subscribe to their email bulletins from there.

Your elected local MYPS and Deputies for 2011 are:

Oxford City: 

Zak Khan MYP - read Zak's Election Manifesto (.pdf, 42.5KB)

Joe Lawes Deputy - read Joe's Election Manifesto (.pdf, 63.5KB)

Livi Elsmore Ambassador - read Livi's Election Manifesto (.pdf, 30.1KB)

North Oxfordshire: 

Holly Laverick MYP - read Holly's Election Manifesto (.pdf, 42.6KB)

Sam Hatzigeorgiou Deputy - read Sam's Election Manifesto (.pdf, 59.5KB)

Alexander McClellan Ambassador - read Xander's Election manifesto (.pdf, 25.5KB)

South Oxfordshire:

Alex Stevenson MYP - read Alex's Election Manifesto (.pdf, 54.7KB)

Alex Lushington Deputy- read Alex's Election Manifesto(.pdf, KB)

David Hunt Ambassador - read David's Election Manifesto (.pdf,49.7 KB)

Your local MYP represents your views to the UK Government. Elections are held in schools and youth centres. The young politicians support national UKYP campaigns, stand on local committees as young person representatives, and take the concerns of young people in their area forward to the National UK Youth Parliament.

For more information on UKYP, and to get in touch with your local MYP, contact Emily Little on (01865) 256646 or email emily.little@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

 

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