We want you to know what YOUR Youth Parliament members are doing – they are representing you and giving the young people of the Wakefield district a voice. Keep track of their campaign work on our website – Visit our UKYP page by clicking here They will also be doing regular updates on their Twitter page. Follower […]
Young people in the district have had their voices heard after new members of the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) were elected last night. Wakefield Council held elections in schools across the district earlier this year and yesterday (Tuesday 10 April) the following winners were announced at a ceremony at Wakefield Town Hall: Ben Rowbottom, 14, […]
Unfortunately we have made the decision to cancel tonight’s UK Youth Parliament Election Results Event due to the high number of apologies and continued bad weather forecast for today in the Wakefield district. Candidates – We will be back in touch about a rescheduled date which will hopefully be within the next 4 weeks.
Over 30,000 voting papers have been circulated to 131 schools in the Wakefield district for the UK Youth Parliament Elections. Voting starts today. We hope you are going to vote! CLICK HERE to view the candidate manifestos. #UKYP @Wakefield_UKYP
Don’t forget that you can submit your nomination form to become a candidate for the 2018 UK Youth Parliament from 9 October. For more information visit our webpage. CLICK HERE
If you have any questions about UK Youth Parliament and are considering becoming a candidate for the 2018 elections then please come to our “drop in” session on Thursday 5 October. We will be available to answer questions from you and your parents about any element of the election process. Drop in between 4.00 pm – […]
We like to keep our website upto date with new and important information. New/updated pages this week are… Over the next couple of weeks schools in the Wakefield district will be voting in the Make Your Mark Ballot. CLICK HERE for more information.
Make Your Mark Results for Wakefield Thank you to everyone in the local schools who voted in the Make Your Mark Ballot. 978,216 11-18 year olds across the UK helped to decide what the UK Youth Parliament will debate in the House of Commons on 11 November 2016. Make Your Mark is a unique annual […]
Let’s ensure thousands of young people have their say. Make Your Mark gives a unique opportunity to reach out to young people who go on to be opinion formers and leaders of the future. Last year a total of 978,216 young people from every corner of the country took part in the annual Make Your […]
At the UKYP meeting 24/5/16 discussions were as follows:- • Sughra chased Gavin to give dates for meetings on a Friday with the MP Yvette Cooper re “Don’t Hate Educate” campaign. Awaiting to hear back. • Tahera to collect everyone’s phone and mobile numbers in case she needs to contact us. • Everyone to post […]
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