The UKYP nationally

Nationally, the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) enables young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better. 

Run by young people for young people, UKYP gives a voice to 11 to 18 year olds in the UK. That voice is heard and listened to by local and national government, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views and needs of young people. 

Wakefield is one of nine regional local authorities that have affiliated to the UKYP.
Further information is available on the national UKYP site at www.ukyp.org  (There is a link to this in the 'features' section on the right hand side of this page).

The UKYP locally

Wakefield District has three Members of the Youth Parliament (MYP) and three Deputy Members of the Youth Parliament (DMYP) as opposed to the norm of two in each local authority. 

Each MYP and DMYP serves their own locality hubs (Wakefield City, Five Towns or South East) created to match Youth Development and Support Services boundaries.

Each MYP and DMYP serves their area for a year.  

The current representatives in the UKYP for the Wakefield District are as follows: -  

Wakefield City
MYP – Holly Buxton
DMYP – Emma Fletcher 

Five Towns
MYP – Connor Lovell
DMYP – Sam Lund 

South East
MYP – Hayden Potts
DMYP – George Roebuck 

2010 UKYP elections

The next elections will take place between 1st February and 5th February 2010. 

Official nominations for the elections will be taken between 10am on 16th November and 12pm on 20th November 2009.