Youth Parliament Elections
After an incredibly closely run election and with a record numbers of votes, we are excited to announce your new Somerset Members of Youth Parliament.
Your new Somerset Members of Youth Parliament
Welcome your new Somerset Members of Youth Parliament, the schools that they attend and the campaigns that they’ll be working on during their term:
- Eva – Millfield School – Better sports and activities opportunities in school and college
- Blake – Kingsmead School – Money skills and financial literacy
- Luca – Courtfields School – Your opinions matter
Eva, Blake and Luca will be taking office in April where they will begin working on their campaigns. Watch this space for updates on their campaigns.
We would also like to thank the 11 schools, colleges and teachers who supported the Somerset Youth Parliament elections, whose contributions directly led to the record election year.
And a huge thanks to our current Somerset Members of Youth Parliament, Emma and James for their hard work during the past couple of years, tackling difficult subjects such as ‘Young People and Social Media’, and ‘Young People and the Fragile Environment’. Emma and James will stand down in April.
About the elections
Voting took place between Monday 17 November and Monday 15 December 2025, over 1,600 children and young people across the county exercised their democratic right to vote in the Somerset Youth Parliament Elections, to elect three Somerset Members of Youth Parliament to represent them during their two-year term. We are so thankful for this record phenomenal turnout.
During the election period we received a record 26 self-nominations from candidates interested in becoming a Somerset Member of Youth Parliament, with a total of 13 of those nominees eventually standing for election. With nominees from across Somerset, the entire county was incredibly well represented.
Campaigns
The three elected Members of Youth Parliament will each run a campaign for the next two years. Members of the Somerset Youth Parliament Advisory group will also be running campaigns during that time, these could be focused on any number of topics which are of interest or concern to young people.
These may be:
- Strengthening students councils and representation
- Safety in schools and communities
- The health and wellbeing of young people in Somerset
- Improving attitudes and awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion
- Special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
- LGBTQ+ young people
- The environment and climate change
- Improving sex education and relationship education in schools
or any other topic which aims to improve outcomes for young people to live healthy, happy and meaningful lives in our communities.
Anyone aged between 10 to 25 years old can join the Somerset Youth Parliament Advisory Group at any time, as long as they live, work or go to school in Somerset. If you’re interested in joining, visit our Join Us page
Your support
The elected Members of Youth Parliament will work alongside services and adult decision makers to reflect young people’s experiences, opinions and priorities. They will represent all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences on the issues and topics that are important to them.
