What is the UK Youth Parliament?
UK Youth Parliament empowers young people to channel their passion and ideas into positive change. Led by young people for young people, it offers anyone aged 11 to 18 the opportunity to speak up on issues that matter to them and influence social change.
There are currently more than 350 elected Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) across the UK.
Learn more about UK Youth Parliament on the National Youth Agency website.
What does a Member of Youth Parliament do?
Engage
- Champion local youth voice
- Meet regularly with local youth councils, forums and organisations
- Take part in UK Youth Parliament events, meetings, activities and consultations
- Support and participate in local, regional and national campaigns
Promote
- Highlight the positive work of UK Youth Parliament
- Report back to their constituency on UK Youth Parliament activities
- Communicate with local media (following National Youth Agency media guidelines)
Represent
- Speak on behalf of young people in Peterborough
- Encourage others to get involved in UK Youth Parliament
- Bring their constituency’s views to UK Youth Parliament sittings
- Vote on national policy and campaign priorities
Youth Parliament election - March 2026
The UK Youth Parliament election and Your Voice, Your Choice ballot took place between 16 to 20 March 2026.
Young people aged 11 to 18 who live, work and study in Peterborough were invited to vote and elect two new Members of Youth Parliament to represent them for a two-year term.
Results
The full results of the Peterborough Youth Parliament elections are below:
- Kenneth Akintunde - 923 votes
- Jadene Bemono - 857 votes
- Oceane Bemono - 1058 votes
- Benjamin Geldart - 1955 votes (elected)
- Inaya Haider - 828 votes
- Harriet Housden - 404 votes
- Angel Mukasa - 1085 votes (elected)
- Susnato Mallick - 443 votes
- Maria Stefan - 891 votes
- Niya Thomas - 348 votes