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
UK Youth Parliament Elections March 2026
The UK Youth Parliament elections and Your Voice, Your Choice ballot will take place in Peterborough from 16 to 20 March 2026. Young people aged 11 to 18 who live, work or study in Peterborough are invited to vote and elect two new Members of Youth Parliament to serve a two‑year term.
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Get to know your Peterborough UK Youth Parliament candidates
Learn more about the candidates and their manifesto pledges (opens on Heyzine.com).
The results will be published on 30 March 2026. Please check this webpage and our social media channels for updates.
Where to vote
Students at the following schools and colleges will be able to vote on-site:
- Arthur Mellows Village College
- Greater Peterborough UTC
- Hampton College
- Hampton Gardens
- Jack Hunt School
- Kings School
- Nene Park Academy
- Nenegate School
- Peterborough College
- Stamford College
- Queen Katharine Academy
- St John Fisher School
- Stanground Academy
- Thomas Deacon Academy
If your school or college is not listed above, you can cast your vote at Peterborough Town Hall on Thursday 19 March, 1pm to 5pm.
Your Voice, Your Choice Vote
Alongside the UK Youth Parliament election, this year’s ballot will also include the Your Voice, Your Choice vote.
Your Voice, Your Choice is the Youth Council’s citywide consultation, held every two years. It gives young people across Peterborough the chance to share their priorities and influence the issues the Youth Council will focus on. On the ballot paper, you will see 10 topic options chosen by the Youth Council, and each young person will be able to cast one vote for the issue they feel is most important.
The three topics that receive the most votes will become the Youth Council’s campaign themes for the next two years.
Topics to vote for in 2026
The 10 topics on the 2026 Your Voice, Your Choice ballot are:
- Access to opportunities - Finding it hard to access clubs, programmes, training, events or not knowing what’s out there.
- Careers, education and future opportunities - Better support choosing your future, accessing qualifications, and understanding pathways.
- Cost of living and money worries - Struggling with rising prices or worrying about your family affording essentials.
- Culture, media and politics - The impact of social media, negative news, political division, or misinformation affecting young people.
- Education pressure and school experience School stress, disrupted learning, or not getting the support you need.
- Equality, rights and democracy - Concerns about fairness, discrimination, having your voice heard, and understanding democracy.
- Knife, crime and violence - Concerns about knife crime or violence affecting young people.
- Mental health and emotional wellbeing - Feeling stressed, anxious or struggling to get the support you need.
- Transport and urban sustainability - Better buses, safer travel, cheaper fares, and more youth‑friendly transport options.
- Youth employment and work experience - Struggling to find work experience or part‑time jobs or feeling unsure about skills employers want.