UK Youth Parliament
There are two Youth Parliament teams in Cheshire, one for Cheshire East and one for Cheshire West and Chester. The Youth Parliament team work on three levels looking at issues that affect young people on a local level. This includes things such as transport, young people's image in the media, safety and discrimination. They work on a regional level across the North West of England looking at transport, youth opportunities, health services for young people and on a national level across the UK. Each team have their own manifesto of issues that they will be working on over the next 12 months.
Cheshire East Youth Parliament team
In Cheshire East, 12,643 young people voted in the East Elections throughout January and February 2010 and elected Laura Trevett and Megan Pancutt as members of Youth Parliament (MYP's). David Hodgson, Sophie Marr, Ryan Allen and Elizabeth Jessop were elected as Deputy Members of Youth Parliament (DMYP'S).
Cheshire West and Chester Youth Parliament team
In Cheshire West and Chester, 9,154 young people voted in the West elections throughout January and February 2010 and elected Daniel Palmer and Rose Proudfoot as Members of Youth Parliament (MYP's). Jonathan Hardy, Hannah McMurray, Jessica Colston and Lewis Williams were elected as Deputy Members of Youth Parliament (DMYP's)
Both teams went on a Regional Residential in April 2010. The event was for all MYP's and DMYP's from across the North West of England and was held at Trafford Hall, Chester. The young people involved took part in training on Equal Opportunities, Representation skills and workshops around creativity. The second day they signed up to campaigns that they want to work on over the year.
Cheshire East Youth Mayors
The Youth Mayor works in the interest of Cheshire East's younger residents. The Youth Mayor is Chris Edwards and his role is to bridge the gap between youth councils and Cheshire East Council and improve the image of young people. The Youth Mayor participates in various activities with the Mayor and his two deputies, Jack Victor and Gareth Ikin to achieve these aims.
