Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
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Vale of White Horse District Council

Members of the Youth Parliament

Chris Tolley, 17, a sixth form student at Larkmead School, has been elected as a Member of the Youth Parliament (MYP) for South Oxfordshire, which covers the district council areas of South Oxfordshire and the Vale.

Sarah Fleming, 17, who is in the sixth form at John Mason School, was elected as the deputy MYP for the area.

Chris Tolley, MYP for South Oxfordshire, and deputy MYP Sarah Fleming

The pair were appointed following elections in January which saw 3,774 young people in the Vale and South Oxfordshire cast votes.

The UKYP was set up to represent the views of young people aged 11-19 across the country – more information about this can be found on the UKYP website.

As MYPs, Chris and Sarah will get the opportunity to meet with the Government to discuss issues affecting young people.

They will also participate in meetings with decision-makers at county level, will attend divisional youth forums and district Council events and will represent Oxfordshire at regional and national UK Youth Parliament (UK YP) meetings.

Chris and Sarah will also be working to deliver their own manifestos – which can be downloaded from the right of the page.

Chris can be contacted by emailing chris.tolley@oxfordshire.gov.uk and Sarah's email address is sarah.fleming@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Excitement as election results are declared at the MYP announcement party