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2008 Wigan Borough youth parliament members elected
Sean Bates, 15, from Standish and Dane
Smith, 16, from Worsley Mesnes, have been elected to the UK Youth
Parliament.
The new Members of the Youth Parliament (MYPs) for Wigan Borough will be
assisted during their year in office by Ahmed Younis, 12, from Marsh
Green and Nicola Rigby, 17, from Worsley Mesnes who were elected as MYP
deputies.
The results of the 2008 Wigan Borough youth parliament elections were
announced at a special event at Wigan Town Hall, with Sean and Dane
beating off competition from five other candidates to win the election.
During the election campaign, Dane, who works as a land surveyor,
promised to fight for the establishment of warm, comfortable youth
centres with music and arcades. Sean pledged to work hard to get bus
fares reduced for young people and vowed to get his points across to a
wide range of people.
The newly elected MYPs have a busy year ahead of them as they are now
responsible for taking the views of young people in Wigan Borough to
people who have the power to change things, including MPs, councillors
and council officials.
Sean and Dane will also attend the annual sitting of the UK Youth
Parliament, which will this year be held in The House of Lords in London
in May.
The new MYPs for Wigan Borough replace Natasha Abbott and Mohammed
Younis, who both served two years in office.
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Notes to Editors
Further information
• For further information, or to arrange interviews with Dane Smith
and/or Sean Bates, please contact Kennedy Stewart, Press Officer for
Wigan Youth Information at Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, on (01942)
486927
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