UK Youth Parliament
Staffordshire
Meet Staffordshire's Members of Youth Parliament
Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) represent young people across their Local Authority area. Staffordshire elects four MYPs who will represent the county until 2027. Find out more about your representatives below.
What is UK Youth Parliament?
Formed in 2000, the UK Youth Parliament has been a platform for over 300 young people aged 11 to 18, who are elected as Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) to represent their peers’ views. It empowers young people to drive social change through meaningful representation and campaigning.
MYPs are elected every two years in elections that take place in more than 70% of constituencies, often within schools.
The National Youth Agency (NYA) is the national body responsible for the programme, which is supported by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, the UK Youth Parliament connects young people with the policymaking and parliamentary process, giving them direct access to decision-makers.
The priority campaign for UK Youth Parliament this term is:
tackling hate crime & discrimination.
Thousands of young people across all regions and nations of the UK were involved in voting for the topics which were debated by Members of Youth Parliament at the 2026 Annual Conference. MYPs then voted for the priority campaign.
Zain
Anti-hate crime and Anti-discrimination
Hey everyone, I’m Zain Al Shater and I’m a Member of Youth Parliament for Staffordshire. I came to the UK as an asylum seeker from Syria, and having seen the devastation caused by conflict and the impact discrimination can have on people, tackling hate crime is something I care deeply about. I know firsthand what it feels like to face discrimination, and I hope to help reduce hate crime across Staffordshire and the UK.
I also understand the challenges facing young people in our area, particularly the lack of employment and work experience opportunities. Young people should not have to depend on connections or luck to access opportunities. I hope to build stronger links between young people and local businesses to help them develop skills and prepare for their futures.
Law and Politics are two of my biggest interests, and I hope to study them at the University of Manchester. I want to use my role as an MYP to listen to young people and make sure their voices are heard.
As Khalil Gibran said ‘What I say now with one heart will be said tomorrow by many hearts’ I hope to turn the concerns of young people in Staffordshire into meaningful action.
Max
Political education and awareness of opportunities
Grace
Children & Young People's Rights, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Hey! My name is Grace, and I am 17 years old. As a huge advocate for young people’s freedom of choice, I became a member of youth parliament so I could strengthen my reach to young people and give the young people I currently represent a platform where they can share their voices and make the change they want to see.
I involve myself a lot in my community whether it’s supporting my local Army Welfare Service youth club and becoming a young leader or volunteering at the chill-out club youth club. I have also recently been elected as the president of the student union in Stafford college which also makes me a youth governor but that’s not all as I also run the Debate Society too.
Outside of my community, I have been appointed to be one of the first members of Youth Council UK, and I am incredibly proud to be representing Staffordshire. I truly believe that the young people of Staffordshire have so much potential. Our young people deserve more spaces where their voices are heard and invited into important decisions, we need more youth hubs and safe spaces (which could include parks or clubs that are available and accessible to all) so young people feel welcomed and comfortable within their communities.
Isaac
Jobs and Opportunities, SEND support
Hi I’m Isaac and I am a member of UK Youth Parliament for Staffordshire. I am currently choosing my options for my GCSEs.
I believe that everyone’s voice should be heard everywhere – ensuring that change can happen!
I have been involved with the Staffordshire Youth Union for two years and got elected in May as a member of UKYP.
I have heard and seen first hand how school can’t always prepare you for your future. It has been failing for years and I, along with other MYPs and youth advocates want to change this. My campaign ‘Skills for Youth’ has been set up for this purpose exactly.
Also, the number of people with special needs is rising and it is vital in the modern world that people understand what the conditions are and what they actually mean, ensuring an understanding community in Staffordshire.
In addition, the amount of young people not voting in elections is rising. This means that what the younger generations want and need could be ignored as they aren’t having their say. I believe that with better education then they could make informed choices at elections and, most importantly, actually vote.
This is why UKYP should be saved.