Elections for Lancashire MYP's (Members of the Youth Parliament) took place in every High School and Family Hub & Zones in Lancashire on Thursday 12th March 2026.

Mount Carmel pupils were shown video presentations from the 6 candidates for the Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Rossendale Constituency along with a video explanation of the purpose and importance of the work of the Youth Parliament councillors

Pupils were then asked to mark their vote on a ballot paper and place them in an official sealed ballot box; one used in actual 'adult' elections. The box was collected in the afternoon by Youth Parliament representatives and was taken to Preston for the votes to be counted.

Thank you to Mr Barratt and Miss Kay for organising this in school and raising awareness of the importance of democracy and the electoral process.