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Could you be Camden's next Youth MP?

Photo of Camden's current Youth MP, Zarin Bakhshzaad (centre), with Deputy Youth MPs Harvey O'Brien (left) and Niesha Akyeampong.

Young people go to the polls in April 2026 to elect a new Camden Youth MP and two Deputy Youth MPs. Could you be the borough's next youth MP?

If you're aged 13 to 19, live in Camden, go to school or college in the borough or work here, and you want to stand as a candidate, you need to apply by 30 January.

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Our Youth MP and Deputy Youth MPs are the voice for Camden young people, putting forward their interests in local decision-making, as well as representing the views and interests of local young people at regional and national level.

They lead Camden Youth Council; attend local, regional and national events; meet senior Council officers, councillors and other local decision-makers; visit schools and youth clubs; oversee the progress of campaigns and priority issues highlighted by young people at the annual Camden Shout Out; represent the views of local young people at a range of council and community meetings, as well as at a national level at the UK Youth Parliament.