Student from Blackburn is voted region's new youth MP

3:00pm Tuesday 10th April 2012 in News

Danielle Wallace has been chosen as the region's new youth MP. Danielle Wallace has been chosen as the region's new youth MP.

YOUNG voters have chosen Blackburn College student Danielle Wallace to be their new youth MP.

The 16-year-old promised she would represent young people in Blackburn with Darwen to the best of her abilities after being elected.

Over the next year, she wants to get a local helpline for young people, run by young people set up.

She also wants to set up job clubs specifically for young people and she wants to lobby about cuts to the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA).

Danielle’s two deputies are Hamzah Ahmed and Ammaarah Patel.

Councillor Kate Hollern, leader of the council and returning officer for the election, said: “I know Danielle wants to make a difference and fight for the borough. I am sure she, along with her deputies, will embody the spirit of Your Call and work hard to make this borough a better place.

“We have one of the youngest populations in the country so their views are very important. The Youth MP is an important role and they do influence important decisions."

More than 5,500 young people voted in the election.

Comments(9)

whirlingdervish says...
3:56pm Tue 10 Apr 12

how hollern must be aghast///feral child or not .deliver

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greenscreener says...
4:38pm Tue 10 Apr 12

Good luck to her, anyone who's prepared to get up and have a go deserves support.

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Lifeinthemix says...
5:15pm Tue 10 Apr 12

how desperate are the elite to have these new programmed children in power???

wake up people....

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goz says...
10:26pm Tue 10 Apr 12

Lifeinthemix wrote:
how desperate are the elite to have these new programmed children in power???

wake up people....
agreed, should be out learning about growing up at her age....how sad !!!!

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alwaystruthful says...
3:59pm Wed 11 Apr 12

You three, I assume men, who say Danielle should be "growing up" or that she is being programmed by the "elite" should be disgusted with yourselves. She is a young person who is willing to give up her own time and effort in order to make life more bearable for young people, such as myself. If the politicians of today won't listen to young people and see us as irrelevant, it then becomes down to us to make a difference. Don't forget the youth of today will be the leaders of tomorrow :-)

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goz says...
12:53am Thu 12 Apr 12

alwaystruthful wrote:
You three, I assume men, who say Danielle should be "growing up" or that she is being programmed by the "elite" should be disgusted with yourselves. She is a young person who is willing to give up her own time and effort in order to make life more bearable for young people, such as myself. If the politicians of today won't listen to young people and see us as irrelevant, it then becomes down to us to make a difference. Don't forget the youth of today will be the leaders of tomorrow :-)
Did you say something ??? Thought not now go and put your xbox away !!!

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alwaystruthful says...
3:42pm Thu 12 Apr 12

Yes I did say something, but I didnt expect an uneducated human being such as yourself, "Goz" to take notice. Xbox? no thanks got better things to be doing, such as revising for my a-levels.

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goz says...
11:22pm Thu 12 Apr 12

A-levels ?? The difficult bit eh !! Oh well, easy does it you'll be burning out revising AND reading the LT website all in one week. Good Luck by the way, forget politics and world problems and concentrate on education and enjoying yourself...... one day you'll look back and think daft old goz was right. ;)

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alwaystruthful says...
11:27pm Thu 12 Apr 12

Yes actually A-levels are difficult, and no actually I just think that people such as yourself are disgraceful. You should be encouraging young people to take part in politics so they dont end up like the liars we have running the country today? and for your information I take politics as an A-level and find it extremely worthwhile because it teaches me to be open minded and that if I want things to be different I have to make the effort to do something, something DANIELLE has done and you are slating her for? and I think I know what will burn me out thanks.

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