Published on Friday 13 March 2026 at 10:31 am
Nearly 8,000 young people have cast their votes in the Blackburn with Darwen Youth Elections 2026, marking a significant milestone for youth voice and democratic engagement across the borough.
Filed under: Youth MP | Youth MP Elections
Published on Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 10:38 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s Youth Member of Parliament, Zainab Shah, proudly represented the voices of local children and young people at the annual UK Youth Parliament debate in the House of Commons.
Filed under: BwD Youth Forum | UK Youth Parliament | Youth MP
Published on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 12:00 pm
November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month. The aim of IAM is to raise awareness of Islamophobia and to showcase the positive contributions of Muslims in society.
Filed under: Islamophobia Awareness Month | Youth MP
Published on Wednesday 13 March 2024 at 1:38 pm
More than 6,000 young people took part in this year’s Blackburn with Darwen Youth Election to select a new Youth MP to represent the voices of young people across the borough.
Filed under: Youth MP | Youth MP Elections
Published on Monday 11 October 2021 at 12:58 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Deputy Youth MP Muhammed Bapu was name 1V Young Person of the Year at the One Voice Blackburn annual dinner and 1V Awards on Saturday night.
Filed under: One Voice Awards | One Voice Blackburn | Youth MP
Published on Friday 27 August 2021 at 4:43 pm
Having recently turned 16, Blackburn with Darwen’s Deputy Youth MP Muhammed Bapu wasted no time getting his Covid jab.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | vaccination | young people | Youth MP
Published on Friday 29 November 2019 at 2:35 pm
The annual Youth Takeover Challenge helped shine a spotlight on the issues that matter most to young people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP | Youth Takeover
Published on Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 1:21 pm
A Great Get Together event organised by a team of young people from across the borough will bring families together through a love of music and food.
Filed under: children | Our Community Our Future | social integration | The Great Get Together | young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP
Published on Thursday 14 February 2019 at 4:01 pm
A new Youth MP has been chosen by young people across Blackburn and Darwen.
Youngsters voted in their thousands this week and elected Uday Akram as their new Youth MP.
Filed under: Andy Kay | Councillor | elections | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 9:47 am
More than 60 youngsters have staged a ‘takeover’ at Blackburn with Darwen Council.
The group filled the Windsor Suite at King George’s Hall for the special Youth Takeover Challenge – tackling the issues of food poverty and period poverty in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor Maureen Bateson | Director of Children's Services | King George's Hall | Takeover Day | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 21 March 2017 at 10:07 am
Young people went to the polls this week and elected Ummaih Shah as their new Youth MP.
Filed under: Youth MP
Published on Thursday 16 March 2017 at 11:55 am
Thousands of young people are hitting the polls this week to vote in the elections for the next Blackburn with Darwen Youth MP.
Filed under: Youth MP
Published on Thursday 17 March 2016 at 11:49 am
Young people will be going to the polls this week to choose the borough’s next Youth MP.
Filed under: Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 17 March 2015 at 5:21 pm
The new youth MP for Blackburn with Darwen has been elected.
After polling almost half the total votes casts Jessica Henderson who attends St Bedes Roman Catholic High School was named as the new Youth MP.
Filed under: Councillor | Harry Kay | Jessica Henderson | Kate Hollern | Young peoples Services | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 10 March 2015 at 12:26 pm
As the General Election approaches, students in Blackburn with Darwen are preparing for an election of their own.
Filed under: Councillor | Damian Talbot | Executive Member for Culture Leisure and Young People | Kate Hollern | Leader | young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP | YPS
Published on Monday 24 November 2014 at 5:06 pm
Over 70 young people “took over” Blackburn with Darwen Council on Friday, November 21, as part of Takeover Day 2014.
Filed under: Councillor | Harry Kay | Kate Hollern | Leader | Young peoples Services | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 18 March 2014 at 5:37 pm
Following a tight election campaign the new youth MP was announced at a ceremony in the Council chamber on Monday evening.
Filed under: Mohammed Khan | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 11 March 2014 at 5:29 pm
Election fever is building as young voters go to the polls to vote for their new youth MP.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Youth MP
