Youth candidates are counted in

THE votes have been cast and the results are now in as to who will represent Oldham’s youth.

This year’s Oldham Youth Council Elections saw 8,584 votes cast — 27 per cent of the voting population who cast their votes.

It was a whopping 500 per cent increase in voter turnout from the 2010 election.

There were 42 out of 115 candidates elected who will now take their place as youth councillors, officially starting the job on April 17.

All those candidates who were not successful in being elected on to the youth council will have the opportunity to become members of the District Youth Forums — facilitated by integrated youth services.

These enable young people to take an active role in district-level decision-making processes.

The results saw seven new youth councillors chosen in each of the six districts.


Chadderton:



Alex Brandwood, Ellesia Hilton, Jack Byrne, Megan Dickenson, Mohammed Abdullah, Niall Pearson, Sanjidah Hoque.


Oldham East:



Anna Edmondson, Eleanna Damianou, Eleanor Davis, Jack Whitehead, Nomaan Hussain, Somia Shiraz, Tori Duce.


Failsworth & Hollinwood:



Caitlin Whales, Estelle O’Neil, Ethan Lawton, Michael Magdzinski, Rochelle Blair, Sam Lewis, Will Smith.


Royton, Shaw & Crompton:



Afrida Hussain, Alexandra Robinson, Jack Cook, Kierya Magnall-Jarrett, Lauren Eddowes, Maryam Bibi, Samual Flint.


Saddleworth & Lees:



Chloe Lord, Tommy Tynan, Kieran Cooper, Kyra Homan, Laurie Fitton, Dale Marsden, Michaela Cassidy.


Oldham West:



Sohaib Naseem, Shaid Jamen, Jessica Entwistle, Beth Cox, Teddy Webster, Mansuruz Zamen, Saskia Edwards.