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Elections underway for Carlisle Young Mayor

Date of issue: Monday, 4 October 2010

This week, hundreds of Carlisle primary school children will be casting their votes as part of the build up to a unique election.

As part of the countdown to Local Democracy Week (11 – 15 October), local primary school children will be choosing their preferred school candidate to put forward for a special Carlisle City Council ceremony on Wednesday, 13 October.

The Young Mayor event gives the year 5 and 6 (9 – 11 year olds) pupils the chance to become Young Mayor of Carlisle, experiencing local democracy in action.

Competitive voting campaigns will soon be taking place in Inglewood Junior (current champions), Hayton C of E, Rockcliffe C of E, Upperby Primary and Norman Street Primary schools. Each school will elect one candidate to go forward to the final stage of the Young Mayor election, to be held at the Civic Centre at 1pm. Cummersdale Primary School will also be attending the event and will help choose the winning candidate.

All candidates have been asked to produce a manifesto that sets out why they would like to be Young Mayor, why they think they would be a good Young Mayor and what they love about Carlisle.

Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr Mike Mitchelson, said:

“Local Democracy Week highlights how local people can get involved in the decision making process. We are again aiming to encourage youth involvement and the Young Mayor initiative is a great opportunity for young people to get directly involved in council activities.”

On Wednesday, 13 October, an invited audience of young people, Council Members and teachers will listen to the final candidates’ manifestos in the Council Chamber, chaired by the Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr Mary Styth. The candidates and their fellow pupils will vote in a secret ballot for their preferred Young Mayor.

This is the tenth year the City Council has been involved in Local Democracy Week. The Local Government Association encourages local authorities to hold events and initiatives to promote local democracy.