SYP 2023 Elections

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) is the democratically elected voice of Scotland’s young people. Around 160 young people aged 14 – 25 are elected every two years to represent every part of Scotland and campaign for positive change.

The votes from young people give MSYPs their democratic mandate to represent the views of Scotland’s young people. Over the past two years, the work of MSYPs has had a hugely positive impact on the lives of Scotland's young people.Voting in the SYP elections is the best way to make sure that your views are reflected in the work of the Scottish Youth Parliament on local and national issues.

Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) represent young people in two ways:

1. In your local constituency – SYP constituencies are the same as the Scottish Parliament constituencies, so you can find out what your constituency is by putting your postcode into the MSP search on the Scottish Parliament website here.
2. Through a number of voluntary organisations which have representative MSYPs - Young people who are a member of a voluntary organisation can vote in their voluntary organisation and in their local constituency.

You can find out more about the candidates standing by selecting the constituency from the drop-down list at the bottom of this page.

Election timings:

Starts May 15, 2023, 8 a.m. and ends Feb. 1, 2024, midnight.

Select a Constituency

Select a constituency to view candidates standing and election coordinators contact details.

---------- Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Donside Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Airdrie and Shotts Almond Valley Angus North and Mearns Angus South Argyll and Bute Ayr Banffshire and Buchan Coast Caithness Sutherland and Ross Carers Trust Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Clydebank and Milngavie Clydesdale Coatbridge and Chryston Cowdenbeath Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Dundee City East Dundee City West Dunfermline East Kilbride East Lothian Eastwood Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Northern and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh Western Ettrick Roxburgh and Berwickshire Falkirk East Falkirk West Girlguiding Scotland Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Greenock and Inverclyde Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse Inverness and Nairn Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Kirkcaldy LGBT Youth Scotland Linlithgow Mid Fife and Glenrothes Midlothian North and Musselburgh Midlothian South Tweeddale and Lauderdale Moray Motherwell and Wishaw Na h-Eileanan an Iar North-East Fife Orkney Islands Paisley Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Renfrewshire North Renfrewshire South Rutherglen Scouts Scotland Shetland Islands Skye Lochaber and Badenoch Stirling Strathkelvin and Bearsden Uddingston and Bellshill Who Cares? Scotland YMCA Scotland