Shetland Islands - SYP 2026 Elections

Applications to stand in the 2026 Scottish Youth Parliament elections are now closed – voting will take place from 2^nd – 15^thNovember 2026

Every two years, around 160 members of the Scottish Youth Parliament - MSYPs - aged 14 - 25 are elected to represent young people in every part of  Scotland and to campaign for positive change.

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 voluntary organisations which have representative MSYPs - Young people who are a member of a voluntary organisation can vote in their voluntary organisation and their local constituency. 

To find out more about the candidates in your area, select your constituency from the drop-down box at the bottom of this page.

The constituencies in Shetland Islands are:

• Shetland Islands (2 seats)

Voting in the SYP 2023 Elections will open at 8am on Monday 2nd November and closes at midnight on Sunday 15th November 2026. More information about how to vote in your area will be available here at the end of October.