Get informed and get involved
Welcome to Your Vote Week
Supporting young people to access trustworthy information to get informed about politics, democracy and elections, and take the first steps to get involved locally. Whether it’s discovering who represents them in their area, exploring the issues that matter most to them, or making a positive impact in their community, there are lots of ways young people can get informed and get involved
Who are your local Councillors and what do they do?
We have 34 Councillors, who were elected in the council election in May 2022. They are also known as Elected Members and they represent their local community in one of the 11 multi member wards in the Scottish Borders. To find out more about what they do and who they are, click on the link below.
https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/councillors-committees/find-councillor
Who are your Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and what do they do?
The Scottish Borders is split into two constituencies and you have one MSP for each, as well as a number of regional (South of Scotland) MSPs
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency – Rachael Hamilton MSP
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency – Christine Grahame MSP
Find out more by clicking this link: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/resources/resources-young-people/who-responsible/scottish-parliament
Who are your members of the UK parliament (MPs) and what do they do?
Most of the Scottish Borders is covered by the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, but Tweeddale comes within the adjoining constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and you have one MP for each
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency – John Lamont MP
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency – David Mundell MP
Find out more by clicking on the link: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/resources/resources-young-people/who-responsible/uk-parliament
Who are your members of the Scottish Youth Parliament and what do they do
Like with the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Borders is split into two constituencies, but you have the following MSYPs
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency – Alex Waterston-Law MSYP
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency – Anna Vause MSYP and Emily Tweddle MSYP
Find out more by clicking on the link: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/youth-participation/youth-parliament and https://syp.org.uk/
Want to get involved with Youth Voice in the Scottish Borders then check out https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/youth-participation/scottish-borders-youth-voice or email youth@scotborders.gov.uk