Dumfries and Galloway Youth Council members

Dumfries and Galloway Youth Council is an organisation for and by young people.

35 young people are elected to represent their local communities or communities of interest every 2 years. The youth member's role is to champion the rights of all young people throughout Dumfries and Galloway to local and national decision makers.

The Youth Council is made up of nominated and ward youth councillors and members of the Scottish Youth Parliament.

Dumfries and Galloway youth council elections 2023 to 2025

Elections took place between Wednesday 22 November to Saturday 2 December 2023.

The results were announced on Tuesday 5 December at the Oasis Youth Centre and can be watched on our YouTube channel @YouthCouncilDG

Get in touch with council members

The Youth Council will be going through an induction over the course of December and January. If you have any enquiries for members, you can either email or get in touch with them directly through social media.

Email: [email protected]
Social media: @YouthCouncilDG

Consult the youth council

If you'd like to involve the Youth Council in your project or event, please:

fill in our consultation mandate form below
email it to [email protected]
send it at least 4 weeks before your planned activity

This gives young people enough time to prepare and take part in a meaningful way.

Before you get in touch

Please read our consultation framework and consultation mandate. These explain what we expect and how we work with others.

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Youth Council consultation mandate (PDF, 74.42KB)
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Youth Council consultation framework (PDF, 93KB)

We’re always happy to work with organisations that value young people’s voices and want to make a difference.

Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament

The following young people have been elected to represent Dumfries and Galloway in the Scottish Youth Parliament. Each Scottish parliamentary constituency has two Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) who are elected to represent the voices of young people aged 12 to 25 on a national level.

Madoc Champion-Macpherson
Dumfriesshire

Freya Latta
Galloway and West Dumfries

Poppy Kemp
Galloway and West Dumfries

Greg Dunsmuir
Dumfriesshire

Nominated youth councillors

Nominated youth councillors have a regional role and are responsible for representing the voices of young people who are seldom heard in decision making.

Beth Blythe
Additional Support Needs (ASN) and Disabilities
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Dargie
Young Carers
Email: [email protected]

Kelly Hart
Care Experienced
Email: [email protected]

Lewis Beck
LGBT Youth Councillor
Email: [email protected]

Ward youth councillors

The following young people have been duly elected as ward youth councillors with each of the regions 12 ward areas having two representatives elected. Ward youth councillors are responsible for engaging with, and representing young people who live, work and study in their local community.