Stuart won his Dereham-Humbletoft ward seat at the Breckland Council elections in May. He decided to stand as a Conservative councillor in Breckland, Norfolk, after previously sitting on the local youth council. "My experience on the youth council gave me the confidence to stand for the full council," he says.
"I already had an understanding of the formal processes and had attended different council meetings."
He stood for election because he wanted to ensure that the council would still provide a good service for residents despite spending cuts. He also wanted to make sure that young people were better represented. "If younger people are on the council and making the decisions, then councillors will actually consider the impact on younger people," says Stuart. "A younger person will be able to remember more clearly when they were a child and they may consider their needs more."
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