The recent elections, which closed in April, attracted more than 365,000 young voters, who chose from 1,212 candidates.
Kent had the highest level of participation, where 25,535 young people aged 11 to 18 cast their vote. Devon and Derbyshire came second and third with 23,700 and 20,392 votes respectively.
Derbyshire had the highest turnout: more than half of eligible young people turned out to vote. The East Riding of Yorkshire and Barnsley followed, with turnouts of 46 per cent and 37 per cent respectively.
The average turnout of 11- to 18-year-olds across England was nearly nine per cent.
The organisation's chief executive, Andy Hamflett, said: "While impressive, there is still room for improvement and we will be working with strategic partners throughout the year to increase this in 2007." The UK Youth Parliament is in discussion with Mencap to investigate the support young people with learning difficulties may need to become candidates.
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