Young people in Oxfordshire now have three MYPs representing them, while Bristol and South Gloucestershire are represented for the first time by one member each.
More than 300 11- to 18-year-old MYPs have been elected by young people over the past two months, according to the initial count. More detailed figures comparing the number of MYPs with last year, and giving the demographic breakdown of members and the level of voter turnout, will not be available until the youth parliament's annual sitting from 21-24 July.
Ashley Sweetland, co-chairman of the youth parliament, said support for the UKYP had grown year on year since the first elections four years ago. "From what we've seen so far, the number of young people voting will have increased," he said.
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