A change to the roster of Dorset's new Members of Youth Parliament (MYPS) has been announced, following the election last week.

Luke Mills, who is 13 and attends Dorchester Middle School, will now take up the reins of deputy MYP for Dorset, following a decision by one of the newly appointed deputies to step down from the post.

According to an announcement by Dorset County Council, Henry Slocombe, 17, from The Gryphon School in Sherborne made the decision to resign due to a full schedule of ongoing commitments, which include the army cadets, rugby and working towards his Duke of Edinburgh gold award.

Luke had the next-highest number of votes and will now work alongside fellow deputy MYP for Dorset Melissa Garanowako,14, who attends the Thomas Hardye School, as well as Dorset's two MYPs, Imogen Watson, 15, from Budmouth, and Emily Marshall, 18, from Weymouth College.

The UK Youth Parliament is run by the British Youth Council and provides opportunities for 11 to 18 year olds to use their voice and bring about social change.

Dorset's MYPs will represent the county nationally and attend events including the UK Youth Parliament's annual sitting and the yearly House of Commons debate.

Following the announcement, Luke Mills said he is "very excited" to be taking up the position.