An election campaign has been stirring children’s attentions at a village primary school.

Mirroring the council election process, Wilsden Primary School children have been standing for election to the School Council. Candidates for each year group have been canvassing their classmates and they went to the polls to register their verdicts. Real polling booths and ballot boxes were borrowed from Bradford Council.

Councillor Simon Cooke (Con, Bingley Rural) talked to pupils about the responsibility that comes with his role.

Head teacher Debra Boughen said: “We encourage the children to have a ‘voice’ in the decisions we make as a school through a School Council which meets weekly and is involved in all aspects of school life.

“We decided to elect our school councillors by mirroring the election process of our local councils.”