Nicola, Boris, Jezza or Jo?

THAT's the question that Moray students have (in a round about way) been asking themselves.

Elgin High pupils held a mock election in Modern Studies to learn a bit about how democracy works.

Third year students created their own parties, developed their own policies, made their own posters, then argued the case why they should be elected.

More than a hundred pupils, including a section from the school's first year, took part in the vote.

The winner proved to be Sammy Bremner of the EJS Party, who beat six other separate political factions, including Change for Scotland and The People's Party

Teacher Ali McIver said: "With everyone aged 16 now eligible to vote in the Holyrood elections, it's important young people understand the importance of democracy and why they should consider using their vote.

"The class was told that whatever policies they put forward had to be realistic. The result was they came back with sensible ideas."

The full list of candidates was:

• BREMNER Sammy EJS

• CAMPBELL Codi Change for Scotland
• DAVIES Kayden The Scottish Stars
• HARVEY Liam Meeta Minions
• MCIVER Lewis SHP
• STOREY Alex People’s Party
• WILSON Ailyah ASP

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