THE spotlight may be on the changes taking place at the very top of Labour but there has also been a big shift in the party's political youth group in the town.

Warrington Young Labour (WYL) has announced its 2015 committee, which is made up of eight new members.

Josh Booth has been elected as chairman and will take over from Tom Jennings, who has stood down but will remain involved.

But despite the short time together, the new look committee has already displayed its ambition by setting out its agenda.

It will aim to divert away from focusing purely on politics, with communities and charities set to take centre stage.

The group, which has around 140 members, campaigns locally and nationally – it is also financially supported by the Warrington North and South Labour groups.

"The group is a proud achievement of Warrington's young people," said Mr Booth.

Mr Jennings, who was chairman for three years, has praised the new faces involved and is anticipating them to become a 'real force' in what will be a crucial year for the party before the all-out elections next May.

The 21-year-old said: "The amount of members we have is astronomical and there is a real gender balance now as a lot of women getting involved – there is a new lease of life in the party.

"WYL will be focused on engaging more people in politics and helping out communities, there will be a lot going on and it won't be just one particular movement.

"I am already really impressed by this group – they have overachieved through the ideas they are showing.

"There is a hotbed for politics in Warrington and one of the things we need to do is get the young people involved – next year is a big year with the all-out election.

"We want to get into schools and colleges and have those conversations, we need to show them that they can make a difference - it is our duty to do that.

"It was overwhelming for me to have been chairman for three years but now I am so excited for the future of the group in the hands of these people."

Members of WYL are between 14-26 years old and it costs £1 to join.

There has been an increase of 46 WYL members since the General Election.