A former deputy leader of Knowsley Council who lost her seat in May has thrown her hat into the ring to be Labour ’s candidate in the West Lancashire parliamentary by-election.
A little less than five months after being ousted from her local authority seat in Kirkby, Louise Harbour has stated her intentions to seek her party’s nomination for the West Lancs vote. Incumbent Rosie Cooper confirmed last month that she would step down from her post to take up the position of chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
She had been reselected by Labour to stand again in the next general election. Former councillor Harbour took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to confirm she had put herself forward for the now vacant position.
