Following news yesterday that a bid has been made for Southport to become part of Lancashire again, people been having their say on the matter.
Southport MP Damien Moore and West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper have launched a joint bid to have the boundaries changed which would see Southport and Ainsdale leave Sefton and join Skelmersdale and Ormskirk in a united West Lancs. The proposal has divided people in the region, with residents from Southport exclaiming the plans were made without the public being consulted.
Others said they would be happy for Southport to leave Sefton and Merseyside to join their Lancashire neighbours, although as some pointed out, there is no guarantee Lancashire would accept them. The letter signed by Damien Moore and Rosie Cooper addressed to Michael Gove, said: "We are writing to ask to meet you to discuss local government arrangements for the town of Southport, including its communities of Ainsdale, Birkdale, Cambridge, Dukes, Kew, Meols, and Norwood, and West Lancashire Borough Council.
