A bid has been made for Southport and Ainsdale to leave Sefton and Merseyside in what would be a landmark change.
Southport MP Damien Moore and West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper have joined forces in hope that they can enforce a boundary change that would see Southport, Ormskirk and Skelmersdale combine. The recommendations have been submitted to Secretary of State For Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Michael Gove MP.
In their letter to the Minister, the two MPs wrote that the two communities are "better served by being in the same local authority area". The letter 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.
