A veteran Liverpool Labour councillor who has been blocked from standing again for the party will run as an independent candidate in upcoming elections.
Cllr Gerard Woodhouse has represented the County ward in the north of the city for Labour since 2010. He is well known around the city for running the L6 Community Centre in Everton, which operates a food bank, a baby bank and other services to support some of the most deprived communities in the city and country.
He was told at the end of last year that after a selection process, he would not be allowed to stand for Labour again in the upcoming local elections. He has since lost an appeal against that decision.
