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By-election triggered in strong Labour seat as MP Rosie Cooper resigns | Politics News



A by-election will be held this fall in a strong Labor Party seat after Rosie Cooper announced she would step down as an MP after 17 years.

The Labor MP, who has represented West Lancashire since 2005, said the announcement “will come as a surprise to many” as she has recently secured re-election to stand in the chair for the next election. .

Ms Cooper, 72, said she would step down as she took up her new role as chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Labor confirmed to Sky News that a by-election for her seat will take place “in the fall of this year”.



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