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'''Louise Bours''' is a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] region for the [[UK Independence Party]]. She was elected in [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]].
'''Louise Bours''' (born Louise van de Bours,<ref name="Guardian 2014-05-25">{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/25/nick-griffin-concedes-mep-seat-european-elections |title=Nick Griffin concedes European parliament seat as BNP votes fall away |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 May 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref><ref name="PS 2014-01-21">{{cite web |url=http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/01/ukip-by-election-hopeful-changed-to-less-foreign-sounding-name/ |title=UKIP by-election hopeful changed to "less foreign-sounding" name |work=Political Scrapbook |date=21 January 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref> 23 December 1968) is a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] region for the [[UK Independence Party]]. She was elected in [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]].


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 09:16, 18 July 2015

Louise Bours
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for North West England
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Preceded byNick Griffin
Personal details
Born (1968-12-23) 23 December 1968 (age 55)
Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Political partyUK Independence Party
Alma materUniversity Centre at Blackburn College
Websitewww.louiseboursmep.co.uk

Louise Bours (born Louise van de Bours,[1][2] 23 December 1968) is a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the UK Independence Party. She was elected in 2014.

Background

Bours trained as an actress and singer at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. She adopted the stage name Van de Bours - an old variant of her family name. She was also a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from year 2000, resident at the Savoy Theatre in London.[citation needed] She went on to appear as herself - a fish wife in Brookside, Peak Practice and Band of Gold. [3]

Political career

Bours previously served as councillor on Congleton borough and town councils and was elected Mayor in 2006.[3]

As an MEP she serves as UKIP Health spokesperson, and has appeared on the Question Time discussion programme.[4]

In the 2015 General Election, she stood for parliament for the Knowsley constituency. Bours came second, keeping her deposit.


References

  1. ^ "Nick Griffin concedes European parliament seat as BNP votes fall away". The Guardian. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ "UKIP by-election hopeful changed to "less foreign-sounding" name". Political Scrapbook. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "UKIP MEP hopeful Louise has showbiz in her bones". Chester Chronicle. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ^ Louise Bours at IMDb
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