Louise Anne Harris (born 7 April 1964) is a

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politician who has served as a councillor on

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for Dodington since November 2018. As Louise Bloom, she was a member of the first

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between 2000 and 2002, and councillor on

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between 2002 and 2017.

Political career

She was an active member of the

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as part of what was known as the Green Guard. Louise Bloom was elected as the 5th additional member of the first

in May 2000. She resigned her seat for family reasons on 18 February 2002 and was replaced by Mike Tuffrey. Bloom was a councillor on

for Hedge End Grange Park from May 2022 and June 2017, and the cabinet member for Environment and Sustainability until May 2015. In a November 2018 by-election, Harris was elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for the Dodington ward of

and stood as a candidate in the 2019 General Election in Filton and Bradley Stoke. She was again elected in the

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. In February 2023, she was elected as the honorary president of the English Young Liberals at the Young Liberal Winter Conference in

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* ''Who's Who 2008'' (A. & C. Black 2007) Living people Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors Liberal Democrat Members of the London Assembly 1964 births Councillors in Gloucestershire Councillors in Hampshire Women councillors in England {{England-politician-stub