12 Facts About Louise Bours

Louise Bours was elected in 2014 as a UK Independence Party candidate but resigned from the party 2018, and sat as an independent until she stood down at the 2019 election.

Louise Bours trained as an actress and singer at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Louise Bours was a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from year 2000, and a resident at the Savoy Theatre in London.

Louise Bours went on to appear in Brookside, Peak Practice and Band of Gold and musicals and fronted 1940s-style big bands.

However, Bours has said she "retired from showbusiness" in order to concentrate on politics.

Louise Bours previously served as a Conservative councillor on Congleton borough and town councils and was elected mayor in 2006.

In January 2015, Louise Bours was disqualified as a member of Congleton town council after more than six months of non-attendance.

However, Louise Bours has opposed EU tax increases on electronic cigarettes, describing the proposals as "an act of sheer folly".

Louise Bours appeared on Question Time discussing her role as health spokesperson.

Louise Bours sat as an independent MEP in the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group, until the 2019 EU election.

Louise Bours previously served as councillor for Congleton borough and town councils and was elected mayor in 2006.

On 25 May 2014, Louise Bours was elected as MEP for the North West England, replacing British National Party leader Nick Griffin.