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 2002 until 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

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. She was again elected in the 2019 South Gloucestershire Council election. In February 2023, she was elected as the honorary president of the

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at the Young Liberal Winter Conference in

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. In the

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, she was a candidate in Bristol North East.

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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 Hampshire Women councillors in England London AMs 2000–2004 Councillors in Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats (UK) parliamentary candidates UK councillors 2002–2006 UK councillors 2006–2010 UK councillors 2010–2014 UK councillors 2014–2018 UK councillors 2015–2019 UK councillors 2019–2023 UK councillors 2023–2027 {{England-politician-stub