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Helen Southworth stepping down as Warrington South MP
11:42am Monday 15th June 2009
HELEN Southworth, Warrington South MP has announced she will not be standing for re-election at the next General Election.
She made the announcement of her decision to step down to spend more time with her family after 12 years representing the constituency at the Houses of Parliament.
Mrs Southworth said: “It is always very hard to decide it is time to move on. This is not a sudden decision but the result of a lot of thought over the last year as to whether I should stand again for Parliament at the next election.
“It has not been an easy decision but I am sure that it is the right one.”
She said that she wanted to devote her time once leaving office to working for organisations helping vulnerable children after becoming an active campaigner for childrens charities while as an MP.
“As I go round Warrington and talk to people I keep realising over and over the huge positive changes brought by our Labour Government. It has been a privilege to be part of improving life for local people.
"I also really value the personal support and friendship I have received from so many people in Warrington,” she added.
Mrs Southworth added that she would continue to help her constituents and represent them up to the day of the General Election.
Councillor Steve Wright, chairman of Warrington South Constituency Labour Party, paid tribute to Mrs Southworth and the work she has done for the area.
He said: “Helen has worked extremely hard for 12 years as our local Member of Parliament and we are very proud of her and what she has achieved.
“We know she will carry on doing her best for local people right up to Election Day. She wants to move on from Parliament then for family reasons and to focus on work to protect vulnerable children. We support her absolutely.”
The Warrington South Labour Party will choose a new parliamentary candidate in the next few weeks.
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Helen Southworth, Warrington South MP will be stepping down at the next election
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