The council leadership recently announced that the next “meeting as an assembly” will be held in Ormskirk in January – for the fourth year running. Do they realise that less than a third of the population of West Lancs lives in Ormskirk?

The council constitution clearly states that the meeting should be rotated around the district (see here ). The areas should be in Ormskirk, Northern Parishes and Skelmersdale. By my reckoning it’s time that the meeting is held in Skem.

Next year promises to be an important year for Skelmersdale: the results of the LSVT ballot will be known, the Skelmersdale Visioning process could bring massive investment into the town, and there has been the recently announced £3.7 million for the town.

It’s a sign of the contempt that the Tories have for the town, that they have chosen to hold the meeting in Ormskirk for a fourth year running.

I’ve tabled a motion to the full council for the 7th December calling for the meeting as an assembly to be held in Skem instead. It could be held at the Ecumenical Centre, the investment centre at Junction 4, or at Glenburn High School. I hope that they take some notice, but it’s likely that they’ll simply table an amendment so that it’s held in Ormskirk.