ONE of Bolton’s Euro MPs has won an award for his environmental work.

Liberal Democrat Chris Davies has been named MEP of the Year at the Brussels equivalent of the Oscars.

Davies gained the prestigious award for his role in promoting major reforms to the EU’s common fisheries policy.

He took the lead in forming the cross-party Fish for the Future group that helped secure a massive 502 Parliament votes in favour of fisheries reform.

Mr Davies, pictured, said: “We had tremendous support from people in Britain and most importantly this a victory for all the people across the North West who emailed other MEPs, signed petitions and supported the fight to end fish discards.

“I was a backbench MP in the House of Commons for two years and found it incredibly difficult to get things done. My experience is that there is much more opportunity in the European Parliament to influence the making of policy.”