Career
Before entering Parliament, Rimmer had served as a local councillor for over 30 years, including periods as leader of Street Helens Metropolitan Borough Council. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to local government. In 2014, Rimmer was picked from an all-women shortlist as Labour"s candidate in the 2015 general election to succeed Shaun Woodward as Member of Parliament for Street Helens South and Whiston.
Later that year, an incident at a polling station in Shettleston, Glasgow during the Scottish independence referendum led to her arrest and being charged with assault.
She was elected as Member of Parliament for Street Helens South and Whiston in the 2015 general election with a majority of 21,243.