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IntroductionJohn Lehal 1

Conservative PPCsAngie Bray 3Fiona Bruce 4John Glen 5Robert Halfon 6Matthew Hancock 7

Sajid Javid 8Jo Johnson 9Kwasi Kwarteng 10Phillip Lee 11Jonathan Lord 12Penny Mordaunt 13Neil Parish 14Claire Perry 15Stephen Phillips 16Daniel Poulter 17Dominic Raab 18David Rutley 19Julian Smith 20Bob Stewart 21Rory Stewart 22

Labour PPCsKate Green 24Lillian Greenwood 25Liz Kendall 26Shabana Mahmood 27Lisa Nandy 28Emilie Oldknow 29Chi Onwurah 30Bridget Phillipson 31

Anas Sarwar 32John Woodcock 33

Lib Dem PPCsSal Brinton 35Bridget Fox 36

Retiring MPsRetiring MPs and selected PPCs 38PPC data analysis 42New constituencies and boundarychanges in marginal seats 43

About Insight Public AffairsAbout Insight Public Affairs 44

Contents

All polling data hasbeen sourced fromThrasher & Rawlings.

Insight Public Affairswould like to expresstheir thanks to thecontributors who havehelped produce thispublication.

Cover illustration byMorten Morland

Edited by:Stephanie Reeves

The Next Generation: Parliamentary Candidates to Watch

2010 is going to mark a watershed in British politics. The General Election could see the greatest influx of newMembers into the Chamber since the Second World War. The expenses scandal last year, for all its tabloidheadlines, has forced the party leaders to re-examine their selection processes, and has resulted in local partieslooking beyond the standard criteria for candidates. The result has been a wave of genuinely fascinating,intellectual and professionally astute candidates.

Following on from the much acclaimed edition last year, Insight Public Affairs have continued to examine the nextgeneration of MPs. In this the second edition we profile a further 32 candidates most of whom have beenselected in the recent months and witnessed heightened prominence in the parties and the media.

As before, the so called ones to watch have been selected for their ability, potential and ambition to becomeinfluential political players in British politics after the forthcoming election. Please send your comments on thispublication to [email protected]


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In July 2009, we published volume one of Insights ParliamentaryCandidates to Watch the candidates we expect to be the rising stars after

the next election. Since then, there has been a rush of MPs from all partieswho have announced their intention to stand down from safe seats.Many have become jaded by the expenses scandal and public disdain

for politics and politicians. Some have been asked by party hierarchiesto stand aside to give the next generation of candidates a chance.

The last six months have been a blur of short-listing and selections in seats that many assumed would notbecome available for many years. With so many new candidates soon to become new MPs arriving onthe scene, we thought it necessary to produce a second volume of our guide to the best PPCs profiling

candidates we judge to be the Ministers and Shadow Ministers of tomorrow.Looking through the list, several are career politicians, having worked their way up the ranks through theSpecial Adviser route or as party apparatchiks. These candidates will hit the ground sprinting in the early hoursof 7 May 2010 staff recruited; clear about the campaigns they will fight; having selected their policy priorities;and ready to deliver their contribution on the floor of House in what will be one of 250 Maiden Speeches.

Those who get to grips quickly with Westminster life and impress their new leaders, are promised theopportunity to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Michael Gove and Grant Shapps to make it to the junior ministerial or shadow ministerial ranks soon after taking their seats. Certainly the likesof Bob Stewart and Kate Green have in their professional lives made considerable impact and could quickly bemaking their contribution from the front bench. At the same time, John Woodcock and Matthew Hancock have

political experience gained in the cut and thrust of the Westminster village, and with their knowledge ofWestminster and Whitehall will be quickly moving up the ranks.

We have now profiled over 60 candidates in total, and we know there are still several MPs still to join the138 who have announce their retirements, and countless Conservative Associations and CLPs still to selecttheir candidates. We will resist publishing a third tranche, but will continue to publish occasional briefings andanalysis in the run-up to the election and beyond. When I spoke to a candidate profiled in the first volume,they suggested a more interesting exercise would be to see who from the amalgamated list would makean A list of 30... we will resist that temptation too!

Come the election, many psephologists will be watching to see whether the Conservatives capture their 117

seats to form a majority. Others will want to know which way the bellweather constituencies such as DerbyNorth, Kingswood, Hyndburn and East Renfrewshire fall. At Insights election night party well be paying extraattention to how many of our 62 profiled candidates have made it over the next hurdle.

All of us in political advocacy wait with baited breath to see what the most eagerly awaited election in ageneration holds in store. Beyond that, we are busy predicting the legislation likely to feature in the QueensSpeech on 12 May 2010, and assessing its impact. We hope that this guide will give you a flavour of thosepeople who will be shaping the political landscape the other side of May 2010.

John Lehal

Managing Director

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THE NEXT GENERATION: PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES TO WATCH


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With 565 Conservative Party candidates selected so far, the race to find the next generation ofConservative MPs is nearly over. The Candidate Selection team, headed by John Maples MP, hassucceeded in recent months in broadening and deepening the diversity of candidates on offer. Localassociations and electorate have also played a big part with the growing number of open-primaries,ensuring candidates selected have the support of both the party and the local community.

David Camerons desire to groom a new intake of political outsiders, to provide a breath of fresh air to thevoting public in the wake of the anti-politics backlash surrounding the expenses scandal has been successful,with a former miner, an author, retired military personnel, entrepreneurs and social workers selected. Since hisannouncement in May to allow people who have not even been members of the party to stand for theConservatives, more than 4,000 expressions of interest have been received by CCHQ.

This was certainly alluring to Rory Stewart, who confessed to being an active supporter of Labour in his teens.The Harvard professor and now PPC for Penrith and the Borders, has an impressive CV that boasts a career inthe army, as a diplomat and time spent as a deputy governor in Iraq. His achievements include setting up acharity in Afghanistan and taking time to walk across the entire country.

But despite the strides made to select candidates from a diverse background, many have enjoyed a privilegedupbringing a high proportion have been privately educated. However, the party has been right to concentrateon aspects of diversity outside social class and educational background, hence the new intake will likely featuremore women, gay and ethnic minority candidates. But, fighting on the basis of peoples backgrounds issomething the average voter just isnt interested in. More important will be what the candidates can bring to

the party. Our selection of Ones to Watch highlights a number of candidates who are experts in their field.From law, Stephen Phillips became one of the youngest QCs in the country at the age of only 38 and hasrecently been appointed as a Crown Court Recorder, whilst Fiona Bruce is well-regarded as a reputable solicitorin the North West. Dr Daniel Poulter and Dr Phillip Lee will join a number of medics in the Commons and willbolster the next generation of health champions following the departure of Dr Howard Stoate, Dr Doug Naysmithand Dr Brian Iddon at the election.

Colonel Bob Stewart, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry in Bosnia, brings front linemilitary experience. No stranger to politics, he has met or briefed every Prime Minister since Ted Heath and hiscounsel will no doubt be welcome as David Cameron inherits some difficult decisions around defence spending.Angie Bray gave up her seat in the London Assembly to focus on her campaign, whilst former South West

MEP, Neil Parish will inherit Angela Brownings comfortable majority in Tiverton and Honiton.

Businessman David Rutley brings real world experience garnered as a senior executive in Asda, PepsiCo, HalifaxGeneral Insurance and Barclays. He also has an impressive record working as a Special Adviser in the lastConservative Government. Rutley is not the only candidate with such experience. Former Chief of Staff to OliverLetwin MP and Advisory Board Member of Iain Duncan-Smiths Centre for Social Justice, Robert Halfon is a wellestablished member of the Cameroon crowd and a sure bet to overturn Bill Rammells majority of 230. He willlikely be joined by Matthew Hancock, George Osbornes Chief of Staff, Dominic Raab, Chief of Staff to ShadowJustice Secretary Dominic Grieve MP, and Claire Perry, also from the Shadow Chancellors team.

Despite the leaderships efforts to introduce 50:50 male-female shortlists, about a third of candidates selected

in top and target seats have been women, although our analysis of selections shows that women have beenselected in just 9 of the 36 very safest seats being vacated by Conservative MPs at the next election.Interesting then that Caroline Dineage, Sarah Wollaston and Fiona Bruce all won handsomely in open primaryand full postal ballots. Open primaries in the seats yet to select candidates may be the best way for the partyleadership to fulfil their ambition to see more women selected in Conservative-held seats.


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What they bring to the party:Conservative PPCsJames TyrrellDirector, Insight Public Affairs


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BACKGROUNDAn established broadcaster, Conservative CentralOffice staffer and latterly London Assembly Member,Bray has a CV that is both diverse and impressive tomake her a good bet for high office in any futureConservative Government. Before catching thepolitics bug, Bray enjoyed a successful career inbroadcasting; working for British Forces Broadcastingin Gibraltar where she presented the daily tea timeshow, before moving to London where she spent

eight years with LBC radio, covering London issues.Like many before her, she took her broadcastingexpertise and put it to good use in politicalcommunications taking a role in the ConservativeParty Press Office then becoming press secretary tothe Chairman of the Party, Chris Patten. In 1997 shestood as the Conservative Candidate in East Ham.

From 2000, Bray served two terms as a memberof the London Assembly, representing LondonWest Central, a constituency covering Westminster,Hammersmith and Fulham, and Kensington andChelsea. During her time in the London Assembly,Bray served as leader of the Conservative group andspokesperson on issues including Transport, Arts andCulture and the Olympics. If she wins her seat, Braywill follow Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central), BobNeill (Bromley and Chislehurst) and Meg Hillier(Hackney South and Shoreditch) as AMs whosuccessfully made the transition from City Hallto Westminster.

She stood down from the London Assembly in2008 to concentrate on her campaign, sayingI certainly would not have taken on a full-timejob in the last couple of years while grappling withthe constituency. Her determination shouldreward her with victory in May.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe new constituency of Ealing Central and Actonhas come about as a result of the Boundary

Commissions redrawing of the old Ealing, Actonand Shepherds Bush constituency. The currentincumbent is Labour MP, Andy Slaughter. The oldconstituency linked Ealing and Acton with multicultural Shepherds Bush and White City. The newconstituency will be more suburban and moreConservative. Figures suggest that although there isa notional Labour majority, Ealing Central and Actonlooks set to be one of the closest three waymarginals in the country.

Angie combines holding strong views with a great sense of fun.She has been fearless in tackling Red Ken on the London Assembly.Councillor Harry Phibbs

Angie BrayCANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Ealing Central and Acton

MAJORITY: 839 (2.16%)

SWING REQUIRED: 1.08%

INCUMBENT: Andy Slaughter MP (Labour)

A: 39 Broughton Road, London W13 8QW

T: 020 8579 0107CONTACT E: [email protected]

W: www.angiebray.org.uk



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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Congleton

MAJORITY: 8,246 (17.7%)

INCUMBENT: Lady Ann Winterton MP (Conservative)


I couldnt be more pleased, she is going to be a wonderful,wonderful MP.Tim Montgomerie, Conservative Home

CONTACT

Fiona Bruce

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E: [email protected]

W: www.fionabruce.co.uk

A: Justice House, 3 Grappenhall Road,

Stockton Heath, Warrington,

Cheshire WA4 2AH

T: 01270 625144

BACKGROUNDBusinesswoman Bruce heads up Fiona Bruce & Co.LLP, one of Warringtons leading Law Firms,which she founded and has developed over thepast 20 years.

Bruce has garnered a considerable reputation for herskills in business, having been awarded the SmallBusiness Bureaus Businesswoman of the YearAward and being voted Most Inspiring BusinessWoman by SHE Magazine. Fiona Bruce & Co. LLPwas the first sole practice Law Firm in the country togain the Investors in People Award and also the LawSociety Lexcel Award. In addition to developingFiona Bruce & Co. LLP, she setup a Free Legal AdviceClinic in Latchford over 15 years ago, which she stilloversees today, to provide assistance to those withno access to a CAB. Last year, she co-founded aninnovative high street Advice Centre in Widneswhich helps local people with problems such asdebts, drug abuse and teenage pregnancy.

Bruce has been a Councillor on the Unitary Councilof Warrington for six years since she won a wardthought safe by Labour in 2004. She subsequentlyincreased her majority at the next election and wasappointed an Executive Councillor with responsibilityfor Value for Money and then Finance as well.

As a Councillor, her initiative and drive caught theeye of then Conservative leader, Michael Howard,to whom Bruce referred the case of 69-year-oldMargaret Dixon, one of Fionas Council ward

constituents with a health difficulty. Michael Howardraised this at Prime Ministers Question Time tohighlight failures in the National Health Service,putting Labour on the back-foot over health at theoutset of the 2005 General Election campaign.

Bruce won the Congleton Selection convincingly inthe first ballot of an Open Primary of which she issomething of a veteran. When she contestedWarrington South in 2005 her selection wasnoteworthy for being the Conservatives first everattempt at an open selection. There was deepconcern that rival parties would attempt to influencethe result but in the event, they didnt and Fionasvictory gave the party the confidence to use themmore widely. Her 2005 election campaign in

Warrington South was described as feisty; shehalved Labours majority and was widely praised.More recently, Bruce narrowly missed out onselection for the Skipton and Ripon, Penrithand the Border and Macclesfield seats beforewinning Congleton.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe Congleton constituency is made up of smalltowns and villages interspersed with rural businessesand farms. It is strong commuter territory by road to

Manchester and Liverpool, with the M6 dissectingthe constituency, and by rail to London, with theoutskirts of Crewe fringing the southern tips ofthe constituency.

The current incumbent, Lady Ann Winterton, hasrepresented Congleton since 1983. She is standingdown at the next election in the wake of the expensesscandal in which Winterton and her husband,MP Sir Nicholas Winterton, were investigated by theParliamentary Commissioner for Standards.


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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Salisbury

MAJORITY: 8,860 (19.5%)

INCUMBENT: Robert Key MP (Conservative)

I have no doubt John will play a significant role in a futureConservative Government. He has absolute integrity, excellentpolitical instincts and is highly regarded at all levels in the Party.Rt Hon William Hague MP

CONTACT

John Glen


W: www.salisburyconservatives.com

A: The Morrison Hall, 12 Brown Street,

Salisbury SP1 1HE

T: 01722 333 141

BACKGROUNDBorn and raised in Lacock, Wiltshire, Glen can attestto a three generation connection with Salisbury. Hismother was born in the city, his grandparents metand married in Salisbury, and his great-grandfatherran the gas works during the Second World War.Glen was selected at an open primary in front of a500 strong crowd in January 2010. His competition,Victoria Atkins and Zehra Zaidi, put up a good fightbut it was not enough with Glen taking victory on the

second ballot. Glen was supported by Salisburyresident Tim Montgomerie, editor of ConHome in hisselection. Glen was a finalist in the Tiverton andHoniton selection, but appears to have held out foranother seat until Robert Key announced hisretirement in December 2009.

Educated at King Edwards School in Bath, where hewas Head Boy, Glen went on to read Modern Historyat Oxford University. Liked by his peers, he served asJCR President in 1995, he was active in student

welfare and elected as one of two classrepresentatives whilst subsequently studying for hisMBA at Cambridge, completing his Oxbridge double.

Before making the leap into politics Glen worked asa Senior Advisor to the Global Head of Strategy atAccenture from 1997 to 2004. In addition to headingup the in-house think tank, Glen coordinated thefirms participation in the World Economic Forum(Davos) and has led leadership projects onglobalisation and sustainability. His particular area of

expertise has developed in the oil and gas industries.Glens political career began when he worked as aresearcher to Michael Bates MP (now Lord Bates)and Gary Streeter in the run-up to the 1997 election.

Between 2000 and 2001, Glen returned to adviseWilliam Hague as Head of the Political Section inConservative Central Office, assisting with thebriefing for Prime Ministers Questions. On hisdeparture from Accenture, Glenn went on to workfull time as Deputy Director and subsequentlyDirector, of the Conservative Research Departmentunder Michael Howard and David Cameron. It wasduring this time that Glen set up the secretariat forthe Conservative Partys Policy Review Groups.

Glens principal area of policy interest is education,and he is a board member of the centre for policystudies in foreign affairs having travelled to SouthAfrica, Uganda and the Maldives in his capacity aspolicy advisor for the Westminster Foundation forDemocracy. This will not be the first time that Glenhas fought for a parliamentary seat he stood asthe Conservative candidate for Plymouth Devonportin 2001. Glen is married to Emma and has twostep-children. Actively involved in his church, Glen is

also a Patron of Mansfield College Oxford and sits asa Justice of the Peace in Westminster.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe Salisbury seat returned William Pitt the Youngeras Prime Minister in the eighteenth century. Itincludes the City of Salisbury itself and Stonehenge.Large parts of this Wiltshire constituency havemilitary links and a notable portion representsmilitary training ground. It has been a Conservativeseat since 1945 and looks set to remain so after

May. Current incumbent, Robert Key, will vacate theseat where he was re-elected with a majority of11,142 in 2005.


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BACKGROUNDA prominent fixture on the Conservative scene for anumber of years, Halfon has the confidence of theparty leadership and constituency association incontesting the seat for a third time this year havingfirst been elected PPC for Harlow in 1999.

Having gained a BA in Politics and a Masters inRussian and Eastern Europe Studies from ExeterUniversity, Halfon went on to become Chief of Staffto Oliver Letwin MP, before becoming a politicalconsultant to a number of organisations includingConservative Friends of Israel. He is an advisoryboard member for the Centre for Social Justice andalongside William Hague, Tim Montgomerie andStanley Kalms, Halfon established the Renewing OneNation Unit which sought to develop deeper linkswith Britains voluntary, community and faith sectorsin order to better understand todays socialchallenges . In doing so, Halfon established himselfas the archetypal compassionate Conservative and

this has been echoed in his expeditions to Rwandawith Andrew Mitchell MP to teach English and tobetter understand the impact of the genocide on thecountry. He has written extensively on the subject.He is also a member of Conservative Way Forward.

Halfon honed his campaign skills as Parish Councillorfor Roydon and has maintained a strong campaign inHarlow which should see him take this seat at thenext Election. He is a Trustee of Harlow Employability,a former Patron of the Harlow Homeless Centre and

has been particularly vocal in his campaign to tackle

traffic congestion in the constituency. Two years agohe set upwww.fedupwithharlowtraffic.com which callsfor an extra by-pass on the M11 to relieve much of thetraffic strain through the town.

Halfon is very interested in literacy and educationalattainment. He is a former Governor of PassmoresSchool and during his campaign in Harlow he hasvisited numerous schools. Given this passion, andwith his experience at the CSJ, it is likely that Halfon

will push for a place on the Children, Schools andFamilies Select Committee in the next Parliament.

Halfon enjoys football and supports both HarlowFootball Club and is a season ticket holder forChelsea. In 2007 and 2009, he completed sponsoredswims for the Alzheimers Society and lost two stoneon a sponsored diet for Harlow Mind in 2004.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThere are considerable problems with social housingand areas of deprivation in Harlow that, on the

surface, would make it an unlikely Conservative win.However, the predicted national swing in 2010should be enough to unseat Bill Rammell. DespiteRammells strong hold on the constituency, Halfonhas maintained an excellent campaign throughouthis candidacy and has solidified his support.

After ten years of being a Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow andfighting two elections already (losing by 97 votes last time), Iknow that the work is never completed and there is still so much

to do. I have to continue to campaign day and night and prove topeople that I deserve the chance to serve as Harlows next MP.Robert Halfon

Robert Halfon

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Harlow

MAJORITY: 230 (0.58%)

INCUMBENT: Bill Rammell MP (Labour)

A: Latton Bush Centre,

Southern Way, Harlow,

Essex CM18 7BL

T: 01279 429 251

CONTACT

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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Suffolk West

MAJORITY: 8,735 (19.92%)

INCUMBENT: Richard Spring MP (Conservative)

Hancock has the aura of a person who could go to the verytop of the Tory party and will probably find himself fast trackedinto the Cabinet.Graham Dines, East Anglian Daily Times

CONTACT

Matthew Hancock

E: [email protected]: 4a Exeter Road, Newmarket,

Suffolk CB8 8LT

T: 01638 565 945

BACKGROUNDHancock had been scheduled to attend the annualWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in midJanuary 2010 with the rest of Conservative highcommand, but cancelled the visit after being placedon the final shortlist of six candidates for WestSuffolk. The decision to stay behind was clearlythe right one as 31 year old Hancock beat NatalieElphicke in the final round by 88 votes to 81 toclinch victory.

Born and raised in Cheshire, Hancocks family rana small farm outside Maples. He went on to readPolitics, Philosophy and Economics at OxfordUniversity, graduating with a first class degree andthis was followed by a Masters at Cambridge inEconomics. After a stint working for the familycomputer software business in Cheshire, Hancockwas soon snapped up by the Bank of Englandwhere he worked as an economist in the MonetaryAssessment and Strategy Division for five years.

In 2005, Hancock joined Shadow Chancellor, GeorgeOsbornes team as Chief of Staff. He is responsiblefor a twelve strong team and advises Cameron,Osborne and Clarke on developing Treasury policy inparticular helping businesses through the recessionand tackling the deficit. He becomes the secondmember of Osbornes team to be selected for a safeconstituency following Claire Perrys selection inDevizes. He made no secret of his desire to followOsborne in representing a Cheshire constituency, and

talked of putting down roots again in the countywhen he was a finalist in the Congleton selection.

His experience of the Conservative Party is notconfined to advising senior Shadow CabinetMinisters, however. He joined the Party in 1999 andhas campaigned at dozens of by-elections, run forcouncil seats and volunteered as an agent at the2001 election. He is currently Treasurer of his localAssociation.

Something of an all round action man, Hancock tooktwo months out to go to the Arctic and as part of

his training programme lugged tyres in Hyde Parkat 6am. He holds the World Record for the mostnortherly game of cricket played at the North Pole.He is married to Martha and they have two youngchildren, Hope and Ferdinand.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILECurrent MP, Richard Spring is standing down at thenext election and bequeaths a majority of nearly9 000 to Hancock. The seat itself is fairly diverse,the largest town is Haverhill and is an industrialmanufacturing town, although much of theconstituency is rural. There are some relativelyinsignificant boundary changes which see it loseparts of Pakenham, Cavendish and Horringer andWhelnetham, but gain tiny parts of Risby andChedburgh. The Northern part of the seat ishome to two huge United States Air Force bases,RAF Mildenhall (home of the 100th Air RefuelingWing) and RAF Lakenheath (home of the 48thFighter Wing).


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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Bromsgrove

MAJORITY: 10,080 (21.08%)

INCUMBENT: Julie Kirkbride MP (Conservative)


Sajid has been a passionate advocate of social justice fromthe very beginning. He has the compassion and vision wedesperately need in the House.Philippa Stroud, Executive Director, Centre for Social Justice

CONTACT

Sajid Javid

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W: www.sajidjavid.com

A: 37 Worcester Road, Bromsgrove,

Worcestershire B61 7DN

T: 01527 872135

BACKGROUND40 year old businessman and private investor, Javidwas selected as the Conservative Candidate forBromsgrove on the 6th February 2010. He succeedsJulie Kirkbride, who has a 10,000 majority. Speakingat the selection, Javid described it as an honour tohave been shortlisted for Bromsgrove where heeventually took 70% of the vote against CharlesBarwell to clinch victory. Previously Javid came secondin Esher & Walton, and in Orpington where there was

a tie in the fifth and final ballot with Jo Johnson.Javids father was a bus driver and he is one of fivesons. He attended state schools and won a place atExeter University to study Economics and Politics.At 24, Javid became the youngest Vice President inhistory of Chase Manhattan Bank, one of theworlds largest companies and was later headhuntedby Deutsche Bank where he specialised inemerging markets. He is married to Laura andthey have four children.

He joined the Party 21 years ago and has been anactive volunteer since. Whilst at university he ran theConservative Association with David Burrows MPand Robert Halfon and the Exeter Enterprise Forumwith Tim Montgomerie, a campaign that attemptedto promote Capitalism to students and producedleaflets for the 1990 Party Conference opposing ERMmembership. Montgomerie describes him as a bigbeliever in the work of the Centre for Social Justiceand a first class economic thinker from his very

successful years in emerging market finance.

Javid has a commendable record in communitywork; he raised 710,000 in a single event for theBritish Red Cross and has led a charity expedition tothe summit of Mount Kilimanjaro for Help the Aged.He is also a Trustee of Westminster ChildrensSociety, Londons largest childcare charity.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEOnly once, at the 1971 by-election, has this seatfallen from Conservative hands. Julie Kirkbride has

represented the seat since 1997 and recentlyannounced that she would not be standing at thenext election. Bromsgrove is situated in the north eastof Worcestershire and is south west of Birmingham.The seat includes the town of Bromsgrove as well asareas of the Birmingham suburbs and several smallvillages. The greatest political issues in the seat are alack school places, conflict regarding housing targetsand the encroachment on to green belt land andthe demise of MG Rover and a subsequent lack oflocal employment.


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BACKGROUNDWith the undeniable family resemblance andmatching CVs Brussels, Eton, Balliol College and acareer in journalism comparisons between Jo andhis older brother, Boris, are inevitable. However,scratch the surface and people who know both menwill highlight the different styles which set thebrothers apart. For a start, younger brother Jo hasbided his time before his move into frontline politics,establishing himself first as one of the UKs most

respected, and powerful, financial journalists andcommentators. Perhaps in response to his olderbrothers persona, Jo brings a more meticulous,sober and serious approach to politics.

Born in 1971, he began his schooling in Brussels, atthe European School in Uccle, before attending TheHall School in Hampstead, London, Ashdown HouseSchool in East Sussex, and then Eton College. In1991, he went to Balliol College, Oxford to readModern History. He won the Hollway Scholarship at

Balliol, edited Isis, the Oxford University studentmagazine, and was awarded a First Class degree inboth Honour Moderations and Finals. A fluent Frenchspeaker, he went on to postgraduate study on thecontinent and has degrees from two further leadingEuropean universities, gaining an MBA from INSEADin 2000 and a licence spciale with distinction in1995 from the Institut dEtudes Europennes at theUniversit Libre de Bruxelles, where he was aWiener-Anspach Fellow.

Johnson has worked as an investment banker forDeutsche Bank and in 1997 joined the FinancialTimes. Currently Johnson is the head of the LexColumn, one of the most influential positions in

British Financial Journalism. Previous Heads of Lexinclude Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor of theExchequer, Martin Taylor, former chief executive ofBarclays Bank, and Richard Lambert, director-generalof the Confederation of British Industry. He wasbased in New Delhi as the Financial Times SouthAsia bureau chief, leading the team of FT journaliststhat cover the region including Pakistan, Afghanistanand Sri Lanka.

Johnson lives in Camden with his wife, MillyGentleman, a journalist for The Guardian and thedaughter of artist and designer David Gentleman.They have two children.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEOrpington is, geographically, the largest seat inLondon. It includes large parts of open Kentcountryside between Farnborough and Biggin Hillaerodrome but mostly it comprises of leafy suburbiaincluding Orpington itself, Petts Wood, Farnborough,Chelsfield, Biggin Hill and the more industrialSt Mary Cray.

It is a traditional suburban Conservative strongholddespite the Liberal Democrats putting up a strongopposition over the years. The 1962 by-election inOrpington, when the Tories lost to the Liberalcandidate Eric Lubbock with a massive swing of26.5%, was a watershed for British politics andmore recently the Liberal Democrats came close inthe 2001 election. However this seems to havenow receded.

Jo Johnsons recent selection showed the potencyof the Johnson brand.Tim Montgomerie, Conservative Home

Jo Johnson

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Orpington

MAJORITY: 5,221 (10.79%)

INCUMBENT: John Horam MP (Conservative)

A: 6 Sevenoaks Road, Orpington BR6 9JJCONTACT E: [email protected]



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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Spelthorne

MAJORITY: 9,936 (23.2%)

INCUMBENT: David Wilshire MP (Conservative)


Kwasi Kwarteng is one of the most intellectually able peopleI know and would make an outstanding MP.Boris Johnson

CONTACT

Kwasi Kwarteng

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W: www.kwart2010.com

A: 55 Cherry Orchard, Staines,

Middlesex TW18 2SQ

BACKGROUNDKwartengs parents lived in Ghana before movingto London where he was born in 1975. He won ascholarship to Eton and from there went to Cambridgeand Harvard before returning to Cambridge tocomplete a doctorate in Economic History.

During his career, Kwarteng has worked as aninvestment analyst, author and a journalist. Hebecame Chairman of the Bow Group in 2006 andwas a candidate for the London Assembly in 2008.He also stood as the Conservative Candidate forBrent East at the General Election in 2005.

At the Spelthorne selection, 490 people turned outto vote in the open primary despite the snowyconditions in early January, and local associationmembers were out-numbered two to one by localresidents. Kwarteng beat five other candidates:Philippa Broom, Katy Bourne, Michael McManus,Lynne Hack, and Therese Coffey. He inherits DavidWilshire MPs majority of nearly 10,000. LocalAssociation Chairman, Graeme Reid, describedhis efforts on the selection night as having capturedthe audiences confidence. With SpelthorneConservatives united behind him, he is sure to goon and inspire the rest of the electorate.

Kwarteng represents a breath of fresh air in thisseat and certainly has a lot to offer both in theconstituency and on Camerons frontbenches. Despitethe furore of last years expense scandal, Spelthornelooks set to return another Conservative member andwith Kwartengs success so far he will certainly beone to watch after the next General Election.

Kwarteng is currently writing a book about theinternational legacy of the British Empire entitled

Ghosts of Empire.CONSTITUENCY PROFILEHistorically, this is a strong Conservative seat havingreturned Conservative members to Parliament sincethe 1950s. This Middlesex constituency has more incommon with a suburban surrey seat as it is firmly inthe residential commuter belt.

The current incumbent, David Wilshire MP, waselected to represent Spelthorne in 1987 but last yeardecided to stand down following the expenses

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BACKGROUNDBorn in Buckinghamshire in 1970, Lee was educatedat Sir William Borlases Grammar School in Marlow,before studying Human Biology and BiologicalAnthropology at Kings College London and KebleCollege, Oxford, and then medicine at St MarysHospital Medical School at Imperial College London.

Lee currently lives in Bisham, Berkshire and worksas a part-time GP throughout the Thames Valley.

Outside of politics and medicine, Lee has a realpassion for travelling, having spent months exploringEurope, the Middle East, Asia, North America andthe South Pacific. An all round sportsman, Lee alsoenjoys football, rugby, cricket and skiing.

Lees medical background will undoubtedly be aweighty factor in the causes he champions as anMP. He has previously written for ConHome aboutthe lack of scientists and mathematicians in theCommons and with the number of specialist health

advocates from all parties standing down at the nextelection, Lee will be redressing the balance.In addition to this healthcare experience, he hasa strong interest in energy security policy.

Lee has been active in local politics for many years,joining Beaconsfield Conservative Association in1992. In 2001, Lee successfully ran in a local councilby-election in Beaconsfield, achieving a significantswing from the Liberal Democrats.

In the 2005 General Election, Lee was theConservative Party Candidate for Blaenau Gwent inSouth Wales. In May 2006, Lee was selected forthe Conservative Party Priority List of Candidates.

He was selected for Bracknell at an open primary inOctober 2009, where he was selected ahead ofRory Stewart who came second, and Iain Dalewho was placed third.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe Bracknell constituency is relatively new havingonly been created 40 years ago. The town hasgrown rapidly in the past few years and sits in theaffluent M4 corridor. Crowthorne, Sandhurst andFinchampstead are also in the constituency.Congestion and planning are therefore among thelargest issues facing the town.

Phillip has precisely the right mix of warmth and ability whichmakes for a winning candidate, and I know he will be a superbasset to the next Conservative government.Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP

Dr Phillip Lee

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Bracknell

MAJORITY: 10,037 (21.96%)

INCUMBENT: Andrew Mackay MP (Conservative)

A: 10 Milbanke Court, Milbanke Way,

Western Road, Bracknell RG12 1RP

T: 01344 868286

CONTACT E: [email protected]: www.philip-lee.com



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Smart, focussed and hardworking, with a track recordof improving quality of life for hundreds of people.Penny will be a real asset on the green benches.Rt Hon William Hague MP

Penny MordauntCANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Portsmouth North

MAJORITY: 300 (0.3%)

SWING REQUIRED: 0.38%

INCUMBENT: Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP (Labour)

A: 19 South Street, Portsmouth PO9 1BU

T: 02392 484 794CONTACT E: [email protected]

W: www.pennymordaunt.com


BACKGROUNDBorn in 1973, Penny was two when her family movedto Portsmouth. Her father was in the ParachuteRegiment before becoming a teacher and later a youthworker for Hampshire Council. Her mother was aspecial needs teacher and her stepmother is also alocal primary school teacher.

Mordaunt was educated at Oaklands RCComprehensive School and then the University ofReading where she read Philosophy. During this timeshe was also elected President of the Students Union.

Mordaunt started her professional career incommunications and has been CommunicationsDirector of Kensington and Chelsea Council, theNational Lottery and the Freight Transport Associationwhere she supported British truckers during the Frenchblockades. Mordaunt has since developed a niche asa healthcare specialist. She was Director of Strategy,Policy and Partnerships for Diabetes UK and currentlyworks as a healthcare consultant, working withvarious NHS programmes and charities. She isparticularly interested in policies affecting older peopleand in 2009 helped set up a Centre for Social JusticeCommission for older people.

Pennys background in political campaigning andexperience in corporate communications haveundoubtedly bolstered her political career. She wasHead of Youth for the Conservatives under John Majorand then Head of Broadcasting under William Hague.Mordaunt has also worked across the water as Head

of Foreign Press to US President George Bush duringhis first presidential election in 2000. On her return tothe UK, she was Chief of Staff to David Willetts duringthe 2005 Conservative leadership campaign.

Mordaunt was first selected to contest PortsmouthNorth in November 2003 for the 2005 election.Reselected in January 2006, Mordaunt has to overturna 300 notional Labour majority to win in 2010.Mordaunt has come out in fierce opposition to womenonly shortlists declaring that such lists would onlyproduce MPs who will always be seen as second rate.

Even with the pressures of working while fighting for aParliamentary seat, Mordaunt is a Royal Navy reservist

and is training at King Alfred on Whale Island.CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe constituency of Portsmouth North comprises ofresidential estates and suburbs on the main land aswell as the ferry terminals of Portsea Island. The seattherefore presents some interesting social challengesand the local electorate have, until recently, favouredsolid local Labour candidates such as Syd Rapson.However, in 2005 Mordaunt won 37.8% of the voteagainst the current incumbent, Sarah McCarthy-FryMP, reducing Labours majority by 10% and making ittheir 7th most marginal seat.

Mordaunt has fought a powerful campaign on keyissues in Portsmouth such as transport and congestionand has set up various volunteering projects toimprove health, education, the environment andsupport local charities.


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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Tiverton and Honiton

MAJORITY: 9,007 (17.5%)

INCUMBENT: Angela Browning MP (Conservative)


The expenses stories have led to a break down of trust betweenthe people and the politicians. We have to reform the systemquickly so we can focus on the daily problems people are facingduring these difficult times.Neil Parish

CONTACT

Neil Parish

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E: [email protected]: 9c Mill Park Industrial Estate, White

Cross Road, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter,

Devon EX5 1EL

T: 01278 691717

BACKGROUNDParish cut his political teeth in local politics, servingas District and County Councillor in Somerset beforecontesting Pontypool, South Wales in 1997.

In 1999 he was elected Member of the EuropeanParliament for South West England. Parishrepresented this seat in Brussels until 2009 afterbeing re-elected in 2004. Despite spending ten yearsembroiled in European politics, Parish kept one footfirmly in the English countryside championing animalwelfare and agriculture issues developed whilemanaging the family farm in Somerset.

For the duration of his time in Brussels, Parish was amember of the Committee on Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, presiding as Chair of the Committeefrom 2007 to 2009. He was appointed Conservativespokesman on agriculture in 2001 and was also thedelegations Deputy Chief Whip.

Parishs most notable accolade is the formation of

the European Parliaments public inquiry into theFoot and Mouth outbreak, an inquiry that lasted forover a year. Cruel bear bile farming in China, liveanimal exports to the Middle East and theimportation of cat and dog fur are among the othercauses for which he has campaigned in Europe.

Parish was selected to contest the seat over threeyears ago, defeating Caroline Dineage, Vicky Fordand John Glen in the first ballot in this ruralconstituency where Parishs agricultural experiencewill be an asset in representing the seat inWestminster.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe incumbent Conservative MP, Angela Browning,is retiring at the next election. The position of

Tiverton and Honiton amongst the Liberal Democratstrongholds in east Devonshire means it has beena hotly contested seat in the past. In 2005, theLibDems came second with 29.1% of the vote.However, it is likely that the largely rural constituencyof Tiverton and Honiton will return a ConservativeMember of Parliament at the next election andParish looks set to do well.


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BACKGROUNDPerry was chosen as the Parliamentary Candidatefor the Devizes constituency in Wiltshire at her firstattempt at selection. Perry beat 184 others,including finalists Victoria Atkins, Paul Hearn,Jeremy Quin, Nadhim Zahawi and Zehra Zaidi, to beselected for this seat with the largest Conservativemajority in the region. She inherits the Devizesconstituency from Michael Ancram MP who isstanding down at the General Election,

bequeathing a majority of over 12,000.Perry grew up in Somerset, attending her localcomprehensive, Nailsea School, before winning aplace at Oxford where she read Geography. She thencompleted an MBA at Harvard. Following that shepursued a career in banking, working at CreditSuisse First Boston, McKinsey and Bank of America.Relatively new to politics only becoming a partymember in 2006 she has thrown herself into localactivism, taking up the role as Chairman of her local

party branch in the Salisbury constituency. Shedescribes herself as not a typical candidate. Prior toher selection in Devizes, she worked for GeorgeOsborne MP as a political advisor in his privateoffice, developing Treasury policy; focusing on jobproduction and value for money in public services.It was one of the stipulations of the local party thatsuccessful applicants should have the ability anddesire for a Front Bench career and Perry certainlyhas that. Although she remains adamant that shedoesnt want to run before she can walk she has

said, if I ever get a chance of a high position in thenext Cameron Government that would be great.

Perry represents the new wave of candidates beingselected by the Conservative Party ahead of the nextgeneral election and hopes that as a businessperson and mother, I can bring a breath of fresh airto traditional politics. The large majority she inheritsensures she will be an MP by mid-2010. Herambition and the esteem in which shes held bysenior Conservatives mean she looks set to berewarded with a role in Government at some pointduring any future Conservative administration.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEDevizes will remain a blue chip Conservative seatand with favourable boundary changes theConservative majority looks set to increase further.Devizes is a traditional Wiltshire farming constituencycovering Marlborough, Pewsey and Axford. Thecurrent incumbent, Michael Ancram MP since1992 is retiring for health reasons.

Conservatives in Wiltshire have picked the person theythink will be a future government minister.

Paul Barltrop, BBC Politics Show West

Claire Perry

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Devizes

MAJORITY: 12,259 (28.63%)

INCUMBENT: Michael Ancram MP (Conservative)

A: 116 High Street, Marlborough,

Wiltshire SN8 1LZ

T: 01672 512675

CONTACT E: [email protected]: www.devizesconservatives.com



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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Sleaford and North Hykeham

MAJORITY: 12,687 (24.15%)

INCUMBENT: Douglas Hogg MP (Conservative)


Stephen has the intellect, commitment and passion needed in theHouse of Commons. Hell make an excellent MP.Michael Gove MP

CONTACT

Stephen Phillips QC

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W: www.stephenphillips.org.uk

A: 6 Market Place, Sleaford,

Lincolnshire NG34 7SD

T: 01529 419000

BACKGROUNDBorn into a modest family but benefitting from anassisted place to study law at Oxford, Phillips spentbrief periods with the 14th/20th Kings Hussars andthe Welsh Guards before being called to the Bar byLincolns Inn in 1993. He was appointed QueensCounsel in 2009 and became one of the youngestQCs in the country at the age of only 38. He hasrecently been appointed as a Crown Court Recorder.

Phillips has built up a successful law practice andwhen not working as a barrister has also acted as anadvisor to the Shadow Secretary of State forChildren, Schools and Families, Michael Gove MP.

He cites saving one of the only remainingsign-bilingual schools in the country from closure asone of his most important achievements, stating thatdeaf kids deserve an education just as much ashearing kids. He remains Chair of the Board ofGovernors at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Childrenand continues to promote Special Educational Needs.

Having joined the Conservative Party in 1988 andundergoing two decades of leaflet pushing and hardgraft, Phillips hopes his long apprenticeship willfinally pay off. If Im elected, Im determined to payback the country and the party which has offered meso much, by serving everyone in the Constituency aswell as I possibly can.

Phillips was one of the final four on the Wokingshortlist unsurprising considering he grew up onthe Goldsworth Park Estate in Woking. Phillips wifewas brought up in Lincolnshire, although partyactivists did remark on the lack of local candidatesshortlisted. In the selection in October 2009, Phillipsbeat finalists Kwasi Kwarteng, Katy Lindsay,Kay Mason, Lucille Nicholson, and Bob Stewart.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

Douglas Hogg MP stands down at the next electionafter claiming for the maintenance of his moat onhis Parliamentary allowance. The constituency islargely rural and comprises of villages, the southernsuburbs of the City of Lincoln and small towns,the biggest being Sleaford. It is considered a safeConservative seat.

Notwithstanding the moat, Phillips should have nodifficulty in returning another Conservative victory inSleaford and North Hykeham and looks set to inheritHoggs healthy majority at the next election.


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BACKGROUNDSeeing off 170 other wannabes, Poulter wasselected as candidate for the Conservative safe seatof Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in November2009. The selection was however, not withoutcontroversy with the final shortlist of six candidatesoverlooking local representatives. Poulter wasselected at an open primary attended by 300members of the public.

Educated at Bristol University, and then at Guys,Kings and St Thomas School of Medicine, Poulterhas a degree in Law and is now a practising doctorspecialising in obstetrics, gynaecology and womenshealth. Prior to his selection as candidate in CentralSuffolk and North Ipswich, he was Deputy Leader ofReigate and Banstead Borough Council and is also aformer councillor in Hastings. Although he does havea background in politics, Poulter only decided tostand for Parliament late last summer in answer toDavid Camerons call for new candidates with a

record of public service. He was also short-listed forBeckenham, the seat in which Bob Stewart wassubsequently selected.

Poulter has helped to set up medical and lifestyleclinics for the homeless and people with drug andalcohol misuse problems. He has also served onhealthcare improvement committees including theSurrey and Sussex Patient Experience Task Groupwhich sought to improve the quality of care for olderpatients in Surrey and Sussex Healthcare. More

recently he has contributed to a Womens HealthTask Group promoting best practise in naturalchildbirth.

Although not originally from the area, Poultersfiance Joanna grew up in mid-Suffolk and went toschool in Stowmarket. He lived with his fiancesparents in Great Finborough during the selectioncontest, and the couple have now moved toFramlingham in the constituency. Poulter is workingfor the NHS in Suffolk as a locum doctor in the runup to the General Election.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

Poulter succeeds Sir Michael Lord, who is standingdown after 27 years as MP. Conservatives have heldthis area of Suffolk since 1951 and should have nodifficulty in holding on to it this year. Theconstituency itself stretches from Christchurch Park inIpswich to the Norfolk border at Hoxne and includesEye, Framlingham, Debenham, Wickham Market,Kesgrave, Westfield, Claydon, Great Blakenham andBramford. It is a largely rural constituency, with theexception of the northernmost suburbs of Ipswich,and is made up of smallish villages. Minor boundary

changes have moved Westgate and the remainderof St Margarets ward back into the Ipswichconstituency. The population tends to compriseof commuters and the retired.

The largest political issues facing the seat aretransport and health. Suffolk is well known for itspoor transport links and there is a need toregenerate Ipswich town centre. Ipswich Hospitalfinds many of its cancer care and cardiac servicesunder threat and plans are afoot to move these

services outside of Suffolk. Poulter will undoubtedlyuse his medical knowledge and expertise to makethe case for the retention of these frontline NHSservices at Ipswich Hospital.

Dan has engaged with all aspects of society and his socialconscience is his strongest asset. His lived experience, determinedpersonality, along with his legal and medical knowledge wouldmake him and outstanding MP.Mr Shane Duffy (MB BS DTM&H MSC MRCOG), Clinical Director of Maternity Worldwide

Dr Daniel Poulter

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

MAJORITY: 7,786 (16.7%)

INCUMBENT: Sir Michael Lord MP (Conservative)

A: 19 The Business Centre, Earl Soham,

Suffolk IP13 7SA

T: 01728 685148

CONTACT E: [email protected]: www.drdanielpoulter.com

www.centralsuffolk.co.uk



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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Esher and Walton

MAJORITY: 7,727 (16.14%)

INCUMBENT: Ian Taylor MP (Conservative)


Former member of the British Karate squad. He believes thatpolitics should be conducted in a similar spirit robust andcompetitive on the substance, but respectful in person.Jonathan Isaby, Conservative Home

CONTACT

Dominic Raab

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W: www.dominicraab.com

Blog: http://domraab.blogspot.com

A: 3 Bridle Close, Kingston on Thames,

Surrey KT1 2JW

BACKGROUNDRaab beat off stiff competition at one of the mostpopular UK open primaries, boasting a crowd of over700 people, to win the candidacy for Esher andWalton. This was Raab said, the greatest honourof his life, pledging to work hard to make hisconstituents proud of their decision.

Born and raised in Buckinghamshire, Raab is anotherof the new PPCs with a background in law studyingat both Oxford and Cambridge. Raab, a black belt 3rddan in karate, boxed at university and went on torepresent the UK on the British Karate Squad. Off thekarate mats, Raab served as the Chief of Staff toShadow Justice Secretary Dominic Grieve QC MP.A lawyer by trade, Raab began his career as aninternational lawyer for Linklaters, working on projectfinance, international litigation and competition law.He took secondments with human rights NGO Libertyin Brussels advising on EU and WTO law.

In 2000, Raab joined the Foreign and CommonwealthOffice advising on a wide range of briefs fromcounter-proliferation and counter-terrorism to UKinvestor protection and maritime issues. After animpressive record with the FCO, heading up a teamin the Hague bringing war criminals to justice andadvising on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Gibraltar,Raab took up an appointment as Chief of Staff to thethen Shadow Home Secretary, the Rt Hon DavidDavis MP. Adding to his array of expertise in crime,policing and immigration, Raab continued to work

on human rights. This passion has culminated in thepublication of his first work, The Assault on Liberty What Went Wrong with Rights. Critiquing Laboursapproach to human rights and making a case fora British Bill of Rights. Raab plans to continue hisargument in a second book looking at theinternational approach of the Blair-Brown era,putting forward new British foreign policy prioritiesfor the 21st century.

Incumbent MP, Ian Taylor summed up the mood ofthe selection meeting: Dominic Raab came throughconvincingly because he demonstrated greater skillin answering the questions, was ready to push backon some of the moderator's deliberate probes andset out with clarity his convictions. He also showeda warmth of character which matters a lot incontests such as these.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe Esher and Walton constituency sits on theLondon border. It is home to the highest houseprices outside the capital and therefore must beclassed as one of the most exclusive (and wealthy)of the stockbroker commuter belt. Hampton Courtsits just inside the northern tip of the constituency.


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BACKGROUNDRutley defeated five opponents at the open primaryheld at Fallibroome High School on 17th October tosucceed Sir Nicholas Winterton as ParliamentaryCandidate for Macclesfield.

Born in 1961 and educated at Lewes Priory School.Rutley is an LSE graduate who places greatimportance on the real world experience he hasgarnered during his career in business. He has beena senior executive in Asda, PepsiCo and in morerecent years, Halifax General Insurance and Barclays.Rutley is married to Rachel and is the father of fourchildren. He is also a practising Mormon.

Rutley has an impressive record working as a SpecialAdviser in the last Conservative Government at theTreasury, Cabinet Office and the Ministry ofAgriculture. During this time Rutley was instrumentalin shaping the budget and initiated the first everWhite Paper for Rural England. Not surprisingly then,Rutley looks set for a junior ministerial role in afuture Cameron Government.

Not one to miss a PR opportunity, Rutley wasinstrumental in Asdas campaign to offer eye tests toall Swiss nationals living in the UK conceiving theidea after Swiss referee Urs Meier controversiallydisallowed a potential game-winning goal byEnglands Sol Campbell in Englands 2-1 defeat to

Portugal in the Euro 2004 soccer championship.Lets face it, we were robbed, he said at the time.Sol obviously scored. Well, it was obvious toeveryone apart from the Swiss referee, who clearlyneeds his eyes tested.

In Macclesfield, Rutleys campaign has focused onrevitalising Macclesfields town centre, in particularusing his experience to rejuvenating business.He has also looked to address the problem of traffic

congestion in the constituency and to ensuring a goodlocal health care provision at Macclesfield Hospital.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe Macclesfield constituency is situated nearManchester and is prime commuter territoryalthough the textile and pharmaceutical industriesprovide some industry in the constituency itself.The incumbent, Sir Nicholas Winterton becameembroiled in the expenses scandal last year with hiswife, fellow MP, Lady Ann Winterton. Nevertheless,there is a great deal of personal local support forWinterton as a hardworking constituency MP, havingserved for 38 years, and it will be interesting to seehow readily his support transfers to Rutley.Macclesfield has been a Conservative seat since1918 and looks set to remain a Conservativestronghold in the next parliament.

I know that David will continue the tradition of being a hardworking constituency MP who will fight for Macclesfield and

the people of Macclesfield.Sir Nicholas Winterton MP

David Rutley

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Macclesfield

MAJORITY: 9,464 (20.6%)

INCUMBENT: Sir Nicholas Winterton MP (Conservative)

A: West Bank Road, Macclesfield,

Cheshire SK10 3BT

T: 01625 422848

CONTACT E: [email protected]: www.macclesfieldconservatives.com



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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Skipton and Ripon

MAJORITY: 11,596 (23.43%)

INCUMBENT: David Curry MP (Conservative)


David Curry will be a hard act to follow as our ConservativeCandidate but I am confident that Julian is up to the challengeand I look forward to working with him.Richard Hughes, Chairman of the Skipton and Ripon Conservative Association

CONTACT

Julian Smith

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W: www.juliansmithppc.com

A: Churchill House, 19 Otley Street,

Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1DY

BACKGROUNDBorn in 1971 in Stirling, Smith was selected as theConservative Candidate for Skipton and Ripon inSeptember 2009 after impressing locals in an openprimary meeting. Many commentators noted thatSmith was selected after working hard to meetresidents and local businesses in the run up to theselection. He beat Fiona Bruce, Greg Hammond andFiona Kemp to win the selection.

His family roots are in North Yorkshire and CountyDurham and having grown up in a rural area thisgave him a natural affinity with his new constituency.He was educated at a local comprehensive beforewinning a sport and music bursary for sixth format Millfield School in Somerset, where he went on tobe Head Boy. He was a junior international squashplayer and reached Grade 8 on Violin and PianoAfter leaving school, he coached a squash team inPerpignan, France, before attending BirminghamUniversity where he read English and History.

Smith is founder and managing director of ArqInternational, a boutique London based executiverecruitment company which undertakes senior levelrecruitment for leading financial institutions in theareas of global custody, securities services, cash andtrade. From the humble beginnings of his front roomback in 1999, Smith has grown the organisation,which is now a market leading firm.

His business experience has impressed theConservative leadership, resulting in him

co-authoring the Arculus Report, an independentreport on red tape and regulation commissioned byDavid Cameron and launched by Ken Clarke in 2009.

He has also advised Shadow Ministers onapprenticeships and education policy.

Smith has been actively involved in voluntary andcommunity work, with a particular focus on youthunemployment, homelessness and health issues.His charitable endeavours include Training for Life,a charity working to tackle enduring unemploymentand poverty by securing apprenticeships and practicaltraining for young people out of work. In a similar

vein Smith works with the Hoxton Apprentice, a socialenterprise restaurant that exists to provide trainingopportunities for disadvantaged young people.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILESkipton and Ripon is traditional Yorkshire Dalesterritory; small scattered towns with a smatteringof cathedrals and castles. The present constituencywas formed in 1983 and has something of aliberal tradition.

The incumbent, David Curry MP, is standing down at

the next election after 23 years representing theConstituency. Curry was investigated by theParliamentary Commissioner for Standards for claimshe made for a cottage in Yorkshire. He claimed theproperty as his second home although the Telegraphinvestigation suggested that he had not stayed in theproperty for four years.


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BACKGROUNDIn December 2009, Stewart was selected asparliamentary candidate for Beckenham, beating offstiff competition from a number of hopefuls including,Tariq Ahmad, Lynne Hack and Jo-Anne Nadler to takethe prestigious seat in the second ballot.

Born into a military family his mother was a SpecialOperations Executive Operative and his father asignaller in the RAF Bomber Command during theSecond World War. Stewart spent his formative yearsin RAF stations throughout the UK and the MiddleEast. Educated at boarding school, it was on thecompletion of his studies at the age of 17 that hewas selected for officer training at RMA Sandhurstand after two years was commissioned into theCheshire Regiment. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1971,he took a First in International Politics from theUniversity of Wales and was promoted to Captainin 1975.

During the troubles in Northern Ireland he served asboth Intelligence Officer and, after a promotion toMajor, as Company Commander, with responsibilityfor controlling and responding to the Droppin WellBombing in Ballykelly.

In his next posting in Bosnia he served as LieutenantColonel (1987) and became Military Assistant to thehighest ranking officer in NATO. Following a furthertwo more operational tours of Northern Ireland,Stewart became the first British Commander of UnitedNations Forces in Bosnia. Decorated once again for

his service, he received the Distinguished ServiceOrder in 1993, followed by a promotion to Coloneland finally an appointment to Chief of Policy at theSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers of Europe.

Whilst in Bosnia, Stewart became a regular mediacontributor, earning him the nickname Bosnia Bob positioning him well to take-up his post-service careerin public relations. A Senior Consultant for three years,Stewart went on to become Managing Director ofWorldspace (UK) Ltd. with responsibility forestablishing satellite broadcasting worldwide.

No stranger to the political world, Stewarts militarycareer has run alongside a sustained interested in the

world of Westminster. In fact Stewart has met and orbriefed every prime minister since Ted Heath in the1970s. In September 2009, Bob Stewart was profiledalongside his friend Rory Stewart in The Sunday Timesas one of the individuals who had responded to DavidCamerons call for new candidates. With roots inCheshire, Stewart was also in the running for theMacclesfield and Congleton seats, as well as a finalistin Sleaford and North Hykeham.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEOn Rallings and Thrashers notional figures,Beckenham is now the safest Conservative seat in thecountry, assisted by boundary changes at the electionthat are favourable to the Conservatives. It takes inareas including Bromley Common and Keston, andmost of Hayes and Coney traditional Conservativeareas, whilst losing more suburban parts like Pengeand Caytor. The seat has always returned aConservative MP. The incumbent Jacqui Lait isstanding down at the next election havingrepresented the seat since the by-election in 1997

forced by the departure of Piers Merchant MP.

With his distinguished military background andproven leadership skills, Bob is just the sort of personwe need in Parliament.Commander John Muxworthy RN, Chief Executive Officer of the UKNDA

Bob Stewart

CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Beckenham

MAJORITY: 16,913 (40.4%)

INCUMBENT: Jacqui Lait MP (Conservative)

A: 31 Beckenham Road, Beckenham,

Kent BR3 4PRCONTACT E: [email protected]

W: www.beckenhamconservatives.com



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CANDIDATE: Conservative PPC for Penrith and The Border

MAJORITY: 10,797 (25.58%)

INCUMBENT: David Maclean MP (Conservative)


Everything I know about Rory suggests he would not just respect,but love, his constituency and his constituency work.Matthew Parris, Times Columnist

CONTACT

Rory Stewart OBE

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W: www.rorystewart.co.uk

A: 31 Chiswick Street, Carlisle,

Cumbria CA1 1HJ

T: 01228 521573

BACKGROUNDDescribed as a modern day Lawrence of Arabia,Stewart was born in Hong Kong and spent hischildhood living between Asia and the ScottishHighlands. Following in his fathers footsteps,Stewart served briefly in the Black Watch and thenjoined the Diplomatic service, serving in a number ofplaces including Iraq as Deputy Governor of Maysanprovince. Stewarts transition to British politics is acontinuation of a varied and interesting career that

reflects his strong commitment to public service.He currently lives in a farm cottage at Appleby, in hisprospective constituency of Penrith and the Border.He has spent the last two months walking over280 miles to visit every village in the constituency,staying in a different Cumbrian home every night.

This type of adventure is nothing new to Stewart,however. Between 2000 and 2002 Stewarts loveof walking and interest in realities of life in thecountries where he had worked as a diplomat ledhim to walk 6000 miles alone across Asia andstayed in more than five hundred village homes.This experience inspired him to set up the TurquoiseMountain Foundation, which has raised 15 millionpounds and restored the centre of the old city ofKabul, bringing in essential services, trainingcraftspeople, creating a primary school and ahealthcare clinic and supporting small businesses.

Stewart has called for a greater emphasis onlistening to peoples concerns and wishes inGovernment policy at home and abroad through histwo bestselling books, his BBC TV documentariesand his teaching as a professor of public policy atHarvard University. He was awarded an OBE in2004 for his service in Iraq.

After the long-serving Conservative MP DavidMaclean announced his retirement for health

reasons, Stewart was selected as the ConservativeCandidate for Penrith and the Border in 2009through an open primary. At his selection in Octoberat the Penrith Auction Mart, Stewart said Thank youfor changing my life. Im unbelievably happy. Thishas been a life changing experience.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEPenrith and The Border is the largest constituency inEngland in terms of acreage. With an electorate ofaround 67,000, it is also one of the most sparselypopulated. Completely encircling the seat of Carlisleand stretching from just short of Gretna Green in thenorth to the Yorkshire Dales in the south. Theconstituency itself has been a Conservative stronghold for more than 50 years and thanks to favourableboundary changes, look set to see a Conservativemajority of more than 10,000.


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Skipping a generation:Labours PPCsAndrew HobsonAssociate Director, Insight Public Affairs


With 91 Labour MPs so far announcing their retirement at the forthcoming election, regionalofficials and CLP officers have been kept busy with selection contests. The recent round has thrownup a number of interesting, exciting, and at time surprising results. Perhaps the most strikingfeature of the selections is the number of under-30s being chosen to represent the Party in its mostwinnable seats.

With so many young, talented and ambitious candidates being selected, it is hard to escape the impression thatthe party is looking to skip a generation as it seeks to refresh itself after thirteen years in power. Youth, it seems,is being seen as proxy for change, a clear signal to voters that the candidate is part of a new breed untaintedby the failings of predecessors.

But these bright young things are far from political novices. As the profiles featured in this guide indicate, theyalready have an impressive array of political experience to call upon and it is clear that all have displayed thequalities required to make a significant impact on the future of British politics. Reviewing their respective CVs,these candidates certainly have drive, ambition and talent to spare.

The youngest, Bridget Phillipson in Houghton and Sunderland South has been involved with her local party formany years, and has impressed many with her mature and professional approach to her candidacy. She will be26 years old on Election Day, and a good bet to Baby of the House in the next Parliament.

Anas Sarwar, 28, has been a prominent local figure since his teenage years and can call on experience gainedas an NHS Dentist in Glasgow. He has won The Suns Best New Scottish Politician award in 2009 and is set

to be fast-tracked to the Labour front benches.

Emilie Oldknow, 29, and John Woodcock, 31, both have years of experience working for the Labour Party undertheir belts, and played key roles for the party in the 2005 election. Indeed, Woodcock has spent the last fiveyears at the centre of Government as a Special Adviser to John Hutton, before making the switch to becomeone of Gordon Browns advisors at Number 10.

Lisa Nandy, the hugely ambitious 30 year old Senior Policy advisor at the Childrens Society and ShabanaMahmood, the 29 year old Barrister hoping to win Clare Shorts Birmingham Ladywood seat, are also sure tohave a significant impact on the future direction of the Labour Party.

There are a number of candidates with experience to step straight into front bench duties. Kate Green, 49,

has years of experience running charities and advising ministers and Chi Onuwarah the 44 year old seniorengineer looking to win Newcastle Central has a wealth of experience as one of the UKs leadingtelecoms experts.

All of these individuals have time on their side, and while it may take a couple of years before they begin tomake themselves known on the national stage, these are future leaders of the Party who will be needed totake the fight to the Conservatives in years to come. If the polls are to be believed, then the Labour Party willhave a reduced Parliamentary presence after the next elections. The good news for the party is that it isalready sowing the seeds for its future regeneration.


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BACKGROUNDGreen stepped down as Chief Executive of ChildPoverty Action Group in January 2010 to contest theStretford and Urmston Parliamentary seat for Labourat the next election. She is well known to BeverleyHughes, the current MP for the outer Manchesterconstituency, who worked closely with Green whenshe was Minister in the Department for Children,Schools and Families.

Originally from Scotland, Green will be one of the mostexperienced of the new faces likely to enter Parliamentthis year. Many commentators have pointed to herleadership strengths, as someone who has spent manyyears running third sector organisations.

Her position as Chief Executive of Child Poverty ActionGroup from July 2004 often meant her publiclycriticising the Government as one of the leadingcampaigners for the abolition of child poverty. However,she gained the respect of Gordon Brown and othersenior Ministers for her unswerving commitment toequality and social justice. From July 2000, she wasDirector of the National Council for One Parent Families,and previously she worked for the Home Office andbefore that for Barclays Bank. Given her expertise, Greenis likely to seek a place on the Children, Schools andFamilies Select Committee or Work and Pensions SelectCommittee following the election.

This will be the second time that the 49-year-olddivorcee has contested a General Election, havingfinished in second place to Peter Brooke in the Cities of

London and Westminster constituency in Labourslandslide in 1997.

She has been Chair of the London Child PovertyCommission which reports to the Mayor of Londonand London Councils on strategies for reducing theexceptionally high levels of child poverty in the capital;a trustee of Friends Provident Foundation, End ChildPoverty, and the Institute for Fiscal Studies; and amember of the advisory board of the ResolutionFoundation which is concerned with access tofinancial services. Green was a Magistrate in Londonfor 16 years and received an OBE in the 2005

New Years Honours list.

She has earned the respect of many Cabinet Ministersalready, and with her pragmatic, mainstreamapproach Green can expect a fast route from thebackbenches to the front bench, bringing valuable,considered experience and perspective to futurelegislation on child poverty and social justice.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEBeverley Hughes majority was reduced at the 2005general election but she still polled over 50 per cent ofthe vote and with a majority over 8,000 this should be asafe Labour seat. The constituency is relatively new in itspresent form, contested for the first time in 1997, butbased on boundaries from the 1960s when theconstituency was safe Conservative territory. It wascreated from the former constituencies of Stretford andDavyhulme. The former being more inclined to theLabour Party, and the latter by the Conservatives.

Stretford and Urmston still has a large industrialareas, a mix of affluent areas to the south, anddisadvantaged areas like Carrington to the North.The constituency includes the Old Trafford cricketand football grounds.

She has shown a whole lifetime of working to challenge inequalityand for improving the position of the poorest in our society,particularly children. She is outstandingly committed to familiesand in day-to-day touch with the challenges ordinary people face.Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP

Kate Green OBE

CANDIDATE: Labour PPC for Stretford and Urmston

MAJORITY: 8,181 (21%)

INCUMBENT: Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP (Labour)

A: The Morris Hall, 9 Atkinson Road,

Urmston, Manchester M41 9AD

T: 0161 748 8580

CONTACT

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W: www.kategreen.org


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CANDIDATE: Labour PPC for Nottingham South

MAJORITY: 6,665 (19.2%)

INCUMBENT: Alan Simpson MP (Labour)

The next election will be a big choice. Labour offers positivechange for the majority. The Tories proposals will benefit theprivileged few.Lillian Greenwood

CONTACT

Lilian Greenwood


W: liliangreenwood.blogspot.com

A: Unit 13a, John Folman Business Centre,

Hungerhill Road, Nottingham NG3 4NB

T: 0115 924 5406

BACKGROUNDTrade Unionist, Greenwood, on the soft left of theparty, won a shock victory over left wing NationalExecutive Committee Member, Christina Shawcroftby 23 votes for the right to replace, Alan SimpsonMP. Local Councillor, and one time front-runner forthe seat, Katrina Bull finished third.

Greenwood, a member of the Compass group,started her career in labour market research for theLocal Government Employers organisation beforebecoming a research officer for the Civil and PublicService Association and subsequently a branchofficer for the GMB. Since 1992, she has workedin Nottingham for the public sector trade union,UNISON, where she is currently Regional Head ofCampaigns and Policy.

Greenwood is set to become a loyal, butquestioning, addition to the Parliamentary LabourParty. She has said she would be prepared to voteagainst the party whip if she felt it absolutelynecessary and was confident that she had thesupport of her local party and constituents. She citiedthe introduction of differential university top-up feesof one issue on which she would have rebelled.

However, she will not be making a habit of rebellingand has said, in order to influence policy anddecision-making it is necessary to build credibility inthe party. I dont feel that I would be able to get thebest deal for the people of Nottingham South as aserial rebel.

She is an experienced advocate and organiser whohas campaigned at a local and national level, onwomens rights and anti-racism as well as improved

public sector pensions and an increase in healthservice funding. She opposed the Iraq War becauseof the lack of a UN mandate and says she wouldargue strongly in the party against the replacementof Trident. She has also been critical of the use ofPrivate Finance Initiatives citing concerns that itrepresents a fundamental shift in who ownsvaluable public assets.

Born and brought up in Bolton, Greenwood has

retained her Lancashire accent despite having livedin and around Nottingham for many years. Shestudied Economics and Social and Political Sciencesat St Catharines College, Cambridge and also hasan MSc in Sociology and Social Policy. She recentlymarried her partner Ravi, and she has threedaughters who were all born at the City Hospitaland attend local schools.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThe seat ranges from the council estates of Clifton,to the student population of Lenton and the diverseand well-off city centre. Labour has held NottinghamSouth since 1992 and the core working class votein the area should see the seat remain secure. Thatsaid, this is the closest that the Conservatives willget to winning a seat in this Labour stronghold ofa city, and new boundary changes are likely to workagainst Labour with part of the traditionally loyalBasford ward going to Nottingham North. Parts ofSt Anns and Arboretum ward will now also moveto Nottingham East.


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BACKGROUNDOne of a clutch of one-time Special Advisers to winselection for their former bosses seats, Kendallsecured her selection after Patricia Hewitt announcedher intention to stand down after 13 years inParliament.

Originally from Watford where her father was a localcouncillor, Cambridge history graduate Kendall waspart of the original batch of bright young thingsappointed as political advisors following Laboursvictory in 1997. She joined the party at the age of20 when she woke up the morning after the 92election feeling incredibly angry and frustrated thatthe Tories had won again. She was just 26 whenshe began working with Labour fixer JohnMcTernan in the team supporting Harriet Harmanduring her stint as Secretary of State for SocialSecurity between 1997 and 1998.

After Harmans sacking in 1998, Kendall leftGovernment to build a reputation as an importantinfluencer on Labours health policy. She spent timeat health think tank, the Kings Fund, beforebecoming lead researcher on health and social careat the Institute for Public Policy Research where shebecame known as a strong advocate of thepatient-centred care agenda. She left the IPPR tobecome Director of the Maternity Alliance, thenational charity for pregnant women, new parentsand babies under one.

It was always clear that Kendall sought a return to

the cut and thrust of front line politics, and it wasnot long before Kendall returned to Government.

She joined Hewitt as Special Adviser at theDepartment of Trade and Industry and stayed withher when she was reshuffled in 2005 to theDepartment of Health.

Kendalls Parliamentary ambitions go as far back as2000, when she was one of the favourites to winthe Chesterfield seat made available by Tony Bennsretirement. She came second, which was just as wellas the seat was clinched by the Lib Dems at the

subsequent election. She has bided her time,however, and is expected to be a key figure for theLabour Party in the next Parliament.

Following her selection the 38-year-old left her role asDirector of the Ambulance Services Network, part ofthe NHS Confederation, which was set up to providean independent voice for UK ambulance services.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILEThis is the least ethnically mixed of the threeLeicester seats with 19% of residents from ethnic

minorities. The seat has been Labour since the1920s with the constituency represented by Greville(now Lord) Janner for 25 years, and before that byhis father Barnett. Boundary changes see the seatlose Latimer ward a polling district from LeicesterEast, something that is likely to reduce the Labourvote although not dramatically. Barring a dramaticnational collapse, the seat is likely to remain solidLabour territory at the next General Election.

The members in Leicester West had some excellent candidatesto choose from and I am delighted that they have chosen Lizto represent them and build on the work that Patricia has doneover the last 13 years.Neil Clayton, Chair, Leicester West CLP

Liz Kendall

CANDIDATE: Labour PPC for Leicester West

MAJORITY: 8,539 (26.42%)

INCUMBENT: Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP (Labour)

A: Ground Front Floor, 5 Frog Island,

Leicester LE3 5AS

T: 0116 253 7374

CONTACT

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W: www.lizkendall.org


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CANDIDATE: Labour PPC for Birmingham Ladywood

MAJORITY: 6,804 (23.23%)

INCUMBENT: Clare Short MP (Independent)

It is clear the barrister is anything but a party automaton and fromthe outset has set out her stall as a passionate opponent of theIraq War and the 42 day detention of terror suspects.Neil Elkes, Birmingham News

Shabana Mahmood

BACKGROUNDThe woman hoping to succeed Clare Short has hadto work hard to break out from the shadow of herfamous predecessor. Mahmood has barely startedher political career and already she has comethrough a difficult selection contest with, as the29-year-old daughter of a local Labour Party officer,allegations of nepotism as well as criticism fromthose opposed to the women only shortlist.

Mahmood polled 118 votes to Yvonne Mosquitos99 votes, despite Mosquitos twelve years as LabourCouncillor for Nechells. The other two hopefuls werePenny Barber and Sandra Samuels.

The Oxford educated former B

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