The NEC this week agreed to begin the process of selecting parliamentary candidates to contest 26 marginal seats at the next election. 18 of the constituencies chosen for early selection are in the east of England, south eat and south west, demonstrating the important role the south will play in determining the outcome of the next election.
The eighteen constituencies who will begin the search for their next parliamentary candidates are:
Open selection
Bedford
Chatham & Aylesford
Crawley
Hove
Ipswich
Milton Keynes South
Norwich South
Stroud
Waveney
All Women Shortlist
Brighton Kemptown
Dover
Harlow
Hastings & Rye
Peterborough
Reading West
Stevenage
Swindon South
Thurrock
Getting good candidates in place as soon as possible is important if we are to maximise our prospects of retaking these crucial swing seats. However, we need over 70 gains at the next election to secure a working majority, so it is a disappointment that we are not embarking on early candidate selection in a greater number of our marginal seats. Labour also needs to win again in seats like Plymouth Sutton, Brighton Pavilion and Kingswood if we are to return to government.
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A couple of the seats where the sitting MP's lost are now all women shortlists - I hope that won't make it harder to regain the seats if the MP's were popular
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