Parliamentary selections

Eighteen constituencies in the Political South will select their prospective parliamentary candidates as part of the early selection process approved by the NEC.

As the individual timetables for these selections are published by the party we will list the details here.

SWINDON SOUTH All women shortlist
Nominations deadline: 16 June 2011
Selection meeting: 23 June 2011
Shortlist: Frances Rehal; Anne Snelgrove; Anne Marie Walters
Candidate: Anne Snelgrove

IPSWICH Open selection
Nominations deadline: 15 July 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 21 July 2011
Selection meeting: 18 September 2011
Shortlist: Cllr David Ellesmere; Cllr Neil MacDonald; Jeremy Miles; Frances Rehal
Candidate: David Ellesmere

MILTON KEYNES SOUTH Open selection
Nominations deadline: 18 July 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 30 July 2011
Selection meeting: 3 September 2011
Shortlist: Allister Dennis, Richard Garvie, Andrew Pakes, Charlynne Pullen, Frances Rehal
Candidate: Andrew Pakes

WAVENEY Open selection
Nominations deadline: 12 September 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 1 October 2011
Selection meeting: 21 October 2011
Shortlist: Bob Blizzard, Sonia Barker, Ben Davies
Candidate: Bob Blizzard

STEVENAGE All women shortlist
Nominations deadline: 12 September 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 1 October 2011
Selection meeting: 23 October 2011
Shortlist: Sharon Taylor & Karen Webb
Candidate: Sharon Taylor

HOVE Open selection
Nominations deadline: 30 August 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 16&17 September 2011
Selection meeting: selection suspended due to proposed boundary changes

HASTINGS & RYE All women shortlist
Nominations deadline: 23 September 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 6&7 October 2011
Selection meeting: 6 November 2011
Shortlist: Julie Eason, Kim Forward & Sarah Owen
Candidate: Sarah Owen

NORWICH SOUTH open selection
Nominations deadline: 6 October 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 23 October 2011
Selection meeting: 19 November 2011
Shortlist: Cllr Victoria McDonald, Dave Rowntree, Joe Goldberg & Clive Lewis
Candidate: Clive Lewis

THURROCK all women shortlist
Nominations deadline: 21 October 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 12 November 2011
Selection meeting: 3 December 2011
Shortlist: Polly Billington & Anne Marie Walters
Candidate: Polly Billington

STROUD Open selection
Nominations deadline: 20 October 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 27&28 October 2011
Selection meeting: 25 November 2011
Shortlist: David Drew, Joanna McCarron & Victoria Powell
Candidate: David Drew

HARLOW all women shortlist
Nominations deadline: 21 October 2011
Shortlisting meeting: 29 October 2011
Selection meeting: 27 November 2011
Shortlist: Gemma Ricketts, Rachel Stalker, Suzy Stride & Catherine Tuitt
Candidate: Suzy Stride



EARLY SELECTION SEATS timetable tbc
Bedford - Brighton Kemptown* - Chatham & Aylesford - Crawley - Dover* - Peterborough* - Reading West*

* all women shortlist