Ford is selected in Chelmsford. Bennett withdraws from Saffron Walden. Latest candidate selection news.

All the latest news of shortlists and selections from right across the country.

Ollerenshaw back in Lancaster & Fleetwood. Shortlists for Brentwood & Ongar, and Hampstead & Kilburn. The latest candidate news.

Plus details of selections in Clwyd South, Delyn, Wrexham, Moray, West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine, and more.

Battlegrounds Revisited 1) The North West

In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.

Antony Calvert: We need plain-speaking if we are to pass the Gogglebox test and win the election

We have won the big policy arguments – now we must set loose our MPs to speak to voters in their language.

What is the 40 group? Matthew Barrett profiles the MPs trying to keep hold of the most marginal Tory seats

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter I recently profiled the 2020 and Free Enterprise groups of Tory MPs. Those two groups are formed by ideology:… Read more »

The Tory backbenches are bubbling away with new thinkers and new thinking

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter One of the most encouraging things about today's Conservative Party is the liveliness of the… Read more »

Eric Ollerenshaw MP: Tackling the North-South divide

Eric Ollerenshaw OBE MP, Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood. Last October, ConservativeHome covered the launch of Amber Rudd… Read more »

Tory MPs go to Bangladesh as part of the party’s social action project, Project Maja

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter    40 Tory volunteers, including MPs Tobias Ellwood, Nicky Morgan, Eric Ollerenshaw, Andrew Stephenson (pictured), Anne Main… Read more »

Eric Ollerenshaw MP: The north of England declined under Labour – but the Government is well-placed to close the north-south divide

Eric Ollerenshaw is MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood. I read with interest Andrew Rawnsley’s article in last Sunday's Observer, which… Read more »

Majority of the 50 most “cost-efficient” MPs are Conservatives

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The company Key Business Insight's "Commons Performance Cockpit" ranks MPs by their total cost… Read more »

Eric Ollerenshaw MP: How I’m helping to widen access to paid internships in Parliament beyond the wealthy and well-connected

Eric Ollerenshaw is MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood and has helped establish the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme. There is often… Read more »

New Lancashire Conservative MPs Mark Menzies and Eric Ollerenshaw cover defence matters in their maiden speeches

In Monday's debate looking ahead to the Strategic Defence Review, two newly-elected Lancashire MPs delivered their maiden speeches. Mark Menzies,… Read more »