The four finalists for the Canterbury Conservative candidate selection

Four female candidates contest tonight’s selection meeting for this very marginal seat – without any need for an all-women quota.

Shortlist for the Grantham and Stamford candidate selection

The association meets tonight to choose the person whom it hopes will succeed Nick Boles.

The final four candidates shortlisted in the Montgomeryshire selection race

A local councillor, a former MP, a Brexit-focused economic analyst, and a former RAF pilot turned farmer will compete for the role on Saturday.

Felicity Buchan selected as Conservative candidate for Kensington

She will take on Emma Dent Coad, who has a majority of 20.

Shortlist for the South Cambridgeshire Conservative candidate selection

Boris Johnson’s former Head of Policy, the former Co-Chair of Women for Britain, and a geneticist who manages the Conservative Policy Forum make the final.

Gauke. Uncorked today, corked tomorrow?

He is not wide of the election manifesto on which he stood, and should not be no-confidenced this evening. But there is a sting in the tail.

Conservative candidates selected for Colne Valley and Portsmouth South

Both have chosen people with previous experience of their constituencies, which will stand them in good stead in the event of an early election.

Candidate applications open in seven more seats, including two extremely close marginals

Six of the seven constituencies in the new tranche voted Leave in the referendum.

Exclusive. The full list of Conservative MEP candidates.

ConservativeHome reveals the full slate of 71 candidates, standing in every region and nation of the UK.

The practicalities of fighting a Euro election look no more appealing than the principle of holding one

Who will stand? Will Tory incumbents run again? Is there capacity to fight a proper campaign? What would the message be?

Exclusive: “We will be contesting the European Elections on 23rd May 2019”, CCHQ writes to Tory candidates

Will many candidates want to stand, given the popular anger about such an election even happening?

WATCH: Gyimah – I’ve faced deselection attempts from those who believe I’m “step in modernisation too far”

“There is a small cabal that sees each election cycle as a reason to have another go.”

CCHQ accelerates candidate assessments, in an apparently urgent effort to address the shortage

They were caught out in 2017 with too few candidates on the list. Could this sudden urgency be a sign of an election in the offing?

Grieve and Griffiths lose association confidence ballots

Grassroots Conservative members passed their verdict in Beaconsfield and in East Staffordshire, though for very different reasons.

McCartney selected as the candidate for Lincoln, his former constituency

The former MP for the city will now seek to unseat the Labour incumbent.