Meet the candidates hoping to form the 2019 Conservative Parliamentary intake

The most up to date list of those standing in Tory-held seats and in targets.

East Staffs council leader alleges Party Board appointee’s oversight of Griffiths ballot is “unfair and prejudicial”

Cllr Duncan Goodfellow complains Lord Hunt’s message to the association “could be seen as seeking to fetter the independent and impartial decision of members”.

Monday’s candidate selection shortlists: Arundel and South Downs; North Devon; Wantage; North West Norfolk

Plus two selection contests in Meon Valley, and Runnymede and Weybridge.

New: The shortlist for Newbury, and the run-down of the weekend’s selection races

There are at least 14 contests taking place over the weekend in Conservative-held seats.

New candidate shortlists for Tory-held seats: Orpington; Bracknell; South West Hertfordshire; and Mid Sussex

Army officers, political advisers, businesspeople, a London Assembly Member and – unusually – a sitting MP are among the latest crop of finalists.

New: Shortlists for candidate selections in Guildford; North East Bedfordshire; and Eastleigh

Of the nine Conservative-held seats selecting tonight, we have now revealed six shortlists.

New: Candidate shortlists for Milton Keynes North; Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner; and Eddisbury

Two former MPs are among the candidates pursuing these three Conservative-held seats.

Bhatti selected in Meriden; Lumsden selected in Aberdeen South

Nick Timothy was unsuccessful in his bid to succeed Caroline Spelman.

Selection update: CCHQ culls the Devizes shortlist to three. Plus: the finalists for Broadland.

Three candidates lose out as the Party fights back in the tug of war between the centre and local associations.

The three finalists for tomorrow’s candidate selection in Meriden

The Secretary General of Muslims for Britain; a Birmingham City Councillor; and a former Joint Chief of Staff to Theresa May will fight it out tomorrow.

Aiken selected as Cities of London and Westminster candidate

The Leader of Westminster City Council won out over two of her council colleagues.

Andrew Griffiths gets the green light to seek readoption in Burton

Apparently aware of the potential controversy, the Party Board has appointed Lord Hunt to supervise the ballot in East Staffordshire next week.

James to leave Parliament after finding her association don’t want her to continue as their candidate

Her letter to the Prime Minister emphasise that ‘we agreed on just about everything apart from Brexit…I trust in your One Nation outlook’.

New: Shortlists for the Aberconwy and Sevenoaks candidate selection races

Two very different Tory-held seats have an important choice to make.

Sweet selected as candidate for Putney

Wandsworth councillor wins the nomination on the first round of voting to contest the seat presently held by Justine Greening.