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Mike Collins selected as Lib Dems’ Cotswolds candidate

By The Voice | Tue 27th October 2009 - 7:15 pm

The Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard reports:

A COUNTY councillor from Tewkesbury has been chosen to represent the Liberal Democrat party in the Cotswolds for the forthcoming general election. Mike Collins, 46, will oppose Cotswold MP Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown who has held the seat for the last 17 years. …

“It’s time for a change, so I pledge to the people of the Cotswolds that I will do my best to represent them in a fair and honest way,” he said.

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Andrew Lewin selected for Lib Dems in Hertford and Stortford

By Helen Duffett | Wed 21st October 2009 - 1:46 pm

Vince Cable and Andrew LewinCongratulations to Andrew Lewin who was selected on Tuesday night as the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hertford and Stortford.

Andrew will be challenging incumbent Conservative MP, Mark Prisk. Prisk has been the MP for Hertford and Stortford since 2001, but has recently been asked to repay £7,000 of Parliamentary expenses.

Andrew Lewin said,

I share the public’s anger over the expenses episode, it is essential that candidates tackle this issue openly and offer solutions that can rebuild trust in the system. If I

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Opinion: Why Lib Dems should hot-foot it to Sefton Central

By Richard Clein | Thu 8th October 2009 - 9:55 am

Don’t be put off by the train station sounding Sefton Central – the news that Claire Curtis-Thomas, once dubbed the UK’s most expensive MP, is standing down should signal a re-evaluation of the Liberal Democrats chances in this new seat.

No-one is surprised by Ms Curtis-Thomas’s decision as she has gone from being the country’s most expensive MP to one of the most inactive. I have been the prospective Parliamentary candidate for two years, and in that time there has only ever been reactive responses from the Labour camp. In terms of literature, the only thing that has hit …

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Lib Dems choose Dawn to take on Dave in Witney

By Stephen Tall | Mon 5th October 2009 - 6:15 pm

David Cameron’s local paper, the Witney Gazette, has the story:

THE Liberal Democrat candidate to take on Witney MP David Cameron in the next General Election has been announced. Dawn Barnes will stand for Witney against the Conservative leader in May or June next year. …

Miss Barnes, 32, said: “I was really happy, and a little surprised, to be confirmed as the Liberal Democrat candidate to stand against a man who is widely-tipped to be the next Prime Minister.

“However, it’s a real honour, and I’ll be working hard with the local party and friends and family in West Oxfordshire

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Mark Pack

Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Thu 1st October 2009 - 10:20 pm

Courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website, here is the list of PPC selections closing this month:

Christchurch – PPC  (02 Oct 2009)
Reading West – PPC  (02 Oct 2009)
Leeds Central – PPC  (02 Oct 2009)
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber PSPC  (08 Oct 2009)
Gosport – PPC  (09 Oct 2009)
Wirral South – PPC  (13 Oct 2009)
Devizes – PPC  (16 Oct 2009)
Edmonton – PPC  Enfield North – PPC  Enfield Southgate – PPC  (16 Oct 2009)

For further details on how you could become the Liberal Democrat prospective candidate in any of these constituencies see http://libdems4parliament.org.uk/events.

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The Voice

Paul Twigger selected for Lib Dems in West Derby

By The Voice | Sun 13th September 2009 - 12:00 pm

ClickLiverpool.com has the story:

Cllr Paul Twigger has been unanimously selected by the Liberal Democrats to fight the next General election for the West Derby constituency. At 28, Paul Twigger will be one of the youngest prospective candidates to stand for the Lib Dems. Mr Twigger will go head to head with Labour’s Stephen Twigg in 2010 for the Parliamentary seat. … As well as being the city’s youngest councillor, Paul Twigger also works as a Field Officer for the charity Age Concern Liverpool, looking after some of Liverpool’s most vulnerable citizens.

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Wed 2nd September 2009 - 11:20 am

Courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website, here is the list of PPC selections closing this month:

Surrey Heath (03 Sep 2009)
Derbyshire Dales, Kettering, Loughborough, Gedling, Mansfield, South Leicestershire (04 Sep 2009)
Hertsmere (05 Sep 2009)
Rushcliffe (21 Sep 2009)

For further details on how you could become the Liberal Democrat prospective candidate in any of these constituencies see http://libdems4parliament.org.uk/events

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Lib Dem Reading West PPC steps down

By Stephen Tall | Wed 26th August 2009 - 9:00 pm

From the GetReading website comes news that Patrick Murray, the party’s Parliamentary candidate in Reading West – and occasional contributor to Lib Dem Voice – has decided not to contest the seat at the forthcoming general election:

Mr Murray, 27, has announced his decision not to stand at the General Election. He said the decision of the sitting MP Martin Salter to stand down had made him realise he would not have the time to fight the seat.

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Mark Pack

Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Thu 6th August 2009 - 9:59 pm

Fancy standing for Parliament? Here are the selections coming up in the next month, courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website:

Bournemouth East – PPC (1st Aug 2009 – 28th Aug 2009).

Stourbridge – PPC (1st Aug 2009 – 14th Aug 2009).

Mid Norfolk & South West Norfolk – PPC (1st Aug 2009 – 23rd Sep 2009).

Mid-Bedfordshire – PPC (1st Aug 2009 – 8th Aug 2009).

Hertford & Stortford – PPC (Re-advertisement) (1st Aug 2009 – 8th Aug 2009).

Harrow East – PPC (1st Aug 2009 – 14th Aug 2009).

Basingstoke – PPC (1st Aug 2009 – 27th Aug 2009).

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Lib Dem Jeremy Wilcock selected to fight Prescott seat

By The Voice | Wed 8th July 2009 - 7:12 pm

The trips-off-your-tongue ThisIsHullandEastRiding.co.uk reports:

LIBERAL Democrat campaigner Jeremy Wilcock has been chosen to contest John Prescott’s seat at the next General Election. The former Deputy Prime Minister is retiring from the House of Commons at the next election after representing Hull East since 1970.

In the 2005 election vote Mr Prescott won with a reduced majority of 11,747 – down almost 3,600 on the previous General Election. Four years ago, the Lib Dems finished second with their candidate Andy Sloan increasing his party’s share of the vote. …

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Wed 1st July 2009 - 10:04 pm

From the Lib Dems 4 Parliament site, here are the PPC selections closing during July:

* North East Hampshire – PPC (07 Jul 2009)
* Basildon and Billericay – PPC (10 Jul 2009)
* South Basildon & East Thurrock – PPC (10 Jul 2009)
* Thurrock – PPC (10 Jul 2009)

See libdems4parliament.org.uk/events/ for more details.

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The Voice

April Pond selected for Norwich North

By The Voice | Sun 21st June 2009 - 7:59 pm

Congratulations to April Pond on her selection today as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election.

Local campaigner and successful businesswoman April Pond said,

“I’m delighted to be selected for Norwich North and have the opportunity to follow the work of Ian Gibson.

“Talking to Norwich people, it is clear that they are angry and disillusioned with the way things are at the moment. People are concerned about jobs losses and practical worries and see this Government as failing miserably when they should be working hard to put things right. MPs’ expenses and an inability to put in place practical

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Jeff Reid selected as Lib Dem PPC for Blyth Valley

By The Voice | Thu 18th June 2009 - 6:30 pm

Congratulations to Jeff Reid on his selection as Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Blyth Valley:

THE leader of Northumberland County Council has been chosen by the Liberal Democrats as a Parliamentary candidate. Coun Jeff Reid, who leads the minority Liberal Democrat administration at County Hall, will contest the Parliamentary seat of Blyth Valley at the next general election.

Coun Reid faces the task of unseating Ronnie Campbell, the former-miner and Labour MP who has represented Blyth Valley in the House of Commons for 22 years, and holds a majority in excess of 8,000.

“I’m very excited about the forthcoming election,” Coun Reid

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Mark Pack

Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Mon 1st June 2009 - 9:57 am

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news of two selections closing in June:

Plymouth Moor View
Plymouth Sutton & Devonport

Both close on 5th June. Details here.

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Sun 3rd May 2009 - 9:20 am

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news of just the one selection closing in May (in addition to the two which closed on 1st May):

SKIPTON & RIPON (8th May)

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Stephen Tall

Lib Dem PPC quits over website

By Stephen Tall | Thu 30th April 2009 - 7:45 am

Oh well, that’ll learn me. A fortnight ago, I reported in highly sceptical terms a story in the Carlisle News & Star about the involvement of Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Carlisle, Steven Tweedie, in an anonymous website “calling for Eric Martlew to be ousted as Carlisle’s MP”.

As I remarked at the time, the now-defunct www.byebyeeric.com (still available to view via Google’s cache here) was innocuous stuff, for example suggesting visitors “wish him good luck in his retirement or ask him what he intends to do about some of the key issues facing Carlisle”.

It was ill-advised …

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By Mark Pack | Wed 1st April 2009 - 4:10 pm

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news of the selections closing in April:

BLYTH VALLEY – PPC (3rd Apr 2009).

POOLE – PPC (3rd Apr 2009).

West Midlands Region – PPC (3rd Apr 2009).

West Midlands Region – PPC (10th Apr 2009).

KENSINGTON – PPC (17th Apr 2009).

LEWISHAM EAST – PPC (17th Apr 2009).

LEWISHAM DEPTFORD – PPC (17th Apr 2009).

SOUTH WEST DEVON – PPC (17th Apr 2009).

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The Voice

Tories the late starters in Islington two-horse race

By The Voice | Sat 28th March 2009 - 6:17 pm

A correspondent not unadjacent to Islington contacts The Voice to note:

Islington South and Finsbury Conservatives have selected their PPC, more than two years after the Liberal Democrats re-selected Bridget Fox to fight the seat.

The Tory hopeful, Antonia Cox, is an investment banker turned journalist who lives in Kensington. She has promised to move into Islington if elected – a pledge she is unlikely to be called on to fulfil. Ladbrokes have given the Conservatives (surprisingly generous) odds of 25/1 to win the seat. The borough has 0 (zero) Conservative councillors. Even the ConservativeHome post announcing her selection

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By The Voice | Sun 1st March 2009 - 2:40 pm

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news about a bumper set of selections closing in March:

GEDLING – PPC (28th Feb 2009).

HARWICH AND NORTH ESSEX – PPC (2nd Mar 2009).

CLACTON – PPC (2nd Mar 2009).

BECKENHAM – PPC (5th Mar 2009).

WELSH Region – PPC’s (6th Mar 2009).

WAKEFIELD – PPC (7th Mar 2009).

NORMANTON, PONTEFRACT AND CASTLEFORD – PPC (7th Mar 2009).

MORLEY AND OUTWOOD – PPC (7th Mar 2009).

HEMSWORTH – PPC (7th Mar 2009).

HARROW WEST AND HARROW EAST – PPC (13th Mar 2009).

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By The Voice | Sun 1st February 2009 - 9:10 am

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news that there are seven selections closing during February:

DURHAM NORTH – PPC (6th Feb 2009).

DURHAM NORTH WEST – PPC (6th Feb 2009).

TYNEMOUTH – PPC (14th Feb 2009).

NORTH TYNESIDE – PPC (14th Feb 2009).

BRENT NORTH – PPC (20th Feb 2009).

BLAYDON – PPC (21st Feb 2009).

BEACONSFIELD – PPC (27th Feb 2009).

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Stephen Tall

Congratulations to Peter Welch…

By Stephen Tall | Fri 23rd January 2009 - 7:51 pm

… on being selected as Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Southend West, the seat of David Amess (the chicken-runner from Basildon).

Peter is a Lib Dem blogger, formerly with Liberal Review (in many ways the precursor to LDV), and latterly at his own Eastern/European blog.

The Southend Echo reports:

The Liberal Democrats have appointed Peter Welch to contest the Southend West seat. The party believes he will bring wide experience of politics at national and international level to a parliamentary seat they have always had hopes of winning.

Mr Welch said: “I am enormously pleased to be part of

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By The Voice | Thu 1st January 2009 - 4:23 pm

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news that there are six selections closing during January.

They are:

PPCs – EALING NORTH AND EALING SOUTHALL (3rd Jan 2009).

PPC- MANSFIELD (5th Jan 2009).

NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE – PPC (9th Jan 2009).

SOUTH WEST SURREY – PPC (22nd Jan 2009).

BANBURY – PPC (29th Jan 2009).

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION 2011- Proposed Constituency of Milngavie & Bishopbriggs (31st Jan 2009).

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Forthcoming PPC selections

By The Voice | Mon 1st December 2008 - 2:23 pm

The Lib Dems 4 Parliament site brings news that there are five PPC (Prospective Parliamentary Candidate) selections closing during December.

They are:

CHATHAM & AYLESFORD – PPC (8th Dec 2008)

PUTNEY – PPC (8th Dec 2008)

NORTH EAST HERTFORDSHIRE – PPC (15th Dec 2008)

REDDITCH – PPC (19th Dec 2008)

SUFFOLK COASTAL – PPC (20th Dec 2008)

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Welsh Lib Dems choose Alan Butt Philip as lead Euro candidate

By Stephen Tall | Tue 8th July 2008 - 8:45 pm

The Welsh Lib Dems website has the full story, “We can win,” says Welsh Lib Dem Euro candidate (and quite a lot of psephology):

Welsh Liberal Democrat members across Wales have selected Dr. Alan Butt Philip as their lead candidate for the 2009 European Parliament elections. And having won one election, Alan Butt Philip is confident he can lead the campaign to become the first Welsh Liberal Democrat MEP.

Based on the 2007 Regional Assembly Election, an election that resembles the European Elections in its proportionality, the Welsh Liberal Democrat’s only need a 2.45% swing from Labour to take

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Paul Zukowskyj selected for Welwyn Hatfield

By The Voice | Tue 4th March 2008 - 11:26 pm

Congratulations to Paul Zukowskyj, who was selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Welwyn Hatfield, yesterday. Tunout in the election was 53%, with Paul securing 60% of the vote on the first round. Hugh Annand was the runner-up.

(Thanks to returning officer Richard Struck for the details.)

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Stephen Tall

Sarah Teather re-selected

By Stephen Tall | Mon 26th November 2007 - 12:42 am

Congratulations to Sarah Teather MP, who was unanimously re-selected on Sunday night as the Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate for Brent Central at the next General Election.

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Mark Pack

European Parliament selections: turnout figures

By Mark Pack | Sun 11th November 2007 - 11:05 pm

Senior Returning Officer Jonathan Davies published some of these figures in a comment thread, but as they’re likely to be of some interest, here they are with some extra detail:

Eastern 42.7% (-1.6% on last time)
East Midlands 49.1 (+1.9)
London 50.9 (+2.3)
North East 63.9 (-2.7)
North West 57.9 (-0.7)
South East 45.4 (-3.8)
South West 50.3 (+6.4)
West Midlands 62.4 (+6.2)
Yorkshire & the Humber 49.4 (+3.2)

Average 52.4  (+0.9)

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Mark Pack

European Parliament selection results published

By Mark Pack | Sat 10th November 2007 - 8:46 pm

The party’s just published the results of the selections for our European Parliament election candidates in England. More details over on the main Liberal Democrat website.

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Stephen Tall

Claire Kelley selected to follow Phil

By Stephen Tall | Sat 3rd November 2007 - 5:19 pm

Congratulations to Claire on her selection as prospective parliamentary candidate for Harrogate and Knaresborough, the seat which has been held by the Lib Dems’ Phil Willis since 1997.

The Yorkshire Evening Post website has more.

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Euro and London mayoral ballot deadlines extended

By Stephen Tall | Wed 31st October 2007 - 9:30 pm

Jonathan Davies, the party’s senior returning officer, has just posted the following message on LDV – it deserves flagging up:

Because of the delays in the mail, we have extended the deadline for the return of ballot papers for both the euro and London mayoral selection to 12 noon on Friday 9th November. The freepost envelope which was enclosed in the ballot paper mailing is second class, so you must post it no later than 2nd November. Or you can post your ballot paper first class post and post it until 7th November.

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