In the next month 10 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs (and one MSP)

By Stephen Tall | Sat 14th December 2013 - 6:06 pm

Here’s the full list of selection contests in the coming month available for Lib Dems on the approved parliamentary candidates’ list, together with the closing date for applications. They include Ming Campbell’s North East Fife seat.

The following seats have selections in progress and are currently advertising for candidates:

Further information, including Returning Officer contact details, can be found on the Lib Dem members’ website: http://ldmembers.libdems.org.uk/ and then once you have logged in by following the links: Our Party > Selection Adverts – Latest News. Note you will need to register online and login in order to access the advert webpage.

* Stephen was Editor (and Co-Editor) of Liberal Democrat Voice from 2007 to 2015, and writes at The Collected Stephen Tall.

6 Comments

Paul Edgeworth 14th Dec '13 - 6:17pm

Brent Central selecting on 20th December too!
sfk 14th Dec '13 - 7:31pm

That Birmingham seat looks v interesting out of all of them.

Its a particularly diverse and increasingly affluent area with a significant student population with major public sector employers feeling the squeeze.

More out of ignorance-fuelled hunches, I think it could be a hot three-way by 2015. I’m not in any way close to the local party whose canvassing may suggest a different prediction.
Chris 15th Dec '13 - 12:06am

“That Birmingham seat looks v interesting out of all of them.
Its a particularly diverse and increasingly affluent area with a significant student population with major public sector employers feeling the squeeze.
More out of ignorance-fuelled hunches, I think it could be a hot three-way by 2015. I’m not in any way close to the local party whose canvassing may suggest a different prediction.”

Significant student population? Public sector employers feeling the squeeze? And you still think the Lib Dems, starting from third place more than 16 points behind Labour, could be in contention? I’d think again if I were you.
Paul 16th Dec '13 - 11:46am

Is having a selection on 27th/28th December a good idea?
peter tyzack 17th Dec '13 - 10:23am

Paul, it’s called ‘local decision making’.. it’s entirely down to the constituency selection panel and Exec.
peter tyzack 17th Dec '13 - 10:29am

SFK.. give us a ‘hot 3-way’ and we will throw the chance away. eg Filton & Bradley Stoke, last time created as the result of boundary changes, ‘3-way marginal’ according to all the pundits. Tories spotted the potential and sent in their forces and won it, let’s hope our Campaigns Dept have learnt some lessons…