In the next month 19 seats will short-list their wannabe Lib Dem MPs

By The Voice | Sat 13th September 2014 - 5:00 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.

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

Scotland – Scottish Parliament Regional List Selections

West of Scotland, 21st September
Glasgow, 21st September
Central Scotland, 21st September
South of Scotland, 21st September
Lothians, 21st September
Mid Scotland & Fife, 21st September
North East, 21st September
Highlands & Islands, 21st September

Wales – Welsh Assembly Constituency Selections

Aberavon, 3rd October
Aberconwy, 3rd October
Alyn & Deeside, 3rd October
Arfon, 3rd October
Blaenau Gwent, 3rd October
Bridgend, 3rd October
Caerphilly, 3rd October
Cardiff North, 3rd October
Cardiff South & Penarth, 3rd October
Cardiff West, 3rd October
Carmarthen East & Dinefwr, 3rd October
Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire, 3rd October
Clwyd South, 3rd October
Clwyd West, 3rd October
Cynon Valley, 3rd October
Delyn, 3rd October
Dwyfor Meirionnydd, 3rd October
Gower, 3rd October
Islwyn, 3rd October
Llanelli, 3rd October
Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, 3rd October
Monmouth, 3rd October
Montgomeryshire, 3rd October
Neath, 3rd October
Newport East, 3rd October
Newport West, 3rd October
Ogmore, 3rd October
Pontypridd, 3rd October
Preseli Pembrokeshire, 3rd October
Rhondda, 3rd October
Swansea East, 3rd October
Swansea West, 3rd October
Torfaen, 3rd October
Vale of Clwyd, 3rd October
Vale of Glamorgan, 3rd October

Further information, including Returning Officer contact details, can be found on the Lib Dem members’ website: http://www.libdems.org.uk/forms/user_sessions/new 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.

5 Comments

Jane Lo 14th Sep '14 - 9:31am

Hi all decision makers in the party. Please can we select some normal people to represent us. There are far too many young wealthy white men who have been to public school. I’d like to vote for a middle aged Mum or a guy who didn’t make it to Uni. We need real people who live the somewhat stressed and messy lives that the rest of us live and can relate to real life.
JohnTilley 14th Sep '14 - 10:37am

Jane Lo, well said. You are absolutely right. Public schools are attended by only around 7% of the population but a far higher percentage of Liberal Democrat MPs attended public schools.
The other 93% of the population offers a pool of talent, experience, knowledge and idealism that the party badly needs in its current state of almost terminal decline.
Max Wilkinson 14th Sep '14 - 2:37pm

What counts as wealthy?
JohnTilley 14th Sep '14 - 3:01pm

Max Wilkinson. One definition of wealthy would be —“having enough money to send your children to Public School”

In today’s ‘food bank Britain’ some people might define wealthy as having enough money to eat properly when your benefits have been ‘sanctioned’.
John Penson 14th Sep '14 - 5:21pm

Sadly seems pretty academic if the latest public opinion polls are to be believed