Non A-lister Mike Weatherley - a Crawley councillor - beat three A-listers to become the Tory candidate for Hove.
Nicholas Boles reduced the Labour majority in the seaside seat to just 420 at the last General Election.
Mike Weatherley was the PPC for Brighton Pavillion in 2005.
Since the A-list was introduced 5 of 15 selecting constituencies have chosen non A-listers (see rolling record).
