The selection for Pendle will be in just under two weeks, on Thursday 7th September. It will be in the form of a closed primary - the first second to our knowledge - which means that any local party members and those willing to register as Conservative supporters will be able to vote.
There are only two candidates, both A-Listers:
Andrew Percy: City Councillor in Hull, splits his time between teaching and working for David Davis MP.
Andrew Stephenson (pictured): Councillor in Macclesfield, Chairman of Tatton Conservative Association and Area Officer for Cheshire and Wirral.
It is worth pointing out that at the last election this ethnically diverse seat had a female Conservative candidate and this time the A list (version 1.0) has brought two white male candidates called Andrew!
For more info on the candidates or to register to attend, go to ChooseYourCandidate.com (which was previously used for Sefton Central's open primary).
Pendle will, in effect, be the last of the first tranche of constituencies to select a candidate.
Deputy Editor
