The last four for East Hampshire are:
- Pam Chesters
- Antonia Cox
- Sam Gyimah
- Damian Hinds
Last night's selection was not without controversy. Retiring MP Michael Mates attended and expressed his disappointment that the Chairman of the Association (who had stepped aside to allow an acting Chariman to preside over the selection) had not been invited for interview. There has been talk of legal challenge to the selection process as a result but that now seems unlikely.
ConservativeHome has been in touch with about ten individuals involved in the selection process as candidates or local members and the consistent message has been that the process has sometimes been ugly with questioning going well beyond what might be thought of as hard but fair scrutiny.
