Jonathan Isaby has 19 of the suspected 23 candidates accepted by the plum seat of Hampshire East for the race to succeed Michael Mates:
- "Tariq Ahmad - Contested Croydon North in 2005 and a Merton councillor
- James Bethell - Contested Tooting in 2005
- Conor Burns - Contested Eastleigh in 2001 and 2005
- Pam Chesters - Contested Bristol West in 2001 and a former leader of Camden Tories
- Antonia Cox - An investment banker turned journalist
- Iain Dale - Contested Norfolk North in 2005 and ex-chief of staff to David Davis
- Flick Drummond - Contested Southampton Itchen in 2005
- Howard Flight - Former Arundel MP sacked by Michael Howard before the 2005 election
- Vicky Ford - Contested Birmingham Northfield in 2005 and South Cambridgeshire councillor
- Ian Gibb - Contested Warwickshire North in 2005 and an Ealing councillor
- John Glen - Contested Plymouth Devonport in 2001 and ex-director of the Conservative Research Department
- Zac Goldsmith - Editor of The Ecologist magazine and co-chairman of the Tory Quality of Life working group
- Sam Gyimah - Chairman of the Bow Group
- Lynne Hack - Councillor in Reigate and Banstead
- Damian Hinds - Contested Stretford and Urmston in 2005 and former chairman of the Bow Group
- Kwasi Kwarteng - Contested Brent East in 2005 and former chairman of the Bow Group
- Melanie Mclean - Contested Islington South and Finsbury in 2005
- Mark Menzies - Contested Selby in 2005 and Glasgow Govan in 2001
- Elizabeth Truss - Contested Calder Valley in 2005, Hemsworth in 2001 and a Greenwich councillor."
