We don't have much information yet but it appears that the Bournemouth West selection is to be restarted.
Mike Greene was due to face Rebecca Harris in an open primary on Thursday but then Rebecca Harris was adopted for Castle Point. Caroline Dineage had been named as Ms Harris' replacement but there were some concerns that Cllr Greene had an unfair headstart in campaigning for the primary. That unfairness could have been rectified by a delay to the open primary. The restart of the process suggests bigger issues.
8.15am, 8th July: We now understand that the process will begin again in September. Many factors appear to have contributed to the restart but unhappiness amongst some activists at the failure of a local councillor to progress contributed to some very destructive scrutiny of the candidates that did progress.
