25-year-old Will Quince has been selected to fight Colchester at the next election, replacing Jill Skalla, who stepped down as the Conservative candidate for the seat in August, citing "family and work responsibilities".
Born in Buckinghamshire, Will is currently a district councillor in East Hertfordshire and is a national account manager for Britvic in Chelmsford.
A former member of the Conservative Future national management executive, Will co-ordinated the East of England mutual aid for the Boris Johnson campaign and has committed himself to moving to Colchester "as soon as possible".
The seat has been held since 1997 by Liberal Democrat Bob Russell who will be defending a majority of around 6,000 after boundary changes at the next election.
