Woking Conservatives have short-listed four candidates to battle it out for the nomination in the seat being vacated by Humfrey Malins at the next election. They are:
- Dr. Lynne Hack - Surrey born and lives in the county with her husband and family. She is a long-standing Borough Councillor in Reigate and Banstead, where she is a former leader and a Surrey County Councillor, where she is currently Cabinet Member for the Environment. She has worked in hospitals as a cancer research scientist and lecturer for over twenty years, including ten years at the Royal Marsden.
- Dr. Fiona Kemp - A GP with twenty years front-line experience of the NHS who has lived and worked in Surrey for many years. She was a hospital doctor in the Breast Cancer Unit of the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford and obtained a degree in Human Biology at the University of Surrey prior to entering General Practice. She contested Truro and St. Austell at the 2005 general election and is also a finalist in the forthcoming selection at Skipton and Ripon.
- Jonathan Lord - A former director of Saatchi and Saatchi, he has a background in media, communications and marketing and is currently a Marketing Consultant helping small and medium size enterprises succeed in the current difficult economic climate. He is Chairman of Guildford Conservative Association and was elected to Surrey County Council in June. He is a former deputy leader of Westminster Council and contested Oldham West and Royton in 1997.
- Stephen Phillips QC - Grew up on the Goldsworth Park Estate in Woking before reading Law at
Oxford. After a short stint in the Welsh Guards and attending
Sandhurst, he was called to the Bar in 1993 and appointed a QC earlier this year.
He is also Chairman of the Governors of the only sign-bilingual school in
Britain.
The selection meeting is taking place at the HG Wells Centre in Woking at 7.20pm on September 30th and will be chaired by Dean Godson of Policy Exchange.
It is open to any registered voter in the Woking constituency. To apply for a ticket, you must contact Woking Conservatives in advance on 01483 773384 or via email, quoting the words "Open Primary" in the subject line of the email.
Jonathan Isaby