Ahead of the general election,ConservativeHomehas produced a list of all the new Conservative candidates in “winnable” seats, following CCHQ’s nominal 80/20 strategy. As such, we have covered candidates in seats currently held by the Conservatives, as well as the next twenty targets with the smallest majorities at the last election.
Following our previous policy, we have not included MPs from the last parliament who have been re-selected for new seats, such as Richard Holden. As the list has had to be produced at speed, some entries are more detailed than others, and we welcome submissions of more information at william@conservativehome.com, with the candidate’s name as the subject.
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Kristy Adams
Constituency: Mid Sussex
Education: She attended Warden Park School, Brighton College, and Northampton University, where she studied Contemporary Fine Art, Sculpture, Photography, Painting, and Printmaking.
Family: Her mother was an A&E sister and her father was a business consultant.
Work: She co-owns the family design business in the building industry.
Councillor: She was elected as a Mid Sussex District Councillor in 2022.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She previously stood and lost in Hove in 2017.
Snapshot: As part of a team, she won a Gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show for a garden highlighting the issue of modern slavery.
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Yasmin Al-Atroshi
Constituency: Warrington North
Education: She attended St Augustine’s Priory, an independent girls school, for her GCSEs. She later studied Pharmacy at the University of Hertfordshire, and attended the Saïd Business School in Oxford.
Family: Unknown
Work: She has worked as a Transformation Consultant in the NHS.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She has project managed a “£100 million merger between two NHS hospitals”.
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Zack Ali
Constituency: Crawley
Education: He has a degree in Business Management and Finance from the University of Surrey.
Family: He is married and has two young boys.
Work: He managed several Domino’s Pizza stores across Sussex and Surrey, and later established his own business, employing over 50 people.
Councillor: He was elected to Crawley Borough Council and West Sussex County Council in 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: Under his leadership, the Crawley High Street store of Dominoes became one of the top ten performing stores.
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Nick Allen
Constituency: Doncaster Central
Education: He has a degree in History from Reading University.
Family: Unknown.
Work: He has worked for Nick Fletcher.
Councillor: He has been a councillor in Doncaster since 2015.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has been a Conservative member for twenty years.
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Paul Athans
Constituency: Hazel Grove
Education: He attended his local state grammar school before studying Politics at the University of Liverpool.
Family: His Dad was a local Bank Manager and his Mum was a primary school receptionist.
Work: He spent 12 years in the Army, having been in the Territorials.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: A descendant of Greek migrants, Paul’s full surname is Athanassiadis but he has always been known by the shortened version, ‘Athans’.
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Thomas Averre
Constituency: Leeds North West
Education: He studied Politics and International Relations at Warwick University.
Family: Unknown
Work: He is the owner and proprietor of Tarleton Communications, a PR agency.
Councillor: He stood in the North Yorkshire local election in 2022, but was not elected
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He replaced Andrew Huggins, the previous candidate.
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Tim Barnes
Constituency: Cities of London and Westminster
Education: He attended Oundle School, an independent school in Northamptonshire, studied History at UCL, and later took a course in entrepreneurship at MIT.
Family: Unknown.
Work: He is the CEO of a charity promoting and supporting entrepreneurship.
Councillor: He served on Westminster City Council between 2018 and 2022. He was the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Lead Member for Soho.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood against Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras in 2017.
Snapshot: He lives in Soho.
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Marc Bayliss
Constituency: Worcester
Education: He was educated at local state schools before studying Economics at Wolverhampton University.
Family: He lives with his partner Claire and has two grown-up children and three stepchildren.
Work: He worked as an economist in the public sector before forming his own small business providing research and consultancy in 2004.
Councillor: He was a parish councillor and then a city councillor for 21 years, including five years as Leader of Worcester Council, and now serves as the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He championed the building of the Perdiswell swimming pool.
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Sarah Bool
Constituency: South Northamptonshire
Education: She attended one of the Stamford Endowed Schools, a set of independent schools in Stamford, and read History at Oxford.
Family: Unknown
Work: She has worked as a lawyer with both Clifford Chance and Forsters.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: She came third in Vauxhall in 2019.
Snapshot: She enjoys volunteering with In-Deep, a Westminster-based charity that provides music therapy for disabled children.
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Peter Bedford
Constituency: Mid-Leicestershire
Education: He attended the Ferrers School, a state school, and read Law at the University of Leicester.
Family: He is the eldest of three children from a single-parent family.
Work: He is an internal audit manager at Severn Trent.
Councillor: He has been a County Councillor in Leicestershire since 2017.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He contested Bolsover in 2015.
Snapshot: His “key policy areas of interest” are strong borders, a robust justice system, and support for small and medium-sized businesses.
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Dan Bennett
Constituency: Northampton North
Education: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Work: He is said to have worked in the office of Michael Ellis, the outgoing MP.
Councillor: Unknown
Former Parliamentary candidate: Unknown
Snapshot: After being selected, Bennett deleted his LinkedIn account. His Twitter is now available again.
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Laura Beth-Thompson
Constituency: Heywood and Middleton North
Education: She attended Manchester Metropolitan University.
Family: Unknown.
Work: She is a solicitor and works in planning enforcement, and previously worked in the office of Jake Berry.
Councillor: She is a former Conservative councillor in Rossendale.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She has previously been an Area Officer for the party in Lancashire.
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Anita Boateng
Constituency: Bridgend
Education: She attended Woodford County High School for Girls and studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford.
Family: Unknown.
Work: She has worked as a special adviser, and is a partner at Portland Communications.
Councillor: She was a local councillor in Woodford from 2018 to 2022.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She previously worked as a political producer on Question Time.
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Aphra Brandreth
Constituency: Chester South and Eddisbury
Education: She studied Economics at UCL and has a Master’s in Environmental Economics.
Family: She has a husband, Ian, and three teenage children.
Work: She worked as an Economic Adviser at DEFRA, and then set up a veterinary business and veterinary clinic.
Councillor: She was a councillor in Richmond upon Thames between 2018 and 2022.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood for Kingston and Surbiton in 2019.
Snapshot: Her father was the MP for City of Chester in the 1990s. She has written for ConservativeHome.
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Mark Brooks
Constituency: Bexleyheath and Crayford
Education: He attended Keele University.
Family: Unknown
Work: He has worked in marketing, communications, and policy. He is a national ambassador for International Men’s Day.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He fought Batley and Spen in 2019
Snapshot: He has received an OBE for his charity work and has written about International Men’s Day for ConservativeHome.
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Hannah Campbell
Constituency: Telford
Education: She attended Malvern College, a co-educational independent boarding school.
Family: Unknown
Work: She is the Senior Account Director at Cambridge Spark, which aims to transform workforces through digital and data skills.
Councillor: She has been a district councilor for eight years
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood and lost in Birmingham Selly Oak in 2019.
Snapshot: She was inspired to enter politics by the late Lord Spicer.
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Oliver Carroll
Constituency: Altrincham and Sale West
Education: He attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and studied Law at Oxford.
Family: His parents were from Sale.
Work: He has worked as an international lawyer and solicitor-advocate.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has been a member of the association since he was 14.
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Chris Carter-Chapman
Constituency: South Cambridgeshire
Education: He was educated at Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge and Royal Holloway, University of London, where he studied Politics and International Relations.
Family: Unknown
Work: He is the Commercial Director at Intelligence Squared.
Councillor: He was a councillor in Tower Hamlets between 2014 and 2018.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He fought Ilford South in 2015 and 2017.
Snapshot: He spent “much of [his] childhood in the area”.
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Pinder Chauhan
Constituency: Bedford
Education: She attended Windsor Girl School and Strodes College, has a degree in Human Resources Management from Northampton University, and an MBA in Senior Leadership and Management from the Open University.
Family: She has a teenage son and a younger child.
Work: She has worked in the early years sector.
Councillor: She is a councillor in West Northamptonshire.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She experienced homelessness in her teenage years,
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James Clark
Constituency: Great Yarmouth
Education: He attended Pate’s Grammar School, a state school in Cheltenham. He later studied History at UCL.
Family: He is married.
Work: Clark worked in Parliament and CCHQ before joining the Army, and was deployed on two tours of Afghanistan. He later worked for Gagan Mohindra and founded a “creative agency focused on social media and video content” before serving as a special adviser to Grant Shapps.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He faced Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North in 2017 and 2019.
Snapshot: He runs Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces, was recently promoted to the rank of Major in the Army Reserve, and has written for ConservativeHome.
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Alex Clarkson
Constituency: Stevenage
Education: He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Before his drama school training, he read Government and History at the London School of Economics.
Family: His parents have lived in Stevenage all his life.
Work: He is an actor and theatrical agent. He works at Associated International Management, based in Hertfordshire. He has appeared in EastEnders, Hollyoaks, and Postman Pat under Bradley Clarkson, his stage name.
Councillor: He is a councillor on Hertsmere Borough Council.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: For two years he hosted The What’s On Show with Bradley Clarkson, a weekly Stevenage community radio show on SG1 Radio.
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Lewis co*cking
Constituency: Broxbourne
Education: He attended John Warner School, a state school in the constituency, and Portsmouth University, where he read Geography.
Family: His father was a mechanic, and his mother worked in a factory. His grandfather ran his own business. “Most” of his family reside in Broxbourne.
Work: He has been the Deputy Policy and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire since 2021 and previously worked in the energy industry.
Councillor: He has served on Broxbourne Borough Council since 2016, serving as its leader since 2019, and Hertfordshire County Council since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: His maxim is “Broxbourne is open for business” and he has previously written for ConservativeHome.
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John Cooper
Constituency: Dumfries and Galloway
Education: He attended Rephad Primary and Academy, in Stranraer.
Family: His parents still live in Stranraer. He is married to Patricia, and they have three children.
Work: He worked in journalism, much of it with The Daily Mail, for over thirty years, and became an adviser to Alister Jack in 2021.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: His first job was as a trainee reporter at the Wigtownshire Free Press.
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John Cope
Constituency: Esher and Walton
Education: He attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Lincolnshire, before receiving a degree in Politics and International Relations from Nottingham University.
Family: He was born on a council estate to a 14-year-old. He went into foster care before being adopted. His father sold machines and parts to factories. He has lived between Hersham and Walton for many years with his partner and dog.
Work: He previously worked in the House of Commons, served as Head of Policy for VisitEngland, Head of Education and Skills for the CBI, an Executive Director at UCAS, and on a number of advisory boards.
Councillor: He is the Conservative group leader on Elmbridge Borough Council.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is a former chairman of LGBT+ Conservatives. He has written for ConservativeHome.
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Nikki da Costa
Constituency: North East Hertfordshire
Education: She attended Dr Challoner’s High School, and studied Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Oxford.
Family: Unknown
Work: She served in Number 10 as the Director of Legislative Affairs for both Theresa May and Boris Johnson, and has been an unpaid “Policy Fellow” for Kemi Badenoch. She has also written for ConservativeHome.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She was named as one of the 100 most influential women in the UK in The House in 2020.
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James Cracknell
Constituency: Colchester
Education: He attended the independent Kingston Grammar School, before studying Human Geography at Reading University. He later attended Brunel University, the UCL Institute of Education, and Cambridge.
Family: He lives in Castle Ward, with his wife Jordan. He has three children from a previous marriage to Bev Turner, a presenter on GB News.
Work: Cracknell was an athlete, rowing champion, and double Olympic Gold Medalist. He has also worked as journalist, authored a report for Policy Exchange, and became the oldest-ever competitor in the Boat Race.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: Following a serious cycling accident that resulted in “a traumatic brain injury and fractured skull”, Cracknell gained a “desire to serve the public through politics”, and switched his focus towards public health policy.
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Harriet Cross
Constituency: Gordon and Buchan
Education: She studied Zoology at Imperial College London and received a Master’s in Rural Land and Business Management from the University of Reading.
Family: She has a husband, Tom, and a labrador, Mia.
Work: She is a Chartered Rural Surveyor, working across Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.
Councillor: She stood in the 2022 local elections in Aberdeenshire.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election for Aberdeen Donside.
Snapshot: She grew up in the Republic of Ireland and moved to Aberdeenshire in her teens.
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Aisha Cuthbert
Constituency: Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Education: She grew up in Canada and moved to the UK 13 years ago. She later studied Public Policy Economics at Oxford.
Family: She is a wife and mother.
Work: She has worked in the social housing sector for over a decade.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She is a former international synchronised swimmer.
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Yousef Dahmash
Constituency: Rugby
Education: He attended Lawrence Sheriff School and went on to study English Literature at UCL. He also has a Master’s in International Relations from Warwick University.
Family: He has a daughter.
Work: He worked as Mark Pawsey’s parliamentary assistant and office manager since 2010.
Councillor: He has served on Warwick County Council since 2013.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: During the pandemic, he helped source IT equipment for disadvantaged children.
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Alex Deane
Constituency: Finchley and Golders Green
Education: He was educated at County Upper School, a state comprehensive school in Suffolk. He studied English at Cambridge before pursuing courses in International Relations at Griffith University in Queensland, and the law at City, University of London.
Family: He has a wife and son.
Work: He served as Chief of Staff to Tim Collins and David Cameron in their respective periods as Shadow Secretary of State for Education. He was the founding director of Big Brother Watch, and served as the executive director of Grassroots Out. He has been Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting, and authored Lessons from History.
Councillor: He has served as a Commoner on the Court of Common Council in the City of London.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He is writing a campaign diary for ConservativeHome.
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Lucy Demery
Constituency: Wokingham
Education: She grew up in Hong Kong and has a degree from the London School of Economics and a Juris Doctorate from Columbia University.
Family: She is a mother of two boys.
Work: She has worked as a managing director and head of fintech at a variety of banks.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She “offers a bright new future for the constituency”.
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Charlie Dewhirst
Constituency: Bridlington and the Wolds
Education: He studied Business Studies degree at Edinburgh University.
Family: He lives in Wansford with his wife and two children.
Work: He is the Chief Policy advisor at the National Pig Association.
Councillor: He is the Deputy Leader of East Riding Council. He served on Hammersmith and Fulham council for eight years whilst living in London.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He was a candidate in Hamersmith in 2015 and 2017.
Snapshot: He is the Vice Chair of the Conservative Rural Forum.
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Connor Donnithorne
Constituency: Camborne and Redruth
Education: He attended Bristol University.
Family: He has a partner called Elsie.
Work: He runs an award-winning fish and chip shop.
Councillor: He is a Cornwall Councilor.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He started a small business three days before the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Tom Drummond
Constituency: Sutton and Cheam
Education: He attended Bath College, a further education college in Bath, before studying Law at Southampton University.
Family: He has a wife and two daughters.
Work: He has had a career planning radio advertising campaigns for clients.
Councillor: He is the Leader of the Opposition on Sutton Council, and has been a council member since 2018.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He wants to “unlock the potential we all know Sutton has”.
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Danielle Dunfield-Prayero
Constituency: Wimbledon and the Maldens
Education: She attended the British School in the Netherlands and studied Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge.
Family: She has a husband, Gordon, three sons, and a labradoodle.
Work: She has collaborated with British diplomatic missions to promote British exports, and is currently leading a campaign to revitalise local businesses by increasing foot traffic post-Covid.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She is a former British triathlete.
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Hannah Ellis
Constituency: Harlow
Education: She attended Leventhorpe School and Sheffield University.
Family: Her father was a teacher at Jerounds Primary School and her father worked at the Smith factory in the Pinnacles. Her grandparents bought their home via Right-to-Buy.
Work: She ran Robert Halfon’s office, served as an adviser to two Leaders of the House of Lords, and worked across Parliament, government, policy, and law.
Councillor: Yes – she was elected last month to Harrow Council.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: Whilst at school, her part-time jobs included delivering the Harlow Star and working at Dorrington’s in Old Harlow.
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Laura Evans
Constituency: Spen Valley
Education: She attended St Mary’s Convent and Salford College.
Family: Unknown.
Work: She has worked in recruitment and run her own infrastructure and IT company.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: She was the candidate for Wirral West in 2019, and for the Greater Manchester Mayoralty in 2021 and 2024.
Snapshot: She has delivered ambulances loaded with emergency supplies to Ukraine.
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Charles Fifield
Constituency: Mid Cheshire
Education: He attended Abbey Gate College, an independent co-educational school in Cheshire. He studied Rural Land Management at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester.
Family: He is married with three children
Work: He is a chartered surveyor.
Councillor: He served on Cheshire West and Chester Council from 2011 to 2023.
Former Parliamentary candidate: Yes, in Bootle in 2017.
Snapshot: He is a member of Ability 2 Win, and has FSHD muscular dystrophy. He has previously written for ConservativeHome.
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Tom Fish
Constituency: Oldham East and Saddleworth.
Education: Unknown.
Family: Unknown
Work: Unknown.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is not to be confused with the Green on Lancaster City Council.
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Peter Fortune
Constituency: Bromley and Biggin Hill
Education: He attended Keele University.
Family: He has lived with his wife, who works in education, in Bromley for over 20 years. He has two children.
Work: He worked for many years for Newsquest media group across their London, Essex, and Sussex sites.
Councillor: He has been a councillor in Bromely, and became Deputy Leader in 2017. He was a member of the London Assembly from 2021 to 2024.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He fought Lewisham East in 2017 and Leeds Central in 2019.
Snapshot: He grew up on a council estate in Lambeth.
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Ben Fletcher
Constituency: Crewe and Nantwich
Education: He studied History at Durham University.
Family: He grew up in an RAF family with three siblings. After their time in the RAF, his father worked at a school and his mother taught at a technical college. He is married with two teenage children and lives in Cheshire.
Work: He has worked for Procter and Gamble, Boots, Clarks, and the Very Group. Whilst at Boots, he also led a programme to scale support for victims of rape and sexual assault.
Councillor: He stood in the 2023 local elections in Cheshire but was not elected.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has been the chair of the St John’s Foundation, the UK’s 11th oldest charity, since 2019.
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Ben Flook
Constituency: Chesterfield
Education: Unknown.
Family: Unknown
Work: He is a teacher.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is campaigning for two hours of free parking and a Christmas Market in Chesterfield Town Centre.
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Mhairi Fraser
Constituency: Epsom and Ewell
Education: Having grown up around the world, she attended the Island School in Hong Kong and the Bangkok Patana School in Thailand, before receiving a degree in English Literature from Edinburgh University.
Family: Her three younger siblings were all educated in the constituency.
Work: She is an anti-corruption lawyer who previously spent several years in Parliament working for Damien Hinds and Greg Hands.
Councillor: She stood in the Surrey County Council elections in 2013.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood for Coatbridge, Chryston, and Belshill in 2015.
Snapshot: She has been a fan of Donald Trump, and attended the launch of the Popular Conservatives earlier this year.
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Nathan Gamester
Constituency: Chatham and Aylesford
Education: He was studied Business Studies at the University of Brighton.
Family: He is married to Sarah and has three children.
Work: Currently the Managing Director of the CSJ Foundation, he has been the Executive Director of the Atlantic Partnership, Chief Opperating Officer at the Leagatum Institue and the Centre for Social Justice, head of the team producing the annual globe Prosperity Index, and a Senior Parliamentary Researcher in the House of Lords.
Councillor: He has stood in local elections in Southwark twice, unsuccessfully.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He has played semi-professional football at different levels across Kent, London, and the South East, currently turning out for Peckham Town FC in the Kent County Premier League. He has written for ConservativeHome.
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Luke Gardiner
Constituency: Mid Derbyshire
Education: He was awarded a PhD in Ancient History from Cambridge after receiving a Double First in Classics. He held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Chicago.
Family: He has a partner, with whom he enjoys visiting heritage sites.
Work: His background is in consulting. He worked for McKinsey. He later headed up Andy Street’s office as Mayor of the West Midlands, and become a Special Adviser on policing and crime in the Number 10 Policy Unit.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
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Nigel Gardner
Constituency: Harpenden and Berkhamstead
Education: He attended St Albans School, an independent school in Hertfordshire, and Oxford, where he studied Politics, philosophy, and Economics, followed by a Master’s in European politics at the College of Europe. In Oxford he was a contemporary of David Cameron; in Bruges he was a contemporary of Nick Clegg.
Family: He grew up in the constituency, and claims his grandmother was born upstairs in Harpenden’s Oddfellows Arms. He has (?) a girlfriend.
Work: A former political journalist, he founded Sandstone Global Productions, a documentary filmmaker, and Flint Global, a business advisory firm. He was also a spokesman for the European Commission.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood three times for Labour in Westminster and European Parliament elections, before joining the Conservatives in 2018.
Snapshot: Gardner joined the Conservatives after first becoming disillusioned with Labour, and then with the Liberal Democrats.
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Will Goodhand
Constituency: West Bromwich
Education: He is state school educated and went on to study Law at Oxford.
Family: Unknown
Work: He lives in Saltburn and is the director of a large market research company.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in 2015.
Snapshot: He is “passionate about cars”.
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Hannan Gray
Constituency: Beckenham and Penge
Education: She attended Uckfield Comprehensive School in East Sussex. She was later awarded a place at the Trinity College of Music, London.
Family: Her partner is Colin Hitchens, a councillor, and she has two boys, Oliver and Charles.
Work: She was a professional opera signer and runs a business helping young people be inspired to follow their dreams.
Councillor: She has served as a councillor in Bromley since 2014, and has been Mayor twice.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She was a guest presenter on QVC.
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Alison Griffiths
Constituency: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Education: She studied Politics at Warwick University.
Family: She lives in West Sussex with her husband Chris and three stepdaughters.
Work: She worked as a Chief Marketing Officer and Strategy Director in the cybersecurity and technology sectors, and has also worked in the financial services, consumer goods, and energy sectors.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She is a former trustee of the charity Meningitis Now.
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Gavin Haran
Constituency: Southend East and Rochford
Education: He studied Human Sciences at UCL and has a Master’s in Theology from Heythrop College.
Family: He is married to Eliza and has a son called Teddy.
Work: He is head of financial services policy at Macfarlanes, a City law firm, and has worked at the Treasury.
Councillor: He has stood in several elections in and out of London.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He came second in Lewisham Deptford in 2019.
Snapshot: He had an English mother and a Sri Lankan father.
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Helen Harrison
Constituency: East Thanet
Education: She attended a Catholic school in Corby. She studied Physiotherapy at the University of Liverpool.
Family: She is the partner of Peter Bone. She was the middle child in a family of seven, and grew up a Catholic Distributist. She was previously married and had two children.
Work: She has worked in Bone’s constituency office, for the NHS, and her own physiotherapy business.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in North Northamptonshire.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She was unsuccessful in her bid to become MP for Wellingborough earlier this year. She earlier stood and lost in Ashfield and Bolsover in 2015 and 2017.
Snapshot: She helped co-found Grassroots Out.
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Rupert Harrison
Constituency: Bicester and Woodstock
Education: He attended Eton, where he was head boy, on a scholarship, and studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford. He also has a PhD in Economics from UCL.
Family: He is the youngest son of a bank manager and a French teacher. He has a wife and two children. He is the lead coach for his son’s under-11 village football team.
Work: He moved from the Institute for Fiscal Studies to working as chief economic adviser to David Cameron and George Osborne in Opposition, and then as Osborne’s Chief of Staff in government. In 2015 he joined Blackrock, the investment firm, and has worked as a commentator across print, TV, and radio.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He has been a member of Jeremy Hunt’s Economic Advisory Council.
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Oliver Harvey
Constituency: Rawmarsh and Conisborough
Education: He took a Master’s in Political Science at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia.
Family: Unknown
Work: He is Deutsche Bank’s Head of Brexit Research.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He was raised in Meifod.
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Louise Harvey-Quirke
Constituency: Canterbury
Education: She attended Frank Montgomery School in Hersden, and entered into an apprenticeship aged 16. She is currently studying for a degree in Chartered Management at Canterbury Christ Church.
Family: She is a mother to two daughters and one grandaughter. Her husband is a detective in the Kent Police force.
Work: She is a senior co-ordinator at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Councillor: She has served on Canterbury City Council in 2019, after serving as a parish councillor for several years.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: Her father was a member of the Royal Marines Band Service.
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Marisa Heath
Constituency: Dorking and Horley
Education: She spent her early years in an International School in Indonesia, followed by a secondary education at a state school on the Surrey/Hampshire border, and a degree in English Literature and a Master’s in International Relations from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Family: Unknown.
Work: She has run her own consultancy business.
Councillor: She has been a Surrey County Councillor since 2006 and a former Borough Council Deputy Leader.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She “believes in personal freedom, enterprise, strong defence, and small government.”
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Mattie Heaven
Constituency: Coventry South
Education: She has a degree in Crime, Deviance, and Society.
Family: Unknown
Work: She has run her own business.
Councillor: She has been a councillor on Coventry City Council since 2019.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood in Coventry South in 2019, reducing Labour’s majority from 8,000 to 401.
Snapshot: She is focused on the issue of crime prevention and human rights in Iran.
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Sam Holland
Constituency: Dagenham and Rainham
Education: He attended Brittons School in Rainham. He is the son of a family of Ford factory workers, a London bus driver, and a cleaner.
Family: He is married to Becky.
Work: He works in financial services.
Councillor: He served as a town councillor in Bicester.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He says he had one of the best upbringings on offer in the UK – a “Dagenham and Rainham family with local Dagenham and Rainham values”.
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Stephen James
Constituency: Dover and Deal
Education: He studied Classical and Ancient Studies at Cardiff University and Primary Education at Canterbury Christ Church.
Family: He is a father of two daughters.
Work: He served as a solider in Afghanistan, with two spells of active service. He then worked as a primary school teacher, before leaving to form his own social media marketing agency. He sent up an ‘Online School’ in response to Covid.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He won Kent Teacher of the Year, and is the Chairman of the Folkestone and Hythe constituency association. He has written for ConservativeHome.
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Ameet Jogia
Constituency: Hendon
Education: He attended St Dominic’s Sixth Form College, a Catholic school, and has a degree and Master’s in Geography from King’s College, London.
Family: Unknown.
Work: Having previously been an aide and Chief of Staff to Lord Popat, Jogia advised the Conservatives on Community Engagement, Faith, and Race, before becoming a political adviser to the Prime Minister.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He contested Brent North in 2017
Snapshot: He is a co-chair of Conservative Friends of India.
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Andrew Johnson
Constituency: Whitehaven and Workington
Education: He attended Keswick School and Lancaster University. He is married to Rachel, and father to Henry and William.
Family: He is the son of a retired JCB operator and a retired primary school teacher.
Work: He has worked in the civil service, local government, and FTI Consulting, a global business management consultancy firm.
Councillor: He was the youngest mayor in the country when a councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham between 2006 and 2014.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He enjoys restoring cars and classic bikes. His political hero is Harold Macmillan.
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Jenny Johnson
Constituency: Wirral West
Education: She attended West Kirby Grammar School and studied Geography and French at the University of Liverpool.
Family: Her grandparents all lived in Wallasey.
Work: She is an associate professor at the University of Liverpool.
Councillor: She is a councillor in Wirral.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She “wants Wirral back on the map and listened to”.
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Lincoln Jopp
Constituency: Spelthorne
Education: He attended St Paul’s School.
Family: He is a father of three. His wife helped set up the Military Wives Choir, leading to Kristin Scott-Thomas playing her in the movie
Work: He served in the British Army for over twenty years, across Germany, Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland, Australia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. More recently, he has worked as a freelance strategic consultant and board advisor.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: Hewas awarded the Military Cross for bravery in Sierra Leone in 1997 where he was shot and wounded saving lives during a coup.
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Pauline Jorgensen
Constituency: Earley and Woodley
Education: She did a degree in Zoology at Dundee University. She has an MBA from Lancaster University and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Family: She was born in Northern Ireland. Her father, having left the army, moved to Wales to be a mechanic in a textile factor, whilst her mother was a school secretary. She has lived with her husband in Earley for almost 40 years, and has a grown-up son who is a medical research scientist.
Work: She worked in IT, Cyber Security, Airline Operations, and HR for British Airways for 39 years.
Councillor: She has served on Wokingham Borough Council since 2008, including as Leader.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney in 2017.
Snapshot: During the COVID pandemic, she organised two international aid flights.
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Sam Joynson
Constituency: Eastleigh
Education: He attended his “local state comprehensive school and sixth form” and studied International Relations and History at the London School of Economics. He later obtained an MBA from INSEAD.
Family: He grew up in a single-parent family, and now lives in Eastleigh South with his fiancee.
Work: He has worked as a lawyer and management consultant.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: A keen adventure traveler, he was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Geographic Society in 2019.
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Chandra Kanneganti
Constituency: Stoke-on-Trent-Central
Education: He attended Guntur Medical College in India.
Family: Unknown.
Work: He is a doctor.
Councillor: He has been a councillor in Stoke since 2019.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has a CBE, and has worked as a doctor for over 30 years.
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Jeremy Kent
Constituency: Alyn and Deeside
Education: He attended Prestatyn High School and then studied Business at the University of Hertfordshire.
Family: He has two older siblings.
Work: He worked for a large hospitality business, before working with several schools for pupils with additional educational needs, before working as a Development Manager at a youth charity, and then moving to the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations.
Councillor: He is a councillor in Wrexham.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood for the Conservatives in the 2021 Senedd elections.
Snapshot: He is a trustee of an anti-bullying charity.
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Katie Lam
Constituency: Weald of Kent
Education: She attended a comprehensive school in Guildford and studied Classics at Cambridge, where she was also a President of the Cambridge Union and Chairman of the Conservative Association.
Family: Unknown
Work: She worked as a special adviser for Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, and head of the Prime Minister’s Business Team in Number 10, went from being an intern at Goldman Sachs to Vice President, and was Chief of Staff at Faculty, an AI company.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She is an award-winning lyricist and scriptwriter whose work has been performed on the West End stage and off-Broadway.
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Vanessa Lee
Constituency: Calder Valley
Education: She studied Accounting and Business with French and German at the University of Sunderland.
Family: She has a husband, Christopher.
Work: She has spent more than a quarter century providing UK and international tax advice, including at PWC.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She is the youngest full council member of Hull University.
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Johnny Luk
Constituency: Milton Keynes Central
Education: He was born in Hong Kong and grew up in England, studying at Heronsgate Middle School and Bedford Modern School, before graduating from Durham University in Natural Sciences.
Family: His parents and wife also live in Milton Keynes.
Work: He was a Head of Policy and Strategy for Adecco UK, a Senior Policy Adviser in the Brexit department, and an employee of the business, trade, and digital departments. He was Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs and Governor of the University of the Creative Arts.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He was the candidate in Hampstead and Kilburn in 2019.
Snapshot: He has contributed to World Rowing.
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Jane Macbean
Constituency: Bishop Auckland
Education: She attended a comprehensive school in South-East London.
Family: As the daughter of a British soldier, she grew up in army bases across West Germany. She has twin daughters with her husband David.
Work: She runs her own financial services firm.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in Buckinghamshire since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: Whilst working in marketing, she helped build the brand of Thomas the Tank Engine.
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Ross Mackinnon
Constituency: Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Education: He studied at a “top school in Scotland” via an assisted places scheme, and studied Law at Edinburgh University.
Family: He is married, and has four children. He grew up outside Glasgow in a single-parent family.
Work: He moved south as a consequence of working for Barclays.
Councillor: He has been a councillor in West Berkshire since 2019.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is the leader of the opposition to the current Liberal Democrat-led council, and identifies as a fan of Margaret Thatcher.
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Neil Mahapatra
Constituency: Tunbridge Wells
Education: He attended Oxford and was President of the Oxford Union. He also attended Harvard Business School as a Fulbright Scholar.
Family: He is the son of two immigrant doctors in Kent.
Work: He has worked as a banker, and once organised the private investment activities of Lord Rothschild. He is now the managing partner of Kingsley Capital Partners. He previously set up a successful free school.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He previously stood for Sedgefield in 2010.
Snapshot: He was born and brought up in Leeds village, near Maidstone.
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Ed McGuiness
Constituency: Surrey Heath
Education: He studied Mathematics at St Andrews University and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Family: He grew up in Belfast with a teacher and accountant as a mother and father, and now has a fiancee.
Work: He spent six years in the Royal Artillery and now works in financial services.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He contested Hornsey and Wood Green in 2019.
Snapshot: He is a director of Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces and has previously written for ConservativeHome.
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Tom Mercer
Constituency: Coventry North West
Education: He attended Sebergh School, an independent boarding school, before a course in Management Studies at Cambridge.
Family: He is a father of two
Work: He has run his own business, Moma Foods, for 18 years
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He claims to have the “real world skills” required to make Coventry “an even better place to live, work, and raise a family”.
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Darren Millar
Constituency: Clwyd North
Education: Unknown
Family: He went to Ysgo Emrys ap Iwan in Abergele.
Work: He has been the MS for Clwyd West since 2007. He has previously worked as a manager for an international charity, and as an accountant in a variety of industries.
Councillor: He was a member of Conwy County Borough Council, the North Wales Police Authority, and the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He was one of four Conservative MSs to vote to Leave in 2016.
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Caroline Newton
Constituency: Henley and Thame
Education: She studied History at Cambridge.
Family: She lives in Henley and grew up there.
Work: She was at the Foreign Office for seven years, served as a producer at BBC News, spent five years at an international risk consultancy, and worked for Boris Johnson both as London Mayor and in Downing Street.
Councillor: She served as a councillor on South Oxfordshire District Council.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She is Chairman of the Friends of Towlands Hospital.
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Mike Newton
Constituency: Wolverhampton West
Education: He was educated locally and studied Economics and History at Cambridge.
Family: He is married to Lori, an American
Work: He worked for the Bank of England, having been a pigman and potato sorter
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He was an occasional Labour activist in his 20s, but joined the Conservatives “as he is worried about attacks by the Organized Left on the values he holds dear.”
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Ben Obese-Jecty
Constituency: Huntingdon
Education: He attended Tiffin School, a grammar school in Kingston Upon Thames, as well as Kingston University – where he studied Business Economics – and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Family: Unknown
Work: He spent one year in the Army, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, before moving into financial services.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: He was the candidate in Hackney and Stoke Newington in 2019.
Snapshot: A frequentConservativeHomecontributor, Obese-Jecty has served in a voluntary capacity on Johnny Mercer’s Veterans Advisory and Pension Committee.
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Rebecca Paul
Constituency: Reigate
Education: She studied Biochemistry and Genetics at Nottingham University.
Family: She is married with three children.
Work: She was a chartered accountant and charted tax adviser. She also founded and ran Silver Lantern tea, her own loose tea business. She has also worked in the parliamentary office of Robin Millar.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in Surrey since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She launched a ‘fairer road funding’ campaign to fix Surrey’s roads that presented a petition signed by nearly 6,000 residents to Number 10 Downing Street.
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Meg Powell-Chandler
Constituency: Wells and Mendip Hills
Education: She went to school in Gloucester and studied History and Politics at Oxford.
Family: Unknown
Work: She was a special adviser in Downing Street under Boris Johnson, and previously a Public Affairs and Policy Consultant at Crisis.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: She was a candidate for Birmingham Northfield in 2017.
Snapshot: She worked at CCHQ and as a special adviser to Greg Clark and Damien Hinds
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Jack Rankin
Constituency: Windsor
Education: He studied Maths and Physics at Warwick University.
Family: He grew up in Manchester in a working-class family, and has a brother called Gus. He is married and has a child.
Work: He has worked in commodity training and decision-making in the energy industry.
Councillor: He has served as a councillor for Windsor from 2015 and 2019.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He fought his home seat of Ashton-under-Lyme in 2017 and Warwick and Leamington in 2019.
Snapshot: He was instrumental in arguing for the council to participate in a Judicial Review of Heathrow’s third runway.
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Charles Richardson
Constituency: Selby
Education: He attended Selby High School.
Family: He is single.
Work: He works as a surveyor, including on HS2.
Councillor: Until its dissolution last year, he was the youngest Councillor on Selby District Council.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He has been involved with a number of local causes, such as the Friends of Selby War Memorial Hospital and the Selby Young Farmers Association.
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Joe Robertson
Constituency: Isle of Wight East
Education: He attended Ryde School, UCL, and BPP Law School.
Family: He lives in St Helens with his wife Tanya and two children.
Work: He worked as a family solicitor and is now a governance and regulatory adviser at Dementia UK.
Councillor: He has served as an Isle of Wight councillor since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has served as the President of the local Campaign to Protect Rural England.
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Kathleen Robertson
Constituency: Moray West, Nairn, and Strathspey
Education: She attended St Columba’s School, in Kilmacolm, before studying Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
Family: Unknown
Work: She has worked as a vet within the constituency since 2001.
Councillor: She has been a Moray councillor since 2022.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She served as an inspector during the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak.
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Richard Rout
Constituency: Waveney Valley
Education: Unknown.
Family: He grew up in Suffolk. His father, who died of cancer when Rout was only a year old, was a consultant, and his mother was an occupational therapist. He lives in Suffolk with his wife Caroline, and five dogs.
Work: He has worked as an advisor to MPs and parliamentary candidates, and later opened a gym that “brought CrossFit to the community at an affordable price”.
Councillor: He has served on Suffolk County Council since 2017, including as Deputy Leader.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has “become the most experienced politician in the UK at responding to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in the energy sector, a subject for which he has written for ConservativeHome.
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Charlotte Salomon
Constituency: Norwich North
Education: She attended Felsted School, an independent school in Essex, and Regent’s University London, where she studied International Business.
Family: She is a mother of two.
Work: She is a Creative Consultant at Aigis Labs., a company devoted to advanced wound management and skin care. She aims to become a commercial barrister.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She grew up on an organic arable farm in Essex.
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Arnie Saunders
Constituency: Bury South
Education: He attended a secondary school in his constituency.
Family: Unknown.
Work: He is a rabbi.
Councillor: He has been a councillor since 2017.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He has lived in Prestwich for around 56 years.
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Hazel Sharp
Constituency: Halifax
Education: She did not attend a fee-paying school. She studied Physiotherapy at Huddersfield University.
Family: She is a wife and Mum. She grew up in Falkirk.
Work: She worked on cruise ships, and later became physiotherapist.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: As a young person, she took advantage of Margaret Thatcher’s Youth Training Scheme.
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Neil Shastri-Hunt
Constituency: Solihull West and Shirley
Education: He attended King Edward’s School Birmingham, studied Medical Sciences at Nottingham University, studied at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and later at the University of Law.
Family: Both of his parents worked in the NHS.
Work: He served as a Medical Officer in the British Army, as a surgeon in the NHS, and later as a barrister specialising in healthcare related law.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He was the Conservative candidate at the 2021 North Shropshire by-election.
Snapshot: In 2021 he was appointed a member of the West Midlands’ Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee.
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Poppy Simister Thomas
Constituency: South Norfolk
Education: She attended Tonbridge Grammar School, got a First in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Oxford, and studied Economics at Birbeck, University of London.
Family: David, her husband, is standing in Norwich South. Tristan, their son, first joined in them delivering leaflets when he was 8 weeks old.
Work: She is a former Engagement Manager at McKinsey.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She was the first person in her family to attend university.
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Craig Smith
Constituency: North West Leicestershire
Education: He attended King Edward VII Grammar School.
Family: He has been married to Mandy for over 25 years, and has two grown-up sons who work in the family business.
Work: He served in the RAF as an Aircraft Engineer for over a decade, before opening a fitness and martial arts business in the constituency which has been running for over a decade.
Councillor: He has served as a County Councillor in Leicestershire since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He has lived in the Coalville area all his life.
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Rebecca Smith
Constituency: South West Devon
Education: She attended Plymouth High School, a girls’ grammar school, and then studied Modern History and Politics at Southampton University.
Family: Unknown
Work: She has been the head of several MPs’ constituency offices. She also works part-time for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission doing public engagement across the South West.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in Plymouth since 2018.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She was the candidate in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport in 2019.
Snapshot: She regularly speaks to community groups about her work for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Debbie Soloman
Constituency: Ashfield
Education: She studied Geography at Anglia Ruskin University, and received a Master’s in Geographical Information Systems from Edinburgh University.
Family: She has been “happily married for over 25 years” and has three “wonderful” children.
Work: She has worked as a geopolitical specialist in the field of geographic data creation, management, analysis, and mapping.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in Rushcliffe since 2023.
Former Parliamentary candidate: She stood for the Brexit Party in Bassetlaw in 2019.
Snapshot: She chairs the Rushcliffe Conservative Association.
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Patrick Spencer
Constituency: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Education: He studied Political Science and Government at the University of Leeds and received a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University.
Family: He is a senior adviser at the Centre for Social Justice and a trustee at the Jobs Foundation. He was previously a senior adviser at the Department for Education, and a director at a private equity and venture capital firm in London.
Work: He is a senior adviser at the Centre for Social Justice and a trustee at the Jobs Foundation. He was previously a senior adviser at the Department for Education, and a director at a private equity and venture capital firm in London.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood in West Ham in 2017.
Snapshot: He has previously volunteered for the Living Wage Foundation.
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Gregory Stafford
Constituency: Farnham and Bordon
Education: He attended St Benedict’s School, a Catholic independent school, and studied History at Oxford.
Family: He is a married dad with two daughters.
Work: He is the Director of Policy and Engagement for Getting It Right First Time, and has previously worked in Parliament.
Councillor: He is a former councillor in Ealing.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood for the London Assembly in 2016 and 2021.
Snapshot: His brother Alexander has already been an MP.
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Blake Stephenson
Constituency: Mid-Bedfordshire
Education: He attended a state comprehensive and studied Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management with politics at the University of Kent, before attending the University of Law, the City Law School, and BPP Law School.
Family: Unknown
Work: After being called to the Bar, he worked in the City for over a decade and a half, working in ethics and compliance roles within wholesale financial markets.
Councillor: Yes – he has been a Councillor in Bedfordshire since 2023.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: Having “benefited from a great comprehensive education”, Stephenson aims to invest in to “improve the prosperity of our communities and country”.
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Angela Stirling
Constituency: Blaydon and Consett
Education: She studied Education, French, and German at the University of Stirling
Family: She is a mother.
Work: She is the founder and managing director of an international children’s language franchise.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in Durham since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She introduced Rishi Sunak at a leadership hustings in 2022
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Simon Tagg
Constituency: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Education: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Work: He is a small business owner.
Councillor: He has served on Staffordshire County Council since 2007 and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council since 2003, currently serving as Council Leader.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He said it was “fantastic” to have been selected.
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Will Tanner
Constituency: Bury St Edmunds
Education: Unknown.
Family: He is married to Lizzie, a director at the British Museum, and they have a three-year-old son, Horatio.
Work: He has been Rishi Sunak’s Chief of Staff, having previously set up and run Oward. He was also the Deputy Head of the Policy Unit for a year under Theresa May, and a columnist at The I.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is from a Suffolk farming family.
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Aled Thomas
Constituency: Ceredigion Preseli
Education: He studied at Ysgol y Preseli, a state school, and Harper Adams University, where he studied agriculture.
Family: Unknown
Work: He works at S and P Global, and part-time as a Justice of the Peace.
Councillor: He has been a councillor in Pembrokeshire since 2022.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is the Wales Chairman of the Conservative Rural Forum.
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Bradley Thomas
Constituency: Bromsgrove
Education: Unknown.
Family: Unknown.
Work: He has worked in global energy.
Councillor: He has on Wychavon District Council since 2014 and as leader from 2018 to 2023.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He was confirmed as the candidate after a confirmatory vote.
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Nick Timothy
Constituency: West Suffolk
Education: He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School and studied Politics at the University of Sheffield.
Family: He is the son of a steel worker and a school secretary. He is married, has a daughter, and two step-daughters, as well as an Irish Setter dog.
Work: Timothy was Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department from 2008 to 2010, Theresa May’s Special Adviser from 2010 to 2015, and then Director of the New Schools Network before rejoining May as one of her two Chiefs of Staff in Downing Street.
After leaving Downing Street in 2017, he has worked as a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Critic, and authoredRemaking One Nation: The Future of Conservatism.
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He failed to be selected for Meriden in 2019.
Snapshot: His political hero is Joseph Chamberlain, and used to have a column for ConservativeHome.
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James Uffindell
Constituency: Warwick and Leamington
Education: He was born, raised, and educated in Warwick, before attending Oxford to study Politics, Philosophy, and Economics.
Family: Unknown
Work: He began his first business from his student bedroom, which was focused on social mobility, and then founded a technology business that is “now the number one social mobility engine in the UK.”
Councillor: No.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He is not a career politician, but a “business-orientated entrepreneur”.
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Adele Warren
Constituency: Bolton North East
Education: She studied Psychology at the University of Bolton.
Family: Unknown
Work: Unknown.
Councillor: She has been a councillor in Bolton since 2019.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: She has previously served as a cabinet member for Regeneration and Development.
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Roberto Weeden-Sanz
Constituency: Scarborough and Whitby
Education: He was educated at the Latymer School, a state grammar in north London, and studied History at St Benet’s Hall in Oxford.
Family: His family have lived in Yorkshire for three generations. His father is an accountant, and his Spanish mother worked at Santander.
Work: He has spent most of his career working for a youth charity before going into finance.
Councillor: He has been a councillor in Barnet and Kensington and Chelsea.
Former Parliamentary candidate: He stood in Doncaster Central in 2019.
Snapshot: He stood for election for the London Assembly in 2021.
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Laura Weldon
Constituency: Pontefract, Castleford, and Knottingley
Education: She has a degree in Economics and Politics from Sheffield University.
Family: Her father was an NHS dentist in Wythenshawe and her mother was the Deputy Head of a pupil referral unit in a Stockport council estate.
Work: She worked in supply chains for factories all over Yorkshire, and later for charities as a welfare manager for vulnerable people.
Councillor: No
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: Her grandfather was a member of the Polish Resistance who was imprisoned by the Nazis.
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Andrew Williams
Constituency: Hemel Hempstead
Education: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Work: Unknown
Councillor: He has served on Dacorum Borough Council since 1987, and was elected to Hertfordshire County Council in 2009.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: His “knowledge of the local area…is second to none”, according to his election leaflet.He received an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
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Gareth Williams
Constituency: Chesham and Amersham
Education: He attended both Durham and Cambridge Universities.
Family: He has a wife and three children.
Work: He has been a Managing Director at two international banks.
Councillor: He has served as a councillor in Buckinghamshire since 2021.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: He is “the only person in the history of the county who has introduced a policy to expand the greenbelt”.
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Leila Williams
Constituency: East Worrthing and Shoreham
Education: She attended Brighton and Hove High School, received a degree in Management and Business Administration from the University of Reading, followed by a master’s in Health and Public Leadership at the University of Manchester, and then an MBA from the University of Brighton
Family: She lives locally with her two children.
Work: She currently works as the deputy divisional director of operations for the University Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Councillor: She has previously served on Adur and Worthing District Council.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No
Snapshot: She is a former association Chair for East Worthing and Shoreham, and has suffered from Crohn’s disease since the age of 12.
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Sidney Yankson
Constituency: Southampton Itchen
Education: He attended Forest School, an independent school in Epping Forest, and studied Physics at Durham University.
Family: His parents were born in Ghana and moved to London in the 1960s.
Work: He served for six years in the British Army Reserves. He has worked as a banker and barrister. He also worked in Hong Kong.
Councillor: He is a former councillor in Kensington.
Former Parliamentary candidate: No.
Snapshot: He won the Armed Forces Real Tennis and Rackets Championships on multiple occasions.
