Mark Pack

We’ve twice covered the question of gender balance in (Westminster) politics in recent days with the challenge from the Fawcett Society What about women? and Dinti Batstone’s call to Make politics fit women’s lives, not vice-versa. With party conference in Birmingham about to start, we now have the latest figures on how the party is doing at getting [...] »

No listing this month as there are no selections currently planned to close during February (except for one which closed at 5pm today). But for further details on how you could become a Liberal Democrat prospective candidate see http://libdems4parliament.org.uk.  »

Welcome to Canncok Councillors Keith and Diane Bennett, who have switched from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats, and congratulations to Dan Roper who has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Broadland. Nich Starling says of him: I am so pleased that my local Lib Dem candidate is genuinely the sort of person I [...] »

Daisy Benson – selected for Reading West Richard Gadsden – selected for Worsley and Eccles South Martin Land – selected for Hungtingdon Good luck one and all.  »

Courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website, here is the list of candidate selections closing this month: Montgomeryshire – Prospective Welsh Assembly Candidate (02 Jan 2010) High Peak – PPC (08 Jan 2010) Battersea – PPC (18 Jan 2010) Tooting – PPC (18 Jan 2010) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire – Prospective Scottish Parliamentary Candidate (22 Jan 2010) For further details on how you could [...] »

This is what female members of the party’s list of approved candidates for the Westminster Parliament thought in 2007: National leaders: Have too little / far too little influence over the selection process: 26% Have about the right influence: 58% Too great / far too great: 5% No view/ answer: 11% Regional officers: Too little / far too little: 21% About right: 56% Too [...] »

Courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website, here is the list of PPC selections closing this month: Ealing North – PPC  (07 Nov 2009) Doncaster Central – PPC, Doncaster North – PPC, Don Valley – PPC (13 Nov 2009) Central Devon – PPC (13 Nov 2009) For further details on how you could become the Liberal Democrat prospective candidate in any [...] »

Ex-policeman Mike Crockart has been selected for Edinburgh West, the constituency currently held by Lib Dem John Barrett who is retiring at the next general election. The Press Association reports Mike Crockart as saying, “I’m over the moon to be elected, but I’m taking nothing for granted.” Best of luck with the campaign Mike.  »

Courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website, here is the list of PPC selections closing this month: Christchurch – PPC  (02 Oct 2009) Reading West – PPC  (02 Oct 2009) Leeds Central – PPC  (02 Oct 2009) Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber PSPC  (08 Oct 2009) Gosport – PPC  (09 Oct 2009) Wirral South – PPC  (13 Oct 2009) Devizes – PPC  (16 Oct [...] »

Courtesy of the LibDems4Parliament website, here is the list of PPC selections closing this month: Surrey Heath (03 Sep 2009) Derbyshire Dales, Kettering, Loughborough, Gedling, Mansfield, South Leicestershire (04 Sep 2009) Hertsmere (05 Sep 2009) Rushcliffe (21 Sep 2009) For further details on how you could become the Liberal Democrat prospective candidate in any of these constituencies see http://libdems4parliament.org.uk/events  »