A List (Conservative)
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The Conservative A-List or Priority List is a list of parliamentary candidates drawn up by Conservative Central Office
at the behest of David Cameron
after his election as party leader
in December 2005, envisaged as a means of broadening the number of Conservative Members of Parliament
from minority group
s and women, especially in safe seat
s.
. The committee reduced some five hundred aspiring politicians on the party's list of approved parliamentary candidates
to an "A-list" of between 100 and 150 priority candidates. The result was a list on which more than half of the names were of women. The list included the former Coronation Street
actor Adam Rickitt
, the environmentalist Zac Goldsmith
, the author Louise Bagshawe, and Margot James
.
Amid controversy, the "A-list" approach was endorsed by the former Conservative politician Michael Portillo
, who noted that "Much of the parliamentary party is reactionary and unattractive to voters". Conservative activists in seats considered to be winnable were soon being urged by Conservative Central Office to select candidates from the new A-list.
The 2010 general election saw failures as well as successes for the "A-listers" selected for 'winnable' seats. Success was epitomized by Zac Goldsmith in Richmond Park
, but failure by Joanne Cash
, Philippa Stroud
and Shaun Bailey
.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
at the behest of David Cameron
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
after his election as party leader
Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2005
The 2005 Conservative leadership election was called by party leader Michael Howard on 6 May 2005, when he announced that he would be stepping down as leader in the near future. However, he stated that he would not depart until a review of the rules for the leadership election had been conducted,...
in December 2005, envisaged as a means of broadening the number of Conservative Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from minority group
Minority group
A minority is a sociological group within a demographic. The demographic could be based on many factors from ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc. The term extends to numerous situations, and civilizations within history, despite the misnomer of minorities associated with a numerical statistic...
s and women, especially in safe seat
Safe seat
A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...
s.
History
In April 2006, a Conservative Party committee on candidates set out to deliver a promise by David Cameron to transform the Conservative party at WestminsterParliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. The committee reduced some five hundred aspiring politicians on the party's list of approved parliamentary candidates
Prospective parliamentary candidate
Prospective parliamentary candidate is a term used in British politics to refer to candidates selected by political parties to fight individual constituencies in advance of a general election. This terminology was motivated by the strict limits on the amount of expenses incurred by an actual...
to an "A-list" of between 100 and 150 priority candidates. The result was a list on which more than half of the names were of women. The list included the former Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
actor Adam Rickitt
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt is an English actor, singer-songwriter and model.-Biography:Rickitt was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the youngest of four brothers. His father is co-owner of an estate agency...
, the environmentalist Zac Goldsmith
Zac Goldsmith
Frank Zacharias Robin "Zac" Goldsmith, MP is an English environmental journalist, entrepreneur and Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Richmond Park since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.Goldsmith is the middle child of the late financier Sir...
, the author Louise Bagshawe, and Margot James
Margot James
Margot James MP is a British politician and entrepreneur. She is currently a Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party with responsibility for women, and the Member of Parliament for the consituency of Stourbridge. She is the first openly lesbian MP in the Conservative Party...
.
Amid controversy, the "A-list" approach was endorsed by the former Conservative politician Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister...
, who noted that "Much of the parliamentary party is reactionary and unattractive to voters". Conservative activists in seats considered to be winnable were soon being urged by Conservative Central Office to select candidates from the new A-list.
The 2010 general election saw failures as well as successes for the "A-listers" selected for 'winnable' seats. Success was epitomized by Zac Goldsmith in Richmond Park
Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency)
Richmond Park is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History and character:...
, but failure by Joanne Cash
Joanne Cash
Joanne Cash is a media barrister. She was the unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate for Westminster North in the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
, Philippa Stroud
Philippa Stroud
Philippa Stroud is a co-founder and former Executive Director of the think tank the Centre for Social Justice. She is a member of the Conservative Party and in 2009 The Daily Telegraph named her as the 82nd most influential right-winger, ahead of the last Conservative leader Michael Howard.-Life...
and Shaun Bailey
Shaun Bailey
Shaun Bailey is a British Afro-Caribbean youth worker. He stood for the London constituency of Hammersmithas a Conservative at the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
.
Listed
Those on the 'A' List include:- Carolyn Abbot (Barnsley East & Mexborough PPC in 2005)
- Tariq Ahmad (Croydon North PPC in 2005)
- Amar Ahmed (Manchester Blackley PPC in 2005)
- Clive Allen (Devon North PPC in 2001, Somerton and Frome in 2005)
- Louise Mensch (author, MP for CorbyCorby (UK Parliament constituency)Corby is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system, and is currently a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives....
, 2010- ) - Harriett BaldwinHarriett BaldwinHarriett Mary Morison Baldwin is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire since the 2010 general election....
(Stockton North PPC 2005, MP for West Worcestershire, 2010- ) - Stephen BarclayStephen BarclayStephen Paul Barclay is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has been the Member of Parliament for North East Cambridgeshire since May 2010.-Early life and education:...
(Lancaster & Wyre PPC 2005, MP for North East Cambridgeshire, 2010- ) - Gavin BarwellGavin BarwellGavin Laurence Barwell is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Croydon Central since the 2010 general election.He is also the Head Governor of Trinity School in Croydon.-Education:...
(MP for Croydon CentralCroydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)The comparison is with the notional 2005 result for the new boundaries which made Croydon Central a Labour defence.-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
, 2010- ) - James Bethell (a founder of the Ministry of SoundMinistry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
, Tooting PPC in 2005) - Nicholas BolesNicholas BolesNicholas Edward Coleridge "Nick" Boles is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for the Grantham and Stamford constituency in Lincolnshire...
(Hove PPC 2005, MP for Grantham and Stamford, 2010- ) - Karen BradleyKaren BradleyKaren Anne Bradley is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands, elected at the 2010 general election....
(Manchester Withington PPC 2005, MP for Staffordshire MoorlandsStaffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:Source:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:...
2010- ) - Angie BrayAngie BrayAngela Lavinia Bray is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton since 2010.-Biography:...
(member of GLA, MP for Ealing Central and Acton, 2010- ) - Steve BrineSteve BrineStephen Charles Brine is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Winchester...
(business man, MP for Winchester, 2010- ) - Fiona BruceFiona Bruce (politician)Fiona Claire Bruce is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for Congleton, elected at the 2010 general election....
(Warrington South PPC 2005, MP for CongletonCongleton (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
, 2010- ) - Sharon Buckle (East Midlands European candidate in 2004)
- Dr David BullDavid BullDavid Bull is a British physician, author, and host and commentator on a variety of British television programmes, such as Newsround, Living's Most Haunted Live!, Channel 4's Richard & Judy, the BBC's Watchdog, Watchdog Healthcheck, Tomorrow's World, and Sky's The Breathing Life Awards...
(television presenter, PPC for Brighton Pavilion) - Conor BurnsConor BurnsConor Burns is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West at the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
(PPC for Eastleigh, 2005, MP for Bournemouth West, 2010- ) - Martin CallananMartin CallananMartin Callanan is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament for the North East England constituency since 1999, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2009...
, MEP for North East EnglandNorth East England (European Parliament constituency)North East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 3 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :... - Pam Chesters (Bristol West PPC in 2001)
- Timothy Coleridge (Kensington & Chelsea councillor)
- Damian CollinsDamian CollinsDamian Noel Thomas Collins is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe in the 2010 general election.-Education:...
(PPC Northampton North 2005, MP for Folkestone and Hythe, 2010- ) - Tim CollinsTim Collins (politician)Timothy William George Collins, CBE, is a British politician, once a prominent member of the Conservative Party. Collins was active in the 1990s and was later the Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale in north-west England from 1997 until defeat at the 2005 general...
(former MP) - Mark Coote (Candidate for Hastings & Rye in 2001 and 2005)
- Peter CoxPeter CoxPeter Cox may refer to:*Peter Cox , 1997 album from Go West member Peter Cox*Peter Cox , British vegetarian book author*Peter Cox , Australian politician...
(PPC for Exeter in 2005) - Caroline DinenageCaroline DinenageCaroline Julia Dinenage is an English Conservative Party politician. She was elected as Member of Parliament for Gosport in 2010.-Early life:...
(Portsmouth South PPC 2005, MP for Gosport, 2010- ) - Antonia Dunn (PPC for Cynon Valley 2005, Wandsworth councillor)
- Jane EllisonJane EllisonJane Elizabeth Ellison is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament for Battersea.Ellison was born in Bradford and studied at the University of Oxford...
(Pendle PPC, 2005, MP for BatterseaBattersea (UK Parliament constituency)Battersea is a parliamentary constituency located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.- Boundaries :The...
, 2010- ) - Wilfred Emmanuel-JonesWilfred Emmanuel-JonesWilfred Emmanuel-Jones is a British businessman, farmer, founder of "The Black Farmer" range of food products, and was unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate for the Chippenham constituency for the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
(Entrepreneur of the Year at the Black Enterprise Awards 2005, Chippenham candidate 2010) - Dr Richard Evans (Hendon PPC in 2001 and 2005)
- Suella Fernandes (Leicester East candidate, 2005)
- Howard FlightHoward FlightHoward Emerson Flight, Baron Flight is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom and a member of the House of Lords. He was Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs from 1997 to 2005...
(former MP) - Vicky FordVicky FordVictoria Grace "Vicky" Ford was elected as Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament for East of England in the 2009 European Parliament election....
(MEP for East of England, from 2009) - Jacqueline FosterJacqueline FosterJacqueline Foster is a British Conservative politician and company director, and Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region.-Early career:...
, (MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for North West EnglandNorth West England (European Parliament constituency)North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For the 2009 elections it elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
1999-2004 and 2009- ) - George FreemanGeorge Freeman (politician)George William Freeman is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk, and was first elected at the 2010 general election, replacing the constituency's previous incumbent, Keith Simpson who had decided to contest the neighbouring Broadland...
(Stevenage PPC 2005, MP for Mid-Norfolk, 2010- ) - David Gold (Candidate for Brighton Pavilion in 2001)
- Zac GoldsmithZac GoldsmithFrank Zacharias Robin "Zac" Goldsmith, MP is an English environmental journalist, entrepreneur and Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Richmond Park since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.Goldsmith is the middle child of the late financier Sir...
(Co-Chair of Environment Policy Group, MP for Richmond ParkRichmond Park (UK Parliament constituency)Richmond Park is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History and character:...
, 2010- ) - Helen GrantHelen Grant (politician)Helen Grant is a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician. She is the current Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald in Kent. She was elected at the 2010 general election, replacing the constituency's previous incumbent, Ann Widdecombe, who had decided to step down as an MP...
(lawyer, MP for Maidstone and The WealdMaidstone and The WealdMaidstone and The Weald is a county constituency which elects one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:...
, 2010- ) - Ashley Gray (PPC for Cornwall SE in 2001 and 2005)
- Andrew Griffith (PPC for Corby and East Northamptonshire, 2001 and 2005)
- Andrew GriffithsAndrew Griffiths (politician)Andrew James Griffiths is an English politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Burton.-Early life:Griffiths grew up in Sedgley and attended Bramford Primary School and High Arcal School. His father, Bob Griffiths, served as Mayor of Dudley in 1982...
(Chief of Staff to Hugo SwireHugo SwireHugo George William Swire is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for East Devon since 2001. He is currently a Minister of State for Northern Ireland in the current Government....
MP, PPC in Dudley North in 2001 and European candidate in 2004) - Laetitia Gunn (Salford PPC in 2005)
- Sam GyimahSam GyimahSamuel Phillip Gyimah is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for East Surrey at the 2010 general election.-Education:...
(Entrepreneur of the Future 2005, MP for East SurreyEast Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)East Surrey is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 2010- ) - Hannah Hall (Candidate for Luton North in 2005)
- Rebecca HarrisRebecca HarrisRebecca Elizabeth Harris is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Castle Point....
(Special Adviser to Tim YeoTim YeoTimothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo is an English Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for South Suffolk and the current Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.-Early life:...
, MP for Castle PointCastle Point (UK Parliament constituency)Castle Point is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.It was created in 1983, primarily...
, 2010- ) - Chris Heaton-HarrisChris Heaton-HarrisChristopher "Chris" Heaton-Harris, , is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Daventry since May 2010, and was previously a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands from 1999 to 2009.-Early life and education:Born in November 1967,...
(MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the East MidlandsEast MidlandsThe East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
regionRegions of EnglandIn England, the region is the highest tier of sub-national division used by central Government. Between 1994 and 2011, the nine regions had an administrative role in the implementation of UK Government policy, and as the areas covered by elected bodies...
, 1999–2009) - Kay Hemmings (a Daventry councillor)
- Pippa Hill (publisher)
- Kevin Hollinrake (estate agent)
- Kim Humphreys (PPC Camberwell & Peckham 1997, PPC Dulwich & West Norwood 2005)
- Maria Hutchings (Disabled Rights campaigner)
- Margot JamesMargot JamesMargot James MP is a British politician and entrepreneur. She is currently a Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party with responsibility for women, and the Member of Parliament for the consituency of Stourbridge. She is the first openly lesbian MP in the Conservative Party...
(Holborn & Pancras PPC 2005, MP for StourbridgeStourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)Stourbridge is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 2010- ) - Syed KamallSyed KamallDr Syed Salah Kamall is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of the European Parliament for London.Kamall was born and brought up in London. He is married with two children. He was educated at The Latymer School, Edmonton...
(MEP for LondonLondon (European Parliament constituency)London is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :The constituency corresponds to Greater London, in the south east of the United Kingdom....
, 2005- )
- Fiona Kemp (GP, Truro & St Austell PPC 2005)
- Pauline LathamPauline LathamPauline Elizabeth Latham is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Mid Derbyshire, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.Latham had been a Conservative member of...
(Broxtowe PPC 2001, MP for Mid DerbyshireMid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
, 2010- ) - Andrea LeadsomAndrea LeadsomAndrea Jacqueline Leadsom , is the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire.-Personal life:She is married to Ben Leadsom, with whom she has three children...
(Knowsley South PPC 2005, MP for South NorthamptonshireSouth Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)South Northamptonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current Member of Parliament is Andrea Leadsom of the Conservative Party.-History:...
, 2010- ) - Phillip LeePhillip Lee (politician)Dr Phillip James Lee is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Bracknell since winning the seat at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.-Early life and career:...
(PPC for Blaenau Gwent 2005, MP for BracknellBracknell (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
, 2010- ) - Brandon LewisBrandon LewisBrandon Kenneth Lewis is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth. He was elected at the 2010 general election.-Early life:Brandon Lewis was born on 20 June 1971 in Harold Wood, and educated at Forest School...
(Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, MP for Great YarmouthGreat Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 2010- ) - Katy Lindsay (Hull East PPC 2005)
- Alan Lockwood (Sedgefield PPC in 2005)
- Jack LoprestiJack LoprestiGiacomo Lopresti is a British Conservative Party politician. In the 2010 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke, a constituency newly created by changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.Lopresti previously represented the Stockwood Ward on...
(Bristol councillor, MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, 2010- ) - Dorothy Luckhurst (Blaydon PPC in 2005 and Ayrshire North and Arran in 2001)
- Kit MalthouseKit MalthouseKit Malthouse is Deputy Mayor of London with responsibility for the Metropolitan Police. A politician, businessman and occasional writer, he is a Conservative and a member of the London Assembly representing the West Central constituency, which encompasses the City of Westminster, the London...
(former deputy Leader of Westminster Council) - Julia Manning (Bristol East PPC 2005)
- Paul MaynardPaul MaynardPaul Christopher Maynard is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Blackpool North and Cleveleys.-Early life:...
(Twickenham PPC in 2005, MP for Blackpool North, 2010- ) - Cordelia McCartney (PPC in Lewisham Deptford in 2001)
- Anne McIntoshAnne McIntoshAnne Caroline Ballingall McIntosh is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She is the Member of Parliament for the Thirsk and Malton constituency, having previously been MP for Vale of York from 1997 to 2010, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999.-Early...
MP (Vale of York seat disappears with boundary changes, MP for Thirsk and Malton, 2010-) - Amanda McLean (Oxford West and Abingdon PPC in 2005)
- Melanie McLean (Islington South and Finsbury PPC in 2005)
- Esther McVeyEsther McVeyEsther Louise McVey is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Wirral West since May 2010. She has also been a television presenter and business woman.-Biography:...
(Wirral West PPC 2005, MP for Wirral West, 2010- ) - Mark MenziesMark MenziesMark Andrew Menzies is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Fylde in Lancashire since 2010. He is Parliamentary Private Secretary to Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and a former member of the Scottish Affairs Select...
(Selby PPC 2005, MP for FyldeFylde (UK Parliament constituency)Fylde is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
, 2010- ) - Jeremy MiddletonJeremy MiddletonJeremy Middleton is a British Conservative politician, and a company director, educated at Tettenhall College....
(by-election candidate for Hartlepool in 2004) - Ali Miraj (PPC for Aberavon in 2001 and for Watford in 2005)
- Emma Moffett (business woman)
- Julie Moody
- Wendy Morton
- Beverley Nielsen (Midlands Business Woman of the Year)
- Hannah Parker (former Chairman, Conservative FutureConservative FutureConservative Future, abbreviated to CF, is the youth movement of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom for members aged up to 30 years old.Founded in 1998, Conservative Future is the largest political organisation on British campuses...
) - Priti PatelPriti PatelPriti Patel is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. First elected in the 2010 general election, she is the Member of Parliament for the Witham constituency, and an officer of the Conservative Friends of Israel group....
(Nottingham North PPC, 2005, MP for WithamWitham (UK Parliament constituency)Witham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 2010- ) - Mark PawseyMark PawseyMark Julian Francis Pawsey is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Rugby since the 2010 general election....
(Nuneaton PPC 2005, MP for RugbyRugby (UK Parliament constituency)Rugby is a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom using the first past the post system....
, 2010- ) - Andrew PercyAndrew PercyAndrew Percy is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Brigg and Goole in 2010.-Early life:...
(Normanton PPC in 2005, MP for Brigg and Goole, 2010- ) - Maggie Punyer (Harrogate PPC 2005)
- Kulveer RangerKulveer RangerKulveer S Ranger is a British Conservative politician, currently the Mayor of London's Director of Environment and Digital London. He was previously Director for Transport Policy, appointed by Boris Johnson after he won the Mayoral election in May 2008.-Family and early life:Ranger is a Sikh, born...
(former Candidate for Makerfield) - Annunziata Rees-MoggAnnunziata Rees-MoggAnnunziata Mary Glanville née Rees-Mogg is an English freelance journalist, focusing on finance, economics, and European politics....
(PPC for Somerton & Frome, 2010) - Adam RickittAdam RickittAdam Peter Rickitt is an English actor, singer-songwriter and model.-Biography:Rickitt was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the youngest of four brothers. His father is co-owner of an estate agency...
(actor and singer) - Caroline RightonCaroline RightonCaroline Righton , is an English television presenter and author, best known for being a presenter on the daily Breakfast Television station TV-am and being an anchor of the Channel 4 news show, The Channel Four Daily....
(PPC for St Austell & Newquay, 2010) - Alexandra Robson (Hammersmith & Fulham councillor, Wolverhampton NE PPC in 2005)
- Julie Rook (Dover councillor)
- Amber RuddAmber RuddAmber Rudd is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye at the May 2010 general election, defeating the incumbent Labour MP Michael Foster.Rudd is an alumna of Edinburgh University...
(Liverpool Garston PPC 2005, MP for Hastings and Rye, 2010- ) - Laura SandysLaura SandysLaura Jane Sandys is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for South Thanet since the general election on 6 May 2010.-Early life:...
(MP for Thanet South, 2010- ) - Jane ScottJane Scott (politician)Jane Antoinette Scott OBE is an English Conservative politician, Leader of the former Wiltshire County Council from 2003 to 2009 and of its successor the new Wiltshire Council from June 2009....
(Leader of Wiltshire CouncilWiltshire CouncilWiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
) - Lucy Shersby (Battersea PPC in 2001)
- Pamela Singleton (Pudsey PPC in 2005 and Pontefract and Castleford in 2001)
- Anna SoubryAnna SoubryAnna Mary Soubry is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Broxtowe since the 2010 general election. She is a single mother of two children....
(Gedling PPC 2005, MP for BroxtoweBroxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)Broxtowe is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2010- ) - Jason Steen (PPC in Liverpool Wavertree 2005)
- Andrew StephensonAndrew StephensonAndrew Stephenson is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Pendle in Lancashire since the 2010 general election. Formerly a borough councillor in Macclesfield, he worked as an insurance broker before becoming an MP.-Early life and education:Stephenson...
(Macclesfield councillor, MP for PendlePendle (UK Parliament constituency)Pendle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 2010- ) - Mel StrideMel StrideMelvyn John 'Mel' Stride is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Central Devon at the 2010 general election...
(Social entrepreneur, MP for Central Devon, 2010- ) - Philippa StroudPhilippa StroudPhilippa Stroud is a co-founder and former Executive Director of the think tank the Centre for Social Justice. She is a member of the Conservative Party and in 2009 The Daily Telegraph named her as the 82nd most influential right-winger, ahead of the last Conservative leader Michael Howard.-Life...
(Director of the Centre for Social Justice, Birmingham Ladywood PPC in 2005) - Judith Symes (Brighton Kempton PPC in 2005 and Bootle PPC in 2001)
- Elizabeth TrussElizabeth TrussElizabeth Mary Truss , also known as Liz Truss, is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk since the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
(Calder Valley PPC, 2005, MP for South West Norfolk, 2010- ) - Simon Walker (media company executive, member of John MajorJohn MajorSir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
's Downing Street Policy Unit) - Sayeeda Warsi (Dewsbury PPC 2005, in House of LordsHouse of LordsThe House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, 2007- ) - Heather WheelerHeather WheelerHeather Kay Wheeler is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire, taking the seat from the Labour Party after 13 years....
(PPC Coventry South, 2001 & 2005, MP for South DerbyshireSouth Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:...
, 2010- ) - Susan Williams (Leader of Trafford Council 2004-2009)