🔵 EASINGTON (Con target 112): Joanne Howey picked as Conservative candidate.

🔵 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD: The cornets sound. I'm told that Annesley Abercorn has applied for this Conservative selection.

🔵 SPELTHORNE: I'm told
executive of local Conservatives have written to party HQ demanding that 'by-election rules' not be applied to their selection, whereby Cons HQ would pretty much impose a shortlist on them.

🔴HAMBLE VALLEY (Lab target 362): Labour have picked Devina Paul, currently standing for the Greater London Assembly, as their candidate.

🔴CLACTON (Lab target 399): Jovan Owusu-Nepaul picked as Labour candidate.

🔵 Conservatives announce new batch of selections are now open, including plum seats Bognor Regis & Littlehampton; Chatham & Aylesford; Maidenhead;
Mid Bedfordshire; North East Hertfordshire; and Wells & Mendip Hills.

🔴RICHMOND PARK (Lab target 422): Laura Coryton picked as Labour candidate.

🔴TEWKESBURY (Lab target 296): Damola Animashaun picked as Labour candidate.

🔴NORTH CORNWALL (Lab target 368): Robyn Harris picked as Labour candidate.

🔴MID DORSET & NORTH POOLE (Lab target 392): Candice Johnson-Cole has been picked as labour candidate.

🔴 WINDSOR (Lab target 228): Pavitar Kaur Mann picked as Labour candidate.

🔴 HAVANT (Lab target 351): politics teacher Stefanie Harvey has been picked as Labour candidate for this seat.

🟠 SUTTON & CHEAM: one source says the hustings have been postponed because two complaints were received, and the source suggests John Sweeney and Trish Fivey may now have been added to the shortlist. Can anyone confirm or deny any or all of this?

🔵 FYLDE: Mark Menzies announces he won't stand at the election and has resigned from the Conservative Party.

🟠 SUTTON & CHEAM: tomorrow's hustings postponed. John Sweeney could be back in the running.

🔴WYRE FOREST (Lab target 293): Sandwell councillor Vicki Smith picked as Labour candidate: kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/24265648.…