By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
At the last NEC meeting, it was announced that 26 non-Labour held marginals in the South and Midlands would be the first to select their parliamentary candidates. These seats will be filled using a new selection procedure, involving self-nomination, with shortlisting locally by a Selection Committee elected by the CLP Executive. The final decision will be taken by local members.
25 of the 26 seats are Tory held, with majorities ranging from just 92 in Thurrock to 6304 in Burton on Trent. Thirteen of the selections will be conducted by all-women shortlist (AWS).
The selection that is likely to be most hotly contested is Charles Clarke’s old seat in Norwich South, which is held by the Lib Dems with a majority of just 310.
The full list of all of the seats up for selection, including their majority, and the name and party of the sitting MP, can be found below.
| Seat | Majority | Currently party | Current MP | AWS? |
| Thurrock | 92 | Conservative | Jackie Doyle-Price | Y |
| Norwich South | 310 | Lib Dem | Simon Wright | N |
| Waveney | 769 | Conservative | Peter Aldous | N |
| Lincoln | 1,058 | Conservative | Karl McCartney | Y |
| Stroud | 1,299 | Conservative | Neil Carmichael | N |
| Brighton Kemptown | 1,328 | Conservative | Simon Kirby | Y |
| Bedford | 1,353 | Conservative | Richard Fuller | N |
| Hove | 1,868 | Conservative | Mike Weatherley | N |
| Northampton North | 1,936 | Conservative | Michael Ellis | Y |
| Corby | 1,951 | Conservative | Louise Bagshawe | N |
| Hastings and Rye | 1,993 | Conservative | Amber Rudd | Y |
| Ipswich | 2,079 | Conservative | Ben Gummer | N |
| Worcester | 2,982 | Conservative | Robin Walker | Y |
| Warwick and Leamington | 3,513 | Conservative | Chris White | N |
| Swindon South | 3,544 | Conservative | Robert Buckland | Y |
| Stevenage | 3,578 | Conservative | Stephen McPartland | Y |
| Loughborough | 3,744 | Conservative | Nicky Morgan | N |
| Peterborough | 4,861 | Conservative | Stewart Jackson | Y |
| Harlow | 4,925 | Conservative | Robert Halfon | Y |
| Milton Keynes South | 5,201 | Conservative | Iain Stewart | N |
| Dover | 5,274 | Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | Y |
| Redditich | 5,821 | Conservative | Karen Lumley | TBC |
| Crawley | 5,928 | Conservative | Henry Smith | N |
| Reading West | 6,004 | Conservative | Alok Sharma | Y |
| Chatham and Aylesford | 6,069 | Conservative | Tracey Crouch | N |
| Burton on Trent | 6,304 | Conservative | Andrew Griffiths | TBC |
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