As of today, the following 30 MPs elected as Conservatives (most of whom are retiring, but several of whom may seek re-election under a different banner) have already had new Conservative PPCs selected in their place:
Michael Ancram - Devizes - - > Claire Perry
Peter Atkinson - Hexham - - > Guy Opperman
Tim Boswell - Daventry - - > Chris Heaton-Harris
Angela Browning - Tiverton and Honiton - - > Neil Parish
Sir John Butterfill - Bournemouth West - - > Conor Burns
Derek Conway - Old Bexley and Sidcup - - > James Brokenshire MP
David Curry - Skipton and Ripon - - > Julian Smith
Quentin Davies - Grantham and Stamford - - > Nicholas Boles
Christopher Fraser - Norfolk South West - - > Liz Truss
Paul Goodman - Wycombe - - > Steve Baker
Douglas Hogg - Sleaford and North Hykeham - - > Stephen Phillips
John Horam - Orpington - - > Jo Johnson
Michael Howard - Folkestone and Hythe - - > Damian Collins
Michael Jack - Fylde - - > Mark Menzies
Jacqui Lait - Beckenham - - > Bob Stewart
Sir Michael Lord - Suffolk Central and Ipswich North - - > Daniel Poulter
Andrew Mackay - Bracknell - - > Philip Lee
David Maclean - Penrith and the Border - - > Rory Stewart
Humfrey Malins - Woking - - > Jonathan Lord
Michael Mates - Hampshire East - - > Damian Hinds
Malcolm Moss - Cambridgeshire North East - - > Steve Barclay
Andrew Pelling - Croydon Central - - > Gavin Barwell
Sir Michael Spicer - Worcestershire West - - > Harriett Baldwin
Bob Spink - Castle Point - - > Rebecca Harris
Anthony Steen - Totnes - - > Sarah Wollaston
Ian Taylor - Esher and Walton - - > Dominic Raab
Sir Peter Viggers - Gosport - - > Caroline Dinenage
Ann Widdecombe - Maidstone and the Weald - - > Helen Grant
Ann Winterton - Congleton - - > Fiona Bruce
Sir Nicholas Winterton - Macclesfield - - > David Rutley
And the following 6 MPs have announced they will stand down at the election, but in seats which are yet to select a new candidate:
Sir Patrick Cormack – Staffordshire South – Nominations closed on December 14th
John Gummer – Suffolk Coastal - Nominations yet to open
Robert Key - Salisbury – Nominations closed on December 14th
Julie Kirkbride - Bromsgrove - Nominations yet to open
Richard Spring – Suffolk West – Final taking place on January 30th
David Wilshire – Spelthorne - Final taking place on January 22nd
Michael Ancram - Devizes - - > Claire Perry
Peter Atkinson - Hexham - - > Guy Opperman
Tim Boswell - Daventry - - > Chris Heaton-Harris
Angela Browning - Tiverton and Honiton - - > Neil Parish
Sir John Butterfill - Bournemouth West - - > Conor Burns
Derek Conway - Old Bexley and Sidcup - - > James Brokenshire MP
David Curry - Skipton and Ripon - - > Julian Smith
Quentin Davies - Grantham and Stamford - - > Nicholas Boles
Christopher Fraser - Norfolk South West - - > Liz Truss
Paul Goodman - Wycombe - - > Steve Baker
Douglas Hogg - Sleaford and North Hykeham - - > Stephen Phillips
John Horam - Orpington - - > Jo Johnson
Michael Howard - Folkestone and Hythe - - > Damian Collins
Michael Jack - Fylde - - > Mark Menzies
Jacqui Lait - Beckenham - - > Bob Stewart
Sir Michael Lord - Suffolk Central and Ipswich North - - > Daniel Poulter
Andrew Mackay - Bracknell - - > Philip Lee
David Maclean - Penrith and the Border - - > Rory Stewart
Humfrey Malins - Woking - - > Jonathan Lord
Michael Mates - Hampshire East - - > Damian Hinds
Malcolm Moss - Cambridgeshire North East - - > Steve Barclay
Andrew Pelling - Croydon Central - - > Gavin Barwell
Sir Michael Spicer - Worcestershire West - - > Harriett Baldwin
Bob Spink - Castle Point - - > Rebecca Harris
Anthony Steen - Totnes - - > Sarah Wollaston
Ian Taylor - Esher and Walton - - > Dominic Raab
Sir Peter Viggers - Gosport - - > Caroline Dinenage
Ann Widdecombe - Maidstone and the Weald - - > Helen Grant
Ann Winterton - Congleton - - > Fiona Bruce
Sir Nicholas Winterton - Macclesfield - - > David Rutley
And the following 6 MPs have announced they will stand down at the election, but in seats which are yet to select a new candidate:
Sir Patrick Cormack – Staffordshire South – Nominations closed on December 14th
John Gummer – Suffolk Coastal - Nominations yet to open
Robert Key - Salisbury – Nominations closed on December 14th
Julie Kirkbride - Bromsgrove - Nominations yet to open
Richard Spring – Suffolk West – Final taking place on January 30th
David Wilshire – Spelthorne - Final taking place on January 22nd
Additionally, there is Ryedale MP John Greenway who has been left seatless, having lost out in the race with Anne McIntosh for the newly drawn Thirsk and Malton constituency.
This all means that as of now only 163 existing Conservative MPs are set to seek re-election (taking into account the fact that John Bercow will now contest Buckingham as "Speaker seeking re-election", and that by-election victors Edward Timpson and Chloe Smith will be seeking re-election).Here is the post from last month containing the responses of Conservative MPs to ConHome’s letter seeking an indication of whether they intended standing again or not.
Anyone who announces their intention to retire after midnight tonight will leave their association with a shortlist of three being imposed upon them.
Jonathan Isaby