ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: There are now ten Conservative-held seats seeking a new candidate

A week ago, I published a list of the five Conservative held seats seeking a new candidate for the next general election.

But a week, as the old saying goes, is a long time in politics and the figure five has doubled into ten vacant Conservative seats after the announcement of five further retirements over the last few days.

So here is an update of all the Conservative held seats which will require a new candidate, taking into account the newly announced vacancies and starting with the safest...

Constituency: Sleaford and North Hykeham
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands
Retiring MP: Douglas Hogg
Notional Majority: 12,687 (24.2%)
Second place party: Labour

Constituency: Skipton and Ripon
County: North Yorkshire
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Retiring MP: David Curry
Notional Majority: 11,596 (23.4%)
Second place party: Lib Dem

Constituency: Bracknell
County: Berkshire
Region: South East
Retiring MP: Andrew Mackay
Notional Majority: 10,037 (22.0%)
Second place party: Labour

Constituency: Bromsgrove
County: Worcestershire
Region: West Midlands
Retiring MP: Julie Kirkbride
Majority: 10,080 (21.1%)
Second place party: Labour

Constituency: Macclesfield
County: Cheshire
Region: North West
Retiring MP: Sir Nicholas Winterton
Notional Majority: 9,464 (20.7%)
Second place party: Labour

Constituency: Congleton
County: Cheshire
Region: North West
Retiring MP: Ann Winterton
Majority: 8,246 (17.7%)
Second place party: Labour

Constituency: Norfolk South West
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern
Retiring MP: Christopher Fraser
Notional majority: 6,817 (15.0%)
Second place party: Labour

Constituency: Woking
County: Surrey
Region: South East
Retiring MP: Humfrey Malins
Notional Majority: 6,612 (14.4%)
Second place party: Lib Dem

Constituency: Gosport
County: Hampshire
Region: South East
Retiring MP: Sir Peter Viggers
Notional Majority: 5,730 (13.3%)
Second place party: Labour