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 PerryPeter Atkinson - Hexham - - >
Guy OppermanTim Boswell - Daventry - - >
Chris Heaton-HarrisAngela Browning - Tiverton and Honiton - - >
Neil ParishSir John Butterfill - Bournemouth West - - >
Conor BurnsDerek Conway - Old Bexley and Sidcup - - >
James Brokenshire MPDavid Curry - Skipton and Ripon - - >
Julian SmithQuentin Davies - Grantham and Stamford - - >
Nicholas BolesChristopher Fraser - Norfolk South West - - >
Liz TrussPaul Goodman - Wycombe - - >
Steve Baker Douglas Hogg - Sleaford and North Hykeham - - >
Stephen PhillipsJohn Horam - Orpington - - >
Jo JohnsonMichael Howard - Folkestone and Hythe - - >
Damian CollinsMichael Jack - Fylde - - >
Mark MenziesJacqui Lait - Beckenham - - >
Bob StewartSir Michael Lord - Suffolk Central and Ipswich North - - >
Daniel PoulterAndrew Mackay - Bracknell - - >
Philip LeeDavid Maclean - Penrith and the Border - - >
Rory StewartHumfrey Malins - Woking - - >
Jonathan LordMichael Mates - Hampshire East - - >
Damian HindsMalcolm Moss - Cambridgeshire North East - - >
Steve BarclayAndrew Pelling - Croydon Central - - >
Gavin BarwellSir Michael Spicer - Worcestershire West - - >
Harriett BaldwinBob Spink - Castle Point - - >
Rebecca HarrisAnthony Steen - Totnes - - >
Sarah WollastonIan Taylor - Esher and Walton - - >
Dominic RaabSir Peter Viggers - Gosport - - >
Caroline DinenageAnn Widdecombe - Maidstone and the Weald - - >
Helen GrantAnn Winterton - Congleton - - >
Fiona BruceSir Nicholas Winterton - Macclesfield - - >
David RutleyAnd 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 14thJohn Gummer – Suffolk Coastal -
Nominations yet to openRobert Key - Salisbury –
Nominations closed on December 14thJulie Kirkbride - Bromsgrove -
Nominations yet to open
Richard Spring – Suffolk West –
Final taking place on January 30th
David Wilshire – Spelthorne -
Final taking place on January 22ndAdditionally, 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