Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for North East Somerset & Hanham

The Local Party Executive of Bath, North East Somerset & Hanham Liberal Democrats invite applications for selection as the Prospective Westminster Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency of North East Somerset & Hanham. The constituency is a new one and was first contested in the 2024 general election, with Labour’s Dan Norris beating Jacob Rees-Mogg. It straddles four wards in the Unitary Authority of South Gloucestershire and another eleven wards in the Unitary Authority of Bath and North East Somerset, the former under the control of a Lib Dem/Labour pact and the latter under Lib Dem majority control; the constituency is characterised by both suburban and rural demographics. 

Applications must be received by the Returning Officer no later than 6pm on Friday 29 May 2026.

Applicants should email the Returning Officer to request an application pack.
Returning Officer – Stephen Fenton

• E-mail stephenfenton1@btinternet.com
• Tel. 07751 963215
   

It is the responsibility of applicants to check that their applications have been received by the Returning Officer before the close of applications on 29 May.
Applicants may also contact the following Local Party member for information on the constituency:
 

• Eleanor Musgrave, tel. 07580 264313

The selection rules are available here