There will be no shortage of Conservative candidates at the next election.
Both main parties (used to?) run a sort of unofficial apprenticeship scheme for wannabe MPs. Start off life as an intern while you learn the ropes. Stand as the candidate in one or two constituencies you have no hope of winning (hence no shortage of candidates in the forthcoming general election), maybe a bi-election. Then, if you've stayed the course, shown commitment and your face fits, you get put forward as the candidate in the next available "safe" seat. You're now in!
The geography of where you were born, live, work has no bearing on the constituency you end up in - and the feelings of the local constituency party are usually overruled.
A long winded way of saying there will be plenty of candidates at the general election.
Last edited by Biggus; 19th Mar 2024 at 18:20.