GPC regional election nominations 2017

Nominations are open for the round of GPC regional elections to cover terms from 2017-20, in London two seats are up for election:

Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow
Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Bromley

The current incumbents for these seats are Dr Michelle Drage and Dr Stewart Kay: Michelle is standing for re-election to Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow; Stewart is not seeking re-election.

Outside London the following seats are being contested:

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, and Dorset
Berkshire and Hampshire
Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Cheshire and Mid Mersey
Dyfed Powys and North Wales
Gloucestershire and Avon
Greater Glasgow
Leicestershire and Rutland, and Northamptonshire
North Staffordshire, South Staffordshire and Shropshire
North Yorkshire and Bradford and Airedale
Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside, Gateshead and South Tyneside, and Sunderland
Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley

Details of the election process can be found here, nominations close on 6 March 2017.

Last updated : 22 Feb 2017

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