Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary primaries

The members of the selection committee are as follows: Primaries were held in a few seats, including Oxford West and Abingdon, Totnes, Gosport and Bracknell.

Due to the success of this primary election, David Cameron announced that the system would be applied to other constituencies in future.

Other candidates included Rory Stewart (elected as MP for Penrith and the Border in 2010) and broadcaster Iain Dale.

[4] Gosport held an open primary to select a candidate to succeed Peter Viggers upon his retirement from Westminster.

The 2014 Clacton by-election, caused by the defection from the Conservatives of Douglas Carswell, a prominent advocate of open primaries, selected actor Giles Watling over Colchester councillor Sue Lissimore on 11 September.