The Conservative A-List or Priority List was a list of

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candidates drawn up by

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at the behest of

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after his election as party leader in December 2005, aimed as a means of broadening the number of Conservative

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, potential peers and MEPs from

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s and women as well as other preferred candidates for candidature. Where the preferred forums for selection were held, at least two members from the list were put to every

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, and where these were not held the A-list were recommended directly, particularly to the top target seats.

History

In April 2006, a Conservative Party committee on candidates set out to deliver a promise by

to transform the Conservative party at

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. The committee reduced 500 aspiring politicians on the party's list of approved parliamentary candidates to an "A-list" of between 100 and 150 priority candidates. The result was a list on which more than half of the names were of women. The list included the former ''

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'' actor

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, the author Louise Bagshawe (later Mensch), and Margot James. Amid controversy, the "A-list" approach was endorsed by

Michael Portillo Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (; born 26 May 1953) is a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician. His broadcast series include railway documentaries such as '' Great British Railway Journeys'' and '' Great Continental Railway Jour ...

, a Conservative MP until 2005, who in 2006 said that Conservative chairmen and activists in seats considered potentially winnable were in the run-up to the 2010 election urged by

to select candidates from the new A-list and were in many cases included in

open primaries Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

, new and preferred open-to-all selection meetings. The 2010 general election saw failures as well as successes for the "A-listers" selected for 'winnable' seats.

Listed

Those on the A-list included the following: (bold marks people elected to Parliament in 2010) *Amar Ahmed, a GP in Cheshire since 2000 and was National Chairman Conservative Policy Forum, Public Sector and Infrastructure, between 2011 and 2015. * Tariq Ahmad, now a member of the

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* Louise Bagshawe (later Mensch), MP for

Corby Corby is a town in North Northamptonshire, England, located north-east of Northampton. From 1974 to 2021, the town served as the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, the built-up ...

, 2010–2012 * Shaun Bailey, children's worker, PPC for

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London ...

2010, candidate for

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* Harriett Baldwin, MP for

West Worcestershire West Worcestershire is a constituency in Worcestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Harriett Baldwin, a Conservative. The constituency is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives. The constitue ...

, 2010– * *

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, MP for North East Cambridgeshire, 2010– * *

Gavin Barwell Gavin Laurence Barwell, Baron Barwell (born 23 January 1972) is a British politician and former Downing Street Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Theresa May. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament for Croydon Cent ...

, MP for

Croydon Central Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive ...

, 2010–2017 * *

James Bethell James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell (born 1 October 1967), is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician in the House of Lords. Early life Bethell was educated at the independent, fee-paying Harrow School before going on to stu ...

, a Founder of the

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(subsequently inherited his father's peerage) *

Nick Boles Nicholas Edward Coleridge Boles (born 2 November 1965) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham and Stamford from 2010 to 2019. He was a member of the Conservative Party until 2019. Before entering Parliament ...

, MP for Grantham and Stamford, 2010–2019 * *

Karen Bradley Karen Anne Bradley (''née'' Howarth, born 12 March 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2018 to 2019, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire Moorland ...

, MP for

Staffordshire Moorlands Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park. The ...

, 2010– *

Angie Bray Angela Lavinia Bray, Baroness Bray of Coln (born 13 October 1953) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of the London Assembly for West Central from 2000 to 2008, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Central and Acton ...

, MP for

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, 2010–2015 * Steve Brine, MP for

Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...

, 2010– *

Fiona Bruce Fiona Elizabeth Bruce (born 25 April 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader, and television presenter. She joined the BBC as a researcher for '' Panorama'' in 1989, and has since become the first female newsreader on the ''BBC News at Ten' ...

, MP for

Congleton Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The town is by the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,482. Topon ...

, 2010– * Dr. David Bull, television presenter, PPC for

Brighton Pavilion The Royal Pavilion, and surrounding gardens, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prin ...

, 2010,

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MEP, 2019–2020 *

Conor Burns Conor Burns (born 24 September 1972) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Trade Policy from 2019 to 20 ...

, MP for Bournemouth West, 2010– * *

Georgina Butler Georgina Susan Butler (born 30 November 1945) is a retired British diplomat. After postings at the Foreign Office, UKREP in Brussels, the European Commission, and in Washington D.C., she served as British Ambassador to Costa Rica and to Nicaragu ...

, former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Costa Rica *

Martin Callanan Martin John Callanan, Baron Callanan (born 8 August 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North East England from 1999 to 2014 and Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformi ...

, MEP for

North East England North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region; combined authority, unitary author ...

Joanne Cash Joanne Cash (born 28 December 1969) is a media barrister. She was the unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate for Westminster North in the 2010 general election. Early life and education Cash was born in Northern Ireland. Her mother was a ...

, barrister, PPC for Westminster North 2010 * Pam Chesters

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Advisor for Health and Youth Opportunities * Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe, 2010– * * Tim Collins, former MP * Charles Crawford, former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland *

Iain Dale Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British broadcaster, author and political commentator, and a former publisher and book retailer. He has been a blogger since 2002. In 2005, he became the first openly gay Conservative candidate to c ...

, blogger *

Caroline Dinenage Caroline Julia Dinenage, Baroness Lancaster of Kimbolton, (born 28 October 1971), also styled as Dame Caroline Dinenage, is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gosport since 2010. She was re ...

, MP for

Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite ...

, 2010– *

Jane Ellison Jane Elizabeth Ellison (born 15 August 1964) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was first elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Battersea. On 7 May 2015, she was re-elected with an increased margin o ...

, MP for

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, 2010–2017 *

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (born 7 November 1957) is a British businessman, farmer, and founder of "The Black Farmer" range of food products. He was an unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate for the Chippenham constituency for the 2010 general ...

, Entrepreneur of the Year — the Black Enterprise Awards 2005, PPC Chippenham 2010 *

Howard Flight Howard Emerson Flight, Baron Flight (born 16 June 1948) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom and a member of the House of Lords House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminst ...

Vicky Ford Victoria Grace Ford (née Pollock, 21 September 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister of State for Development from 6 September to 25 October 2022. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelmsfor ...

, MEP for East of England, MP for

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, 2017– * *

Jacqueline Foster Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton, (''née'' Renshaw) is a British Conservative politician and a former Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region. In October 2019 she was appointed Dame Commander of the Mos ...

, MEP for

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* George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk, 2010– * *David Gold, PPC for

Eltham Eltham ( ) is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The three wards o ...

2010 *

, MP for

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, 2010–2016, 2017–2019, member of the

, 2020– *

Francois Gordon Jean Francois Gordon (born 16 April 1953) was the British Ambassador to Algeria from 1996 to 1999, Ambassador to the Ivory Coast from 2001 to 2004 and High Commissioner to Uganda from 2005 to 2008. Foreign Office Career Gordon joined the Fore ...

, former High Commissioner to Uganda * Helen Grant, MP for

Maidstone and The Weald Maidstone and The Weald is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Helen Grant of the Conservative Party. She succeeded fellow party member Ann Widdecombe, who had held the seat since it was ...

, 2010– * Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton, 2010–2019 * * Sam Gyimah, MP for

East Surrey East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey. Since its creation in 1918, East Surrey h ...

, 2010–2019 * * Rebecca Harris, MP for

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, 2010– * *

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, MP for Daventry, 2010– * Margot James, MP for

Stourbridge Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The ...

, 2010–2019 *

Syed Kamall Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall (born 15 February 1967) is a British politician and academic, who from September to October 2022 served in HM Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and ...

, MEP for

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Pauline Latham Pauline Elizabeth Latham, (born 4 February 1948) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Derbyshire. Early life Latham was born on 4 February 1948 in L ...

, MP for

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, 2010– * *

Andrea Leadsom Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom (; ' Salmon; born 13 May 1963) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of State for Enviro ...

, MP for

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, 2010– * * Dr. Phillip Lee, MP for

Bracknell Bracknell () is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Borough of Bracknell Forest. It lies to the east of Reading, south of Maiden ...

, 2010–2019 * *

Brandon Lewis Brandon Kenneth Lewis (born 20 June 1971) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from September to October 2022. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019 and ...

, MP for

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...

, 2010– *

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Al Lockwood * Jack Lopresti, MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, 2010– *

Kit Malthouse Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a British politician and businessman who served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as C ...

, Member of the

, MP for

North West Hampshire North West Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Conservative Kit Malthouse, who served as Education Secretary in 2022. History This constituency's results suggest a Conservative ...

2015– *

Paul Maynard Paul Christopher Maynard (born 16 December 1975) is a British politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Parliam ...

, MP for Blackpool North, 2010– *

Anne McIntosh Anne Caroline Ballingall McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (born 20 September 1954) is a British politician who has been a life peer since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, McIntosh represented the Thirsk and Malton constituenc ...

, MP for

Thirsk and Malton Thirsk and Malton is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kevin Hollinrake, a Conservative. History 2010-date Anne McIntosh, a Conservative, elected for Vale of York in 19 ...

, 2010–2015 *

Esther McVey Esther Louise McVey (born 24 October 1967) is a British politician and television presenter serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Housing and Pl ...

, MP for Wirral West, 2010–2015 and Tatton, 2017– * Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde, 2010– * *

Priti Patel Priti Sushil Patel (born 29 March 1972) is a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she was Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017. Patel has been the Me ...

,Robin Brant
A year on, has the A-list worked?
at BBC.co.uk dated December 2006 MP for

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, 2010– * *

Mark Pawsey Mark Julian Francis Pawsey (born 16 January 1957) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby since the 2010 general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party. His father, Jim Pawsey, was the MP fo ...

, MP for

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, 2010– *

Andrew Percy Andrew Theakstone Percy (born 18 September 1977) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brigg and Goole since 2010. He is an active member of many groups in Parliament, including All Part ...

, MP for Brigg and Goole, 2010– *

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, Director of Environment *

Annunziata Rees-Mogg Annunziata Mary Rees-Mogg (; born 25 March 1979) is a freelance journalist whose focus is finance, economics, and European politics and has been a British Brexit Party then Conservative politician during 2019 and into early 2020. She has be ...

, journalist, PPC for Somerton and Frome, 2010, Brexit Party MEP, 2019–2020 *

, actor and singer * Caroline Righton, presenter, PPC for St Austell and Newquay, 2010 *Murad Roberts, Member of the

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, 2015 *

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, MP for Hastings and Rye, 2010–2019 *

Laura Sandys Laura Jane Sandys (; born 5 June 1964) is a former chair of the European Movement UK, and a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Thanet between 2010 and 2015 when she stood down at th ...

, MP for Thanet South, 2010–2015 * Jane Scott, Leader of

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, now member of the House of Lords *

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, MP for Broxtowe, 2010–2019 *

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, MP for Pendle, 2010– * Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon, 2010– * *

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, Director of the Centre for Social Justice, joined House of Lords in 2015 *

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, MP for South West Norfolk, 2010–.

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, 2022. *

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, now member of the House of Lords * Heather Wheeler, MP for

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, 2010– * Susan Williams, now member of the House of Lords

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