CANDIDATES for the 2010 General Election have today been confirmed. They are as follows:

RUSHCLIFFE

Kenneth Clarke, Conservative

Andrew Clayworth, Labour

Matthew Faithfull, UK Independence Party

Karrar Khan, Liberal Democrats

Richard Mallender, Green Party

GEDLING

Stephen Adcock, BNP

Julia Bateman, Liberal Democrats

Vernon Coaker, Labour

Bruce Laughton, Conservative

Dave Marshall, UK Independence Party

ASHFIELD

Terry Coleman, UK Independence Party

Gloria De Piero, Labour

Tony Ellis, English Democrats

Garry Hickton, Conservative

Edward Holmes, British National Party

Eddie Smith, Independent

Jason Zadrozny, Liberal Democrats

BROXTOWE

Chris Cobb, UK Independence Party

David Mitchell, The Green Party

Nick Palmer, Labour

Mike Shore, British National Party

Anna Soubry, Conservative

David Watts, Liberal Democrats

NOTTINGHAM SOUTH

Ken Browne, UK Independence Party

Matthew Butcher, The Green Party

Lilian Greenwood, Labour

Rowena Holland, Conservative

Tony Sutton, Liberal Democrats

Tony Woodward, British National Party

NOTTINGHAM EAST

Sam Boote, Liberal Democrats

Benjamin Hoare, The Green Party

Ewan Lamont, Conservative

Chris Leslie, Labour

Parvaiz Sardar, The Christian Party

Pat Wolfe, UK Independence Party

NOTTINGHAM NORTH

Graham Allen, Labour

Tim Ball, Liberal Democrats

Bob Brindley, British National Party

Martin Curtis, Conservative

Irenea Marriott, UK Independence Party

SHERWOOD

Kevin Moore, Liberal Democrat

James North, British National Party

Emilie Oldknow, Labour

Margot Parker, UK Independence Party

Mark Spencer, Conservative

Russ Swan, Independent

MANSFIELD

Andre Camilleri, Mansfield Independent Forum

Tracy Critchlow, Conservatives

David Hamilton, UK Independence Party

Rachel Hill, British National Party

Alan Meale, Labour

Michael Wyatt, Liberal Democrats

NEWARK

Ian Campbell, Labour

Tom Irvine, UK Independence Party

Pauline Jenkins, Liberal Democrats

Patrick Mercer, Conservative

EREWASH

Mark Bailey, British National Party

Lee Fletcher, Green Party

Martin Garnett, Liberal Democrats

Jessical Lee, Conservative

Cheryl Pidgeon, Labour

Jodie Sutton, UKIP

Luke Wilkins, Independent

BASSETLAW

Keith Girling, Conservative

Andrea Hamilton, UK Independent Party

John Mann, Labour

Grahame Whitehurst, Independent

David Dobbie, Liberal Democrats

AMBER VALLEY

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