This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/hampshire/8369888.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Tory seat selection mail vanishes | Tory seat selection mail vanishes |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Hundreds of invitations to a meeting over the selection of a Tory candidate to replace "duck house" MP Sir Peter Viggers have gone missing. | Hundreds of invitations to a meeting over the selection of a Tory candidate to replace "duck house" MP Sir Peter Viggers have gone missing. |
| Some letters from the Conservatives' central office to 48,000 households in Gosport, Hampshire, arrived too late for them to register their attendance. | Some letters from the Conservatives' central office to 48,000 households in Gosport, Hampshire, arrived too late for them to register their attendance. |
| The open session on Friday evening will be residents' last chance to hear directly from the four contenders. | The open session on Friday evening will be residents' last chance to hear directly from the four contenders. |
| Gosport Conservatives apologised adding the need to register had been waived. | Gosport Conservatives apologised adding the need to register had been waived. |
| Resident Chris Hope said his letter arrived on Tuesday afternoon but the deadline to register was midday on Wednesday. | Resident Chris Hope said his letter arrived on Tuesday afternoon but the deadline to register was midday on Wednesday. |
| "I did some chasing around and finally got in touch with the Conservative Association to find that the chairman hadn't even had his letter yet," he said. | "I did some chasing around and finally got in touch with the Conservative Association to find that the chairman hadn't even had his letter yet," he said. |
| We'd like to apologise for a set of circumstance that has led to delays Peter LangdonGosport Conservative councillor | We'd like to apologise for a set of circumstance that has led to delays Peter LangdonGosport Conservative councillor |
| "Yesterday I did some more chasing up, and still some people hadn't had it. | "Yesterday I did some more chasing up, and still some people hadn't had it. |
| "I understand now that if you ring up you can get hold of a ticket and they've cancelled the registration requirement, but it doesn't seem to have gone very well." | "I understand now that if you ring up you can get hold of a ticket and they've cancelled the registration requirement, but it doesn't seem to have gone very well." |
| Gosport Conservative councillor Peter Langdon, who organised the event, said: "We'd like to apologise for a set of circumstances that has led to delays. | Gosport Conservative councillor Peter Langdon, who organised the event, said: "We'd like to apologise for a set of circumstances that has led to delays. |
| "They were actually posted out by Electoral Reform Services last week, and it would appear that the last batch of these letters only appeared in the sorting office in Gosport at 10.30 on Wednesday morning. | |
| "I think there's still some to deliver now." | "I think there's still some to deliver now." |
| He said anyone who wanted to attend should ring or e-mail the Gosport Conservatives' Association. | He said anyone who wanted to attend should ring or e-mail the Gosport Conservatives' Association. |
| The candidates are James Bethell, Caroline Dineage, Samuel Phillip Gyimah and Julia Manning. | The candidates are James Bethell, Caroline Dineage, Samuel Phillip Gyimah and Julia Manning. |
| People have until 3 December to vote by returning a ballot paper. | People have until 3 December to vote by returning a ballot paper. |
| Among those who applied to be a candidate was Stanley Johnson, the father of London Mayor Boris Johnson. | Among those who applied to be a candidate was Stanley Johnson, the father of London Mayor Boris Johnson. |
| Sir Peter Viggers was forced to stand down at the next election by Mr Cameron after his expenses claims were published by the Daily Telegraph, including £1,645 for a floating duck house. | Sir Peter Viggers was forced to stand down at the next election by Mr Cameron after his expenses claims were published by the Daily Telegraph, including £1,645 for a floating duck house. |
| The 71-year-old was first elected to Parliament as MP for Gosport in February 1974. | The 71-year-old was first elected to Parliament as MP for Gosport in February 1974. |