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| Boris Johnson confirms Uxbridge as target seat | Boris Johnson confirms Uxbridge as target seat |
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| Boris Johnson is seeking to become MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, in west London, at next year's general election. | |
| The London mayor's spokesman confirmed Mr Johnson is applying to be the Conservative candidate in the safe seat. | |
| This month, Mr Johnson announced his intention to return to Parliament. | |
| It comes amid speculation he is positioning himself to be the next Tory leader, when David Cameron steps down. | It comes amid speculation he is positioning himself to be the next Tory leader, when David Cameron steps down. |
| Mr Johnson said he hoped to "make his case" that he was the best person to represent the constituency, held by Sir John Randall with a majority of 11,000 at the 2010 general election. | |
| "I'm sure there will be plenty of excellent candidates, and I hope very much to make my case to the association," Mr Johnson told the Evening Standard. | |
| Mr Randall is standing down at the next election - and local Conservatives have said they expect to have about 100 potential candidates to replace him, although this may come down in number following Mr Johnson's announcement. | |
| This will be whittled down to about 50 by Conservative HQ before the selection process begins. | |
| The party's candidate for the seat will be announced on 12 September. | |
| Mr Johnson has said that if he is elected to the Commons next May he will still serve out his term as mayor, which ends in May 2016. |