Victoria Atkins officially re-adopted as Conservative candidate

Victoria Atkins MP has been officially re-adopted as the Conservative Party candidate for the Louth and Horncastle seat in next month's general election.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st May 2017, 09:46 BST

Updated 9th May 2017, 19:02 BST

Victoria Atkins was formally re-adopted as the Conservative Party candidate.

Ms Atkins said: “I am delighted to have been unanimously re-adopted as the Conservative candidate for Louth and Horncastle for the forthcoming general election. I look forward to getting out on the campaign trail to discuss the future of our wonderful corner of England.”

The Labour Party and UKIP have not yet revealed who their candidates will be, while the Green Party has announced today (Monday) that it will not be fielding a candidate in our constituency.

Lisa Gabriel (Lib Dems) and Peter Hill aka. The Iconic Arty-Pole (Official Monster Raving Loony Party) both intend to stand for their respective parties once again in the Louth and Horncastle constituency, as they did in the previous general election in May 2015.

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