WITH the General Election now two years away, the Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate for the Wokingham parliamentary constituency, and he says he is “determined” to win the seat away from Sir John Redwood.
Cllr Clive Jones, current leader of the Wokingham Liberal Democrat Group on Wokingham Borough Council, has been selected.
At the last general election, former Bracknell Conservative MP Dr Phillip Lee stood for the Liberal Democrats having crossed the floor over Europe.
He took 38% of the vote, reducing the share of Conservative MP Sir John Redwood to less than 50%.
In a statement today, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey MP, said that Cllr Jones would make a “fantastic” MP for Wokingham.
Cllr Jones has been described by the Liberal Democrat group as a “community activist” who has campaigned to protect green spaces from housing developments.
He has lived in the area for 40 years and was elected to the borough council in 2016.
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the national party, said: “Clive will make a fantastic local MP for Wokingham and I can’t wait to join him on the campaign trail in what will be a close two horse race at the next election.”