The Liberal Democrats have revealed their general election candidate for Aylesbury – the current Aylesbury Town Mayor, Steve Lambert.
A resident of Aylesbury for over 23 years, Cllr Lambert has 20 years of experience as a local councillor and has served as a Trustee of Youth Concern, a board member of Fairfax Housing Trust and as a member of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue.
The Lib Dem candidate will hope to oust the incumbent MP for Aylesbury, the Conservative Party’s Rob Butler.
Cllr Lambert said: “For too many years Aylesbury and our surrounding villages have been poorly served by Tory MPs.”
He added: “With Labour declaring themselves out of the race, a Lib Dem MP for our area is in our grasp – just like in neighbouring Chesham and Amersham.”
A Labour spokesperson said: “We will of course be fighting for every vote and showing the country that the Labour Party has changed.”
The new constituency boundaries for Aylesbury include Wing and Ivinghoe, Aston Clinton, Bierton, Kingsbrook, Buckingham Park, Watermead, Fairford Leys and all of Aylesbury Town.
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suggested that the next general election will take place in the Autumn, playing down Labour’s claims that a vote will be held in May.
Rob Butler has been approached for comment.
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