South Shropshire* Liberal Democrats have selected Chris Naylor from Church Stretton as their candidate for the forthcoming General Election.
Chris said: “I’m delighted and honoured to be selected as South Shropshire’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Lib Dems here. I promise to do all I can for local residents.
I want to build on the success of our previous Lib Dem MP here, Matthew Green – and win back this seat to give our residents, our rural issues, a stronger voice in Westminster.
“South Shropshire and our particular problems are sadly being taken for granted by this exhausted, infighting government. I want to champion our local needs – and especially our rural communities, our farms, our rivers – in Westminster and press for change.
“I also want faster ambulance response times and to save our community hospitals. I want more affordable housing, better public transport, and good-value shops in towns and in rural villages. And real encouragement for new businesses – including a better deal with Europe.”
Chris lives by the Long Mynd in the heart of South Shropshire and is very involved with the local Strettons community. He volunteers with the National Trust, the Restoring Shropshire Verges Project, the new High Leasowes community meadows management committee. He’s been on the local Patient Participation Group and the Radbrook Foundation, supporting young people’s education.
Chris previously served 8 years as a Lib Dem councillor, with 4 years as Cabinet Member for Housing, in Camden. He championed modernisation of 3000 homes, new social housing and community-based estate regeneration, and served in Parliament for 4 years on a local government policy committee with Annette Brooke MP, Lord Shipley, Sir Andrew Stunell.
An economics student and head boy at his local grammar, he’s built a new international education charity, founded a new London theatre (still in business), and helped pioneer projects for teenagers at risk. He has 3 sons.
Liberal Democrats came second in Ludlow Constituency in the 2019 General Election having formerly held the seat in 2001 – 2005 with Matthew Green MP.