The Conservatives have announced their candidate to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Charlotte Cadden, a former police officer, will stand against Labour's Angeliki Stogia, Reform's Matthew Goodwin, Green councillor Hannah Spencer, Lib Dem local campaigner Jackie Pearcey and Social Democratic Party's Sebastian Moore.
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Ms Cadden was a police officer for 30 years in the Greater Manchester Police dorce, and retired as a Detective Chief Inspector in the Metropolitan Police Service.
She previously led the team that aiming to keep MPs safe when they are away from Parliament.
The Tory candidate is also a member of the Women’s Rights Network and LGB Alliance.
Ms Cadden said she wanted "a proper inquiry on grooming gangs" that had operated in the region and "to get rid of carbon tax".
"I know we're starting off from a very small base of Conservative voters from the last election but we've got our own policies – we need to get mobiles phones out of schools, we need to get rid of the carbon tax," Ms Cadden said after her candidacy was announced.
The Conservatives have announced Charlotte Cadden as their candidate to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election | GB NEWSShe said "local schools, the NHS and policing" would be among her key focus areas.
"We've seen social justice theories infiltrate our public services and women and girls are no longer safe in some of those services," she added.
The election is set to take place on February 26, after suspended Labour MP Andrew Gwynne announced he was stepping down.
The Conservatives came fifth in the constituency in the 2024 General Election, with 2,888 votes.
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Labour announced their candidate, Ms Stogia, a local councillor for the Whalley Range ward, on Saturday.
Sir Keir Starmer's party last week decided to block Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham from standing for the seat, vacated by Mr Gwynne.
It proved a landslide decision, with eight of the 10 members, including Sir Keir himself, voting against the Mayor of Greater Manchester standing.
Just one committee member was in favour, the party's deputy leader Lucy Powell, while the NEC chairman, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, abstained.
Defending the decision, Sir Keir said while Mr Burnham is "doing a great job" locally, a parliamentary bid could "divert resources" from Labour’s local elections endeavours in May.
Speaking after the decision, Mr Burnham said: "The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.
"You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not."