• Nick Palmer - Labour

Nick Palmer was the MP for Broxtowe from 1997 to 2010, during which time he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers in the Departments for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Trade and Investment; and Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Nick is an active animal rights campaigner.

Nick Palmer's key strategic challenges for Broxtowe in the the coming years.

Boosting Stapleford and Kimberley. Both towns have their own distinctive identities which need to be reinforced with regeneration and new employment opportunities. In particular, we need to tackle the traffic issues across the west and north of the borough.

The Nuthall roundabout bottleneck hasn’t gone away and the more development we get west of the M1, the more the problem will grow. Either we do need a tram extension from Phoenix Park to Kimberley, or we need road improvements, or both.

And if the HS2 project does go ahead, there will be dramatic knock-on effects for traffic from Toton, Trowell and Stapleford: these need to be anticipated and addressed, not just postponed to be worried about later. Similarly, I’ve submitted a petition to get the future open-cast traffic at Trowell routed off the country lanes, directly onto the M1.

Dealing with HS2. I’ve discussed this in an earlier article. It’s going to be the major challenge to Broxtowe in the next 5-10 years. It’s absolutely essential that Broxtowe’s MP scrutinises the plans critically and works with councillors and the general public every step of the way.

• Anna Soubry - Conservative

Anna was born in Lincoln, and for much of her early career worked as a regional TV reporter.

Anna was the Conservative Party candidate for the Gedling constituency in the general election of 2005.

In 2010, Anna was elected MP for the Broxtowe constituency with a narrow margin (0.7%) over Nick Palmer (Labour).

Anna was appointed Under-Secretary for Personnel, Welfare and Veterans in October 2013.

Anna Soubry's voting record while serving in Parliament during the past five years (2010-2015) can be found here >

Stan knows the Broxtowe constituency very well. He has been a borough councillor for 24 years representing Bramcote, a county councillor for 18 years representing Bramcote and Stapleford, and for 16 years he has served on Stapleford Town Council.

As Mayor I visited many people, groups and organisations throughout the Borough and I have been heartened by what I have seen - people doing great things within their own communities in so many different ways. It has been a real delight to see all the good work that goes on.". More...

Liberal Democrats manifesto for Broxtowe > pdf file

David was born in Nottingham and now lives within the constituency in Kimberley where he is a Town Councillor. He works for the trade union UNISON within the NHS in Lincolnshire.

David said: “I am delighted to be the Green Party candidate, there are major issues facing Broxtowe that could alter the area forever and these need to be properly debated.”

“Broxtowe deserves an MP that will fight on local issues and a government that will protect the NHS, and abide by its promises and its principles even when the going gets tough.”

I believe in Britain. I am a director of a local business, a husband of 32 years, and a father of two grown up daughters.

I am a Christian but accept everyone's right to have a different faith or no faith. I love my country, respect its laws, and celebrate its customs and traditions. It's time to get our country back.