THE man who hopes to turn Tatton Tory again has promised to listen to every corner of the constituency.

George Osborne was named on Friday morning - after being chosen to succeed disgraced former MP Neil Hamilton.

"I really want to spend the next few months getting to meet as many people in this constituency as possible," he said.

"There are no no-go areas for the Conservatives in this constituency, from the biggest castle to the smallest council flat."

Mr Osborne, who writes speeches for Tory leader William Hague, was swept to power at a packed Conservative Association meeting on Thursday. He picked up over 50% of the votes to defeat fellow hopefuls Richard Ashcroft, Peter Fleet and Chris Frayling.

"The four candidates were of the highest calibre," said party chairman Mark Stocks. "But at the end of the first ballot there was a clear winner."

The 27-year-old lives in London with wife Frances, but the couple are planning to move to Tatton as soon as possible.

"To be a good candidate I have to be based in the constituency," he said.

Mr Osborne aims to win back the seat through a combination of positive policies and hard work.

"There's no reason why all sections of society shouldn't support the Conservatives. When the Conservatives have been a really strong party, their appeal went across all social classes," he said.

"I will get out there to the many different areas and speak to these people. But it's going to be a hard fight. There's going to be no room for complacency. To win them back I have to give them clear and positive reasons for voting Conservative. Attacking the opposition won't be enough."

But he admits the Tories have no divine right to retake Tatton - despite Martin Bell's intention to honour his pledge to stand for only one term.

"We need to fight this as a marginal seat because of what's happened in recent years and the fact there isn't a Conservative MP here," he said.

"The worst thing for me to do would be to presume to know what the people of Tatton are concerned about. It's about time Conservatives stopped lecturing people and started listening to them."

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