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English Democrat and Eastleigh byelection candidate Michael Walters defects to the Conservative party

Michael Walters (right) with Rochester and Strood MP Mark Reckless. Mr Walters has defected to the Conservatives, having been the English Democrats' candidate in the Eastleigh byelection.
Michael Walters (right) with Rochester and Strood MP Mark Reckless. Mr Walters has defected to the Conservatives, having been the English Democrats' candidate in the Eastleigh byelection.

A leading member of the English Democrats has defected to the Conservatives.

Michael Walters, who lives in Stour Close, Strood, stood in the recent Eastleigh by-election for the party following the resignation of the disgraced Lib Dem MP Chris Huhne.

He has now decided to jump ship.

He was welcomed to the Tories by his constituency MP, Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) today (Tuesday).

Mr Walters, who has lived in Strood for more than 10 years, said local party members had been asking him to join for “some time”.

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