In the final part of our six-part look at each of the candidates hoping to be Cornwall's next MPs, we move to South East Cornwall. Conservative Sheryll Murray will be defending the seat she has held since 2010, but she is facing a tough battle from Labour's Anna Gelderd, who the polls suggest could just inch it. Prior to Ms Murray's incumbency, the seat was held for 13 years by Lib Dem MP Colin Breed and before him by Tory Robert Hicks through the 1980s.
If Ms Gelderd is successful it will prove historic in the area for the . Taking in and , Calstock and Callington, the Rame Peninsula, Saltash and , some of the talking points on doorsteps in the constituency on the run-up to the election on July 4 include the hot topic of Tamar tolls, the availability of dentistry for children and road improvements on the . Here the six candidates say why they should become South East Cornwall's next MP.
I was born and brought up in the constituency and have lived here virtually all my life. South East Cornwall is my home where I raised my children and have always wanted the best for the area. Before entering Parliament I worked in the local NHS and served as a local councillor.
Since being first elected as a Member of Parliament I, along with my dedicated team, have already dealt with over 80,000 pieces of correspondence and I have knocked on thousands of doors right across the constituency to hear views and concerns. I have served on Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Commit.
