Conservatives choose Will

Former King’s pupil Will Gallagher has been selected by the Conservative Party as their Chester Parliamentary Candidate to fight sitting Labour MP Chris Matheson.

Will was chosen from a shortlist of three following a meeting at the Mercure Hotel in Christleton.  Other candidates were Cheshire West and Chester Councillor, Pamela Hall and Katherine Fletcher, who stood as Tory candidate for Ellesmere Port and Neston in 2015.

Will, 35, was the Tory Parliamentary Candidate for the Alyn and Deeside constituency in the 2010 General Election, having stood there as Welsh Assembly candidate in 2007.  He also worked as a special advisor to justice secretary Chris Grayling between 2012-15.

Will is former operations director for the National Citizen Service – a nationwide programme open to all 15 to 17 year-olds, aimed at supporting social mobility and cohesion. He also worked as general manager for the family car franchise business between 2004-2011.

Since early 2017, he has been strategic director for East West Rail, a new infrastructure project to link Oxford and Cambridge by train.

After attending The King’s School, Will went onto Cambridge University where he was chair of the Conservative Association in 2001.

Currently living in London, Will plans to relocate and resign from his job if elected.