The Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate to contest the Thornbury and Yate seat at the next general election.

Claire Young, South Gloucestershire Council Lib Dem leader, has been reselected to contest the seat for a second time.

In 2017 she achieved more than 30 per cent of the vote put lost out to Conservative MP Luke Hall.

Claire, who lives with her family in Coalpit Heath, said: "It’s a great honour to be able to continue to speak up for local people in Thornbury, Yate, Chipping Sodbury and our villages.

“I look forward to speaking out louder than ever about Lib Dem priorities for the country and South Gloucestershire: improving the performance of the NHS both locally and across the country, demanding better funding in our schools, and of course giving you the final say on Brexit with an option to remain.”

Jayne Stansfield, chair of South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats, added:“Under Lib Dem rules, candidates don’t keep their post automatically between elections and have to win a vote of local members to stay on.

"The fact that Claire was reselected by a huge margin is testament to the hard work and dedication she has shown locally over so many years.

"I look forward to helping get her elected as our next MP, whether the election comes in 2022, or next week!”