Marc Jones, Chairman of Lincoln Conservative Association and Lincolnshire County Councillor, has been chosen as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for next year's general election in the Great Grimsby seat.
The seat, held by long serving MP Austin Mitchell, is now a marginal one and a clear target for the Tories. Labour won the 2010 election with a majority of just 714 with Mitchell just pipping then Tory candidate Victoria Ayling.
Mr Jones was elected as a county councillor in 2013 and previously had a spell on City of Lincoln Council.
A family man, Mr Jones is also a governor at two local schools, including one for children with behavioural challenges.
Great Grimsby has been Labour since 1945, though only narrowly held in the 1977 by-election that followed Tony Crosland`s death.
