Taunton Deane Conservatives have selected Rebecca Pow as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the 2015 General Election.

Rebecca has lived in Taunton for 27 years and has raised her three children in the constituency. Both Rebecca and her husband Charles Clark were born and raised in rural Somerset and are heavily involved in the local community.

Committed to the local area, Rebecca was a School Governor for 10 years and a busy Parish Councillor as well as an active Trustee of the Somerset Wildlife Trust.

A former BBC and ITV reporter, Rebecca also worked for the National Farmers Union, standing up for the farming community in dealings with Brussels. A decade ago, Rebecca decided to set up her own business in Taunton. As a consequence, she understands the needs and worries of small business in Taunton Deane.

Rebecca supports the Government's moves to: cap welfare, control immigration and deal with the deficit. She will be campaigning hard to ensure she's given the chance to represent the people of Taunton Deane in Parliament after the next election.

Commenting on her selection, Rebecca said:

"It's a great honour to be selected as the Conservative Candidate for Taunton Deane. I look forward to campaigning for the people of Taunton Deane and to them returning a Conservative Member to Parliament at the next General Election."

Rebecca was selected by a capacity audience at an exciting  Open Primary held in Taunton.  It is the first time a candidate has been selected for the constituency in this way, with the audience voting. Rebecca is also the first woman candidate Taunton Deane have ever had representing them.