Unsuccessful candidates to try again

Friday 21st October 2005, 12:00AM BST.

AT least half of the unsuccessful Senatorial candidates are preparing to be nominated on Tuesday for the Deputies’ elections.

Sitting Deputies Jerry Dorey and Geoff Southern will defend their St Helier seats – Deputy Dorey in District No 1 and Deputy Southern in No 2 – while Deputy Southern’s Jersey Democratic Alliance colleague, Denise Carroll, will run in St Helier No 3.

But the other political party has not survived Wednesday night intact – Kevin Lewis has announced that he will cast off the Centre Party mantle and run as an independent in St Saviour No 2.

His former Centre Party colleague, Senator Paul Le Claire, was at the Maternity Hospital with his wife this morning and was not available for comment on his own plans.

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