FORMER police officer Charlotte Cadden is the person the Conservatives hope arrests their slide in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
And the former deputy chief inspector, who retired in 2025, has promised to be a ‘no-nonsense champion.’
Haughton Green Conservative Club saw the unveiling of the Tories’ representative, who will take on the likes of Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin, the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer and Labour’s Angeliki Stogia, on Sunday, February 1.
She was joined by several local representatives, including a number of Tameside Councillors.
And the party says: “Labour has failed the people of this constituency, hammering the local high streets with higher business rates and local residents with higher taxes to pay for more welfare.
“Meanwhile, Reform and the Greens both offer nothing but fantasy politics built on unfunded promises and socialist economics – with no serious plan to tackle the serious issues our country faces.
“Only the Conservatives, under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership, have the team and the plan to deliver – and Charlotte Cadden will fight for that in Gorton and Denton.”
Charlotte herself believes the area has suffered after being controlled by Labour since 1918.
She said: “Gorton and Denton has been let down for too long by Labour.
“From their record tax rises, ideological crusades, and failures to control our borders, residents in this constituency are facing the consequences – and that must end.
“I will fight to be a no-nonsense champion of this great constituency and working to deliver on the priorities of local people.”
During her time in the police, Charlotte set up and chaired the sex equality and equity network, to challenge workplace discrimination based on sex.
She is also a trustee of Sex Matters, a charity which advocates for gender critical perspectives and for single sex spaces and has been involved in local Conservative politics in Bolton.
Kevin Hollinrake, chairman of the Conservative Party, said: “Charlotte has been a fierce campaigner on grooming gangs and single-sex spaces and her campaign will give her the opportunity to stand up for vulnerable girls, plain and simple.
“For too long, people looked the other way when they should have acted. She’s saying what needs saying and she’ll stand up for victims, push for the truth, and make sure lessons are learned.
“That’s the sort of straight-talking leadership we need.”