ROBIN Walker has revealed he intends to stand for election as Worcester's MP.

Mr Walker said he "fully intending to stand again" and hopes to continue as Worcester's MP following the next general election.

The city has been represented by Conservative Robin Walker since 2010 after he defeated Mike Foster who was the first and last Labour MP to be elected in Worcester having held the seat for 13 years from 1997.

Robin Walker won again in 2015 and 2017 to keep hold of the seat for the Conservatives finishing in front of Labour’s Joy Squires on both occasions with majorities of 5,646 and 2,508.

He also defeated the city’s now Labour leader Lynn Denham with over half the vote and a 6,758 majority in 2019.

He said: "I have sent in my forms with the full intention of standing to continue as Worcester's MP.

"I have loved serving Worcester and I want to continue, especially as chair of the education committee."

READ MORE: Labour candidates to be Worcester's next MP have been revealed

The list of candidates vying to be Labour’s next parliamentary candidate for Worcester was revealed last month.

The longlist of candidates for Worcester includes Tom Collins, Neena Gill, Danny Adilypour, Ellie Groves and Mark Williams.

The new names on the list include Neena Gill who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands in two stints between 1999 and 2009 and again between 2014 and 2020.

Also making Labour’s longlist of candidates is Ellie Groves, who was born in Worcester and went to school in Callow End, and is currently managing director of the Institute for Economic and Monetary Policy at banking and economic thinktank the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).

Danny Adilypour is the current deputy leader and cabinet member for sustainable growth and new homes at Lambeth Council in London.

He joins former Southwark councillor Mark Williams, who lives in London but grew up and attended school in Droitwich, as prospective parliamentary candidates.

Tom Collins, who has lived in Worcester for 17 years and served as a councillor representing the city’s Rainbow Hill ward for Labour between 2018 until May, also moves to the next stage for the chance to represent the party in Parliament. 

READ MORE: Tor Pingree named Worcester Green Party's MP hopeful

Members of the Worcester Green Party selected Tor Pingree to stand for the next general election.

She was born in Worcester, works as a teacher at Worcester Sixth Form College and formerly stood against Cllr Simon Geraghty for a city council seat in St Clement's back in 2021.