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BACKGROUND |
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POLITICAL AGENDA |
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FORM GUIDE |
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David
Cameron
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Shadow education secretary. Age: 39. Educated: Eton; Brasenose College, Oxford. Married, two children. Former advisor to Norman Lamont & Michael Howard & a communications director at Carlton TV.
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Young "moderniser" who believes his old-Tory style background will not get in the way of ambition to re-shape & update party.
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Now the bookies' favourite. Darling of so-called Notting Hill set of modernisers, who see him as their version of Tony Blair & a leap into the future.
1st round MPs' votes: 56
2nd round MPs' votes: 90
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David
Davis
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Shadow home secretary. Age: 56. Educated: Tooting Bec Grammar School; Warwick University; London & Harvard business schools. Married, three children. Ex-Europe minister & party chairman.
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From the traditional right, Davis is standing on a more centrist platform. Eurosceptic and ex-SAS part-timer with tough council house upbringing which he hopes will help give credibility to vision of widening opportunity.
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Once the favourite, now in second place on the odds board after his Tory conference speech - but still has the most MPs publicly supporting him.
1st round MPs' votes: 62
2nd round MPs' votes: 57
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Liam
Fox
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Shadow foreign secretary. Age: 44. Educated: St Bride's High School, East Kilbride; Glasgow University. Qualified and worked as a GP. Engaged. Ex-health spokesman and co-chairman of party.
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From the traditional Tory right, a Eurosceptic who wants lower taxes. As shadow health secretary he developed the "patients' passports". Better mental health services has been a core campaign message.
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Dr Fox, once best known for Natalie Imbruglia friendship, was dark horse of campaign, cannily building support but just failed to nip ahead of Davis.
1st round MPs' votes: 42
2nd round MPs' votes: 51
(eliminated)
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Kenneth
Clarke
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On backbenches. Age: 65. Educated: Nottingham High School & Caius College, Cambridge. Married, two children. Former chancellor, home & health secretary.
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A genuine "big beast" who has moved to temper Euro-enthusiasm to woo right-wingers opposed to his liberal, One Nation outlook.
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Twice-defeated leadership contender seen by supporters as only contender who could maul Labour and win next election, but seen by others as yesterday's man.
1st round MPs' votes: 38 (eliminated)
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Malcolm
Rifkind
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Shadow work and pensions secretary. Age: 59. Educated: George Watson's College; Edinburgh University. Married, two children. Ex-defence and foreign secretary.
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Another big hitter from party's left who has called for return to Edward Heath style One Nation Conservatism. Disagrees with Ken Clarke over Europe.
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Was talked of as natural leadership material in previous Thatcher & Major governments, but may suffer in comparison to friend Ken Clarke.
Withdrew from race
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