However in practice parties are likely to have candidates in place at least a week beforehand, to allow for paperwork to be filed and all of the necessary arrangements to be made. (totalpolitics.com)
He argues for a rapid procedure which gets candidates in place quickly, but ensures a mix of people. (politics.co.uk)
In others, the local party might decide they'd rather have a new candidate in place after all, given that the changes are as extreme as they are. (politics.co.uk)