MAY I applaud Anne McIntosh on her selfless act by not standing against the Conservative candidate as an independent, thus jeopardising splitting the vote.

She is a true Conservative; her devotion to her constituency was amazing, especially to farming and rural communities.

I wish her well; I admired her tenacity and effort for fair play for all. I hope her successor is as consistent as her.

Mrs P Frankland, Hull Road, Dunnington, York.