It is all rather interesting inasmuchas 'our' Charlie is still backed by the local association as their preferred candidate.
The same happened a few years ago in Slough with Adrian Hilton where CCHQ 'sacked' the whole local association to impose their own candidate!
Here's Adrian's version of events.
(N.B. I am not a member of the Conservative Party either locally or nationally having resigned due to 'artistic differences last year.)