Veteran Conservative MP Sir Patrick Cormack is to find out later if he has his local party's backing to stand in the next general election.
A vote to decide the political future of veteran Conservative MP Sir Patrick Cormack has ended in a tie.
South Staffordshire Conservatives' executive committee will announce the result of a ballot on whether to endorse Sir Patrick as its candidate.
The failure of the South Staffordshire Conservatives' executive council to reach a decision means the matter will go to a vote by all local Tory members.
It follows a ballot in February in which in which he was defeated by a single vote.
In February, Sir Patrick was deselected as candidate at the next election by just one vote but that ballot was declared null and void.
But that was declared null and void after a probe uncovered irregularities.
The 68-year-old has represented the area in the Commons since 1970.
It was found more votes had been cast than there were people at the selection meeting.
There were also accusations that a number of people entitled to attend that meeting had not received notice of it.
New members
Sir Patrick, 68, has represented the area in the Commons since 1970.
At the last general election he secured a swing to the Conservatives of 9.4%, the largest pro-Tory swing of any candidate in 2005.
Last month, with the agreement of Sir Patrick, local party officials called for a secret postal ballot of the members of the present executive.
This is being conducted under the supervision of Conservative Central Office, and the result will be announced later.
One member of the executive, who wished to remain anonymous, expressed concern that there has been a significant change in the membership of that body since the February meeting.
He feared that a number of new members were hostile to Sir Patrick. Sir Patrick himself was unavailable for comment.
He entered the Commons as MP for Cannock in 1970.
Under boundary changes, the seat successively became South West Staffordshire in 1974 and South Staffordshire in 1983.
