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Who are the Reform UK candidates in Bristol?
A former world champion bodybuilder from Gloucestershire and a resident of Gibraltar are among Reform UK’s candidates in Bristol at the general election.
On Thursday, a YouGov poll showed that Reform have overtaken the Conservatives for the first time.
Reform have candidates standing in four out of five of the parliamentary seats in Bristol with Robert Clarke in Bristol Central, Anthony New in Bristol North East, Scarlett O’Connor in Bristol North West and Richard Visick in Bristol South.
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Scarlett O’Connor, who is standing for Reform in Bristol North West, won her first bodybuilding title in the USA just two years after a serious car crash had left her in a coma.
Writing on Facebook, the mindset and personal development coach said: “Never been one for politics but after Covid and then coming back from travels to the state of things and seeing Reform’s plans. I’ve found myself paying more of interest in it all.”
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In Bristol Central, Robert Clarke – who lives in the constituency – was Reform’s mayoral candidate in the 2021 election when he received 806 first preference votes.
Former building apprentice Clarke is a qualified nutritionist and naturopath, who also runs an English language school.
He says that his “core concern is global governance bypassing democracy; green agendas, 15-minute cities and other unelected, top-down UN policies”.
Clarke’s biography on the Reform website says that he “believes Bristolians, whose families built this city for centuries, deserve a voice. Let’s reclaim our democratic rights, honour our legacy, and ensure Bristol thrives on its own terms.”
Former mayoral candidate Robert Clarke is the Reform UK candidate in Bristol Central – photo: Reform UK
Little is known about Bristol South candidate, Richard Visick, other than he is believed to be a entrepreneur based in Gibraltar which is more than 1000 miles away from Bristol.
At least Anthony New has an address in the Bristol North East constituency where he is standing.
Visick’s election agent is David Wills of Greville Road in Southville while New’s election agent is Peter Gardner who lives in Fishponds.
Visick and New have both been contacted by Bristol24/7 via their email addresses on the Reform UK website to ask for more information about them.
Main photo: Scarlett O’Connor / Facebook
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