Uxbridge by-election full candidate list revealed
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The candidates for the upcoming by-election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip have been announced.
The by-election was triggered when former Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit ahead of the judgment of the Privileges Committee.
The election has been confirmed for 20 July.
All voters are now required to bring photo ID with them to the polling booth.
These are 17 candidates running in the election (listed alphabetically).
This page will be updated as we learn more about the candidates.
Blaise Baquiche, Liberal Democrat
He is a former policy adviser to the Conservative Party in the European Union.
Danny Beales, Labour
A Camden councillor and cabinet member responsible for planning and regeneration.
Cameron Bell, Independent
A full-time tennis coach living in South Ruislip.
Count Binface, Count Binface Party
A self-proclaimed interplanetary space warrior, who stood against Boris Johnson in 2019.
Piers Corbyn, Let London Live
A long-term weather forecaster who is the older brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Laurence Fox, Reclaim Party
An actor who set up the Reclaim Party in 2020 and came 6th in the 2021 London mayoral election.
Steve Gardner, Social Democratic Party
A Gulf War veteran who lives in Uxbridge & South Ruislip.
Ed Gemmell, Climate Party
An independent councillor in Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire and leader of The Climate Party.
Sarah Green, Green Party
A local campaigner who runs a boat trip business on the Grand Union canal.
Kingsley Hamilton, Independent
An independent candidate standing on an anti-ULEZ platform.
Richard Hewison, Rejoin EU
Mr Hewison, an anti-Brexit campaigner, runs a company that offers training courses in the financial sector.
Howling Hope, Official Monster Raving Loony Party
The leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party.
77 Joseph, Independent
Known formally as Tom Darwood, he is a writer from Southend-on-Sea.
Rebecca Jane, UKIP
Deputy leader of the UK Independence Party.
Enomfon Ntefon, Christian Peoples Alliance
Ms Ntefon is a nurse who works in Uxbridge.
Leo Phaure, Independent
An Uxbridge based father who is a business analyst.
Steve Tuckwell, Conservative Party
The Conservative Party candidate has been a councillor for South Ruislip since 2018.
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