General Election Bournemouth East | Full list of candidates

31 May 2024, 12:41

UK polling station
UK polling station. Picture: Alamy
EJ Ward

By EJ Ward

The candidates for the upcoming General Election in Bournemouth East have been announced.

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The deadline for General Election candidates to be confirmed is Friday, June 7.

The list of candidates confirmed as standing so far are:

  • Wayne Adlem (Workers Party of Britain)
  • Tobias Ellwood (Conservative and Unionist Party)
  • Tom Hayes (Labour Party)
  • Martin Houlden (Reform UK)
  • Jon Nicholas (Liberal Democrats)
  • Miles Penn (Social Democratic Party)
  • Joe Salmon (Green Party)
  • Kieron Wilson (Independent)

Voters across the country will go to the polls on July 4.

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