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# Brexit Party set to rule out fielding General Election candidate in Lichfield and Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/brexit-party-set-to-rule-out-fielding-general-election-candidate-in-lichfield-and-burntwood/
- Published: 2019-11-11T13:26:17.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-11T15:01:34.000Z
- Description: The Brexit Party is now unlikely to contest the election in Lichfield and Burntwood after leader Nigel Farage said they would not field candidates in seats won by the Conservatives in 2017.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: GE2019, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

The Brexit Party is now unlikely to contest the election in Lichfield and Burntwood after leader Nigel Farage said they would not field candidates in seats won by the Conservatives in 2017.

![Nigel Farage. Pic: Gage Skidmore](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1024px-nigel_farage_45718080574.jpg)

Nigel Farage. Pic: Gage Skidmore

There had previously been proposals to participate in all parliamentary constituencies.

But Mr Farage has now said the party will instead focus on winning seats from other parties, fielding only 317 candidates rather than the anticipated 600-plus.