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# Reform candidate says he became “disillusioned” with mainstream political parties
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/reform-candidate-says-he-became-disillusioned-with-mainstream-political-parties/
- Published: 2024-06-05T06:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-03T15:30:52.000Z
- Description: A Reform UK candidate says he is standing in the General Election after becoming “disillusioned” with the mainstream parties.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Fazeley, GE2024, Politics, Shenstone, Stonnall, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:53, News

A Reform UK candidate says he is standing in the General Election after becoming “disillusioned” with the mainstream parties.

Ian Cooper will contest the Tamworth parliamentary seat – which includes Stonnall, Shenstone and Fazeley – on 4th July.

The business consultant said voters needed an alternative to the usual parties.

> “I joined Reform UK because like many individuals across the UK I had grown disillusioned with the main parties, having a credit card thickness between them on many issues, they offer the electorate a ‘uni-party’ choice at the ballot box.  
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> “Reform UK supply an opportunity for the electorate to choose a party that has the interests of the whole of the UK at heart, and not the current technocratic approach to managed decline of the UK.  
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> “We offer something fresh and new, with a positive vision of the UK, policies that have a wide appeal and considerable support, if only given the opportunity.  
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> “A vote for The Labour Party or the Conservatives is a vote for no change, just more of the same.”  
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> Ian Cooper

Candidates confirmed for the Tamworth seat so far include:

- Ian Cooper – Reform UK
- Sarah Edwards – Labour
- Sue Howarth – Green Party
- Eddie Hughes – Conservatives
- Jed Marson – Liberal Democrats