Raymond Saint, a retired owner of a plumbing company, had been standing for Reform UK in Basingstoke. A Raymond Saint, at the same address, was recorded as a member of the BNP in a list that was published by WikiLeaks in 2009.
Reform UK withdrew its support for him after the connection was brought to its attention by the Guardian, and accused Saint of failing to declare his BNP membership.
A party spokesperson said: "As Nigel Farage has repeatedly made plain, people who belong or used to belong to the BNP are not welcome in the Reform UK party.
"Every candidate was asked to declare their past or present political affiliations and was specifically asked whether they had ever been a member of the BNP. Mr Saint failed to do so and clearly lied to us."
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