David Bull (television presenter)
David Bull | |
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![]() Bull in 2020 | |
Co-Deputy Leader of Reform UK | |
Assumed office 11 March 2021 Serving with Ben Habib since 2023 | |
Leader | Richard Tice Nigel Farage |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Steven Woolfe |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Farnborough, London, England | 9 May 1969
Political party | Reform UK (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (before 2019) |
Education | Framlingham College |
Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Occupation | Television presenter, author, politician |
Website | davidbull.com |
David Richard Bull (born 9 May 1969) is an English television presenter, author and politician. Since 2023 he has been Reform UK's Co-Deputy Leader, alongside Ben Habib, and its health spokesman.[1] He was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2019 to 2020.
Bull studied at St Mary's Hospital Medical School at Imperial College London and worked as a pre-registration and then senior house officer at St Mary's Hospital, Ealing Hospital and Whittington Hospital. He began a career in broadcasting in 1995 and has presented or appeared as a commentator on numerous shows. As well as appearing on British television, he has presented Sugar Dome and appeared on The Rachael Ray Show in the US.
In 2006, Bull was selected as the
Early life
David Richard Bull was born in
Medical career
Bull was a
Bull had his licence to practise temporarily restored in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (his licence to practise had previously ceased in 2009 and 2017).[4]He is currently not licenced to practice medicine in the UK.
Media career
In 1995, Bull auditioned to be a guest commentator for The Sky Travel Guide on Sky Travel. Of the auditioning process Bull recalled, "I had to read autocue, I had to interview someone, and I had to handle a live show...you can't beat that sort of experience." Bull was awarded the position on Sky Travel, giving advice for the holiday health feature to those travelling abroad, and beginning his career as a television commentator and presenter.[5]
Bull joined the long-running children's news programme
In 1998, Bull published his first book, Cool and Celibate?: Sex and No Sex, arguing the benefits of abstinence in teenagers. Bull followed this with What Every Girl Should Know: An A to Z of Health-From Allergies to Zits! in 1999.[6]
Bull joined the BBC's Watchdog in 1999. While on Watchdog, he also appeared on Holiday, Let's Get Healthy, The Really Useful Show, Daily Live and This Morning. He then hosted Watchdog Healthcheck, a weekly, half-hour health programme running from 2001 to 2002.
Bull also presented the science and technology-centred Tomorrow's World, before presenting Most Haunted on Living TV. Bull appeared on Live TV's highest rated series, Most Haunted Live! from October 2002 to October 2005, hosting three-hour instalments that featured paranormal investigations broadcast live with interactive sections involving the audience. Bull also participated in a ghost hunt at Choughs Hotel where he said he had seen an apparition, though he admitted it could have been an optical illusion.[7] He has also made appearances on The Wright Stuff, The Jeremy Vine Show, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, and Richard & Judy.
Bull made his American television debut in 2010 as a contributor on the daytime talk show
In 2013, Bull appeared in the romantic comedy film Cavemen.
In 2022, Bull joined
Political career
In December 2006, Bull was selected to fight the parliamentary seat of
In April 2019, Bull was announced as a
Bull was among the UK MEPs who stood down following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020.[16]
On 11 March 2021, Bull was made deputy leader of Reform UK.[17]
In March 2021, Bull was announced as the Reform UK candidate for the City and East constituency in the 2021 London Assembly election.[18] He came fifth.[19]
Business and charitable work
In 2000, Bull founded a creative branding company, Incredibull.[20] He sold his interest in the business in 2017.
Bull is a supporter of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the British Red Cross, Cancer Research and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and has worked with young people in schools on behalf of the organisation.[21][failed verification]
Personal life
Bull is openly gay. In 2007 he appeared at the Brighton Pride Parade for which he designed and wore a t-shirt with the slogan "I've come out... I'm a Tory", saying it was acceptable to be gay and a Conservative.[11]
Electoral history
2019 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Howell | 19,609 | 47.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Phil Wilson | 15,096 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Brexit Party
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David Bull | 3,518 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Dawn Welsh | 1,955 | 4.7 | ![]() | |
Green | John Furness | 994 | 2.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | Michael Joyce | 394 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,513 | 10.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,576 | 64.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 64,325 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.8 |
2019 European elections
European Election 2019: North West England[23] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Brexit Party
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Claire Fox (1) Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen (4) David Bull (7) Gary Harvey, Ajay Jagota, Elizabeth Babade, Sally Bate, John Banks |
541,843 (180,614) |
31.23 | New | |
Labour | Wajid Khan , Erica Lewis, David Brennan, Claire Cozler, Saf Ismail, Yvonne Tennant
|
380,193 (190,096) |
21.91 | –11.94 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies (3) Jane Brophy (8) Helen Foster-Grime, Anna Fryer, Sam Al-Hamdani, Rebecca Forrest, John Studholme, Frederick Van Mierlo |
297,507 (148,753) |
17.15 | +11.14 | |
Green | Gina Dowding (5) Wendy Kay Olsen, Jessica Northey, Geraldine Coggins, Rosie Mills, Astrid Johnson, Daniel Jerrome, James Booth |
216,581 | 12.48 | +5.47 | |
Conservative | Sajjad Karim, Kevin Beaty, Jane Howard, Arnold Saunders, Wendy Maisey, Thomas Lord, Anthony Pickles, Attika Choudhary | 131,002 | 7.55 | –12.51 | |
UKIP | Adam Richardson, Jeff Armstrong, Fiona Mills, Nathan Ryding, Michael Felse, Ben Fryer, John Booker, Alexander Craig | 62,464 | 3.60 | –23.86 | |
Change UK | Andrea Cooper, Dan Price, Arun Banerji, Michael Taylor, Philippa Olive, Victoria Desmond, Andrew Graystone, Elisabeth Knight | 47,237 | 2.72 | New | |
Independent | Tommy Robinson | 38,908 | 2.24 | New | |
English Democrat | Stephen Morris, Valerie Morris | 10,045 | 0.58 | –0.53 | |
UKEU | Sophie Larroque | 7,125 | 0.41 | New | |
Independent | Mohammad Aslam | 2,002 | 0.12 | New | |
Turnout | 1,744,858 | 33.11 | –0.39 |
References
- ^ "Reform UK Departmental Team Responsibilities". Reform UK. March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "davidbull.com". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ About me Archived 28 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine DavidBull.com
- ^ "David Richard BULL". gmc-uk.org. General Medicine Council. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
GMC reference no: 4025924
- ^ "BBC Online". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "BOOKS – David Bull". DavidBull.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Carlie Cliffe (27 November 2010). "Jon Dibley & David Bull". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sugar Dome". Food Network. Scripps Interactive. Retrieved 13 September 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Butterworth, Benjamin (20 April 2022). "TalkTV's latest hire Daisy McAndrew to take on rival channel GB News a week after leaving". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Tory candidate chosen in primary". BBC News. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b Andy Chiles (30 June 2009). "Celebrity doctor denies fall-out with Tories". The Argus. Melbourne. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Isaby (26 June 2009). "ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: David Bull steps down as candidate for Brighton Pavilion to head up policy review". Conservative Home. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Westmonster (25 April 2019). "Brexit Party reveal another diverse group of MEP candidates". Westmonster. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Brexit Party wins three North West seats". BBC News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Sedgefield parliamentary constituency". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Peter (5 February 2020). "What happens after Brexit?". BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Reform UK [@reformparty_uk] (11 March 2021). "We are delighted to announce @drdavidbull as the new Deputy Leader of Reform UK!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Reform UK [@reformparty_uk] (30 March 2021). "We can also announce that @drdavidbull – Deputy Leader of Reform UK – will be standing as the Reform UK candidate for the City & East constituency in the upcoming #LondonAssembly Elections!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 April 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Results 2021". London Elects. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Incredibull has moved". Incredibull. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "The Duke of Edinburgh's Award – The DofE in the UK". Duke of Edinburgh Award. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Sedgefield parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Candidate Information". North West Votes. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
External links
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