Yet another aspirant to the Pembroke South East seat in the House of Assembly has surfaced, making that election contest a five-way race so far.On the heels of Tillman Darrell’s announcement that he is running as an independent candidate in district 21, it has emerged that Winfield “Chuck” Simpson has been doing the rounds telling constituents he is the best choice.Mr Simpson, who works full time at Tucker’s Point Club as a courier and driver, told this newspaper that he had been asked to run by area residents.He threw his hat in the ring “not too long ago” because of those requests and because he is concerned that Bermudians might be left out of its future prosperity.“I believe Bermuda is going to be prosperous. My concern is whether Bermudians are going to prosper along with everyone else in Bermuda,” Mr Simpson said.Independents now outnumber the party candidates in district 21 — beside Tillman Darrell, Andre Curtis and, possibly, Ashfield DeVent will contest the seat as independents.Incumbent Mr DeVent lost out to Rolfe Commissiong in the ruling party’s candidate selection contest last year.He was prompted to seriously consider a run as an independent when Mr Curtis started campaigning in the area shortly after being released from prison.But he has been off the radar since then and there have been no indications that he has been canvassing in the district.Mr Simpson was unaware when contacted yesterday that the field was so crowded.“The only people I knew who were running were Rolfe Commissiong and Jeff Baron, who I work with (at Tucker’s Point),” he said.“And then I’ve heard rumours that there may be a couple more.”Mr Simpson says he has been a member of the ruling Progressive Labour Party but has not been associated with the party for some time.But Mr Simpson believes the freedom of the independent from having to toe a party line will benefit a constituency.“It’s more difficult for their voice to be heard if you are going to be toeing the party line.”He became a familiar voice on talk radio “some years ago” and was encouraged even then to enter politics.Response to his canvassing has been “good and positive” Mr Simpson said.“People are very concerned about their well-being. The elders are concerned with their well-being and they are not happy with what they see in Bermuda. They feel that they are being left out. They really feel that Bermuda is moving ahead without them.”Mr Simpson’s campaign literature points out that “many” Bermudians are “suffering from inadequate job opportunity, education, healthcare, and financial income, which in my opinion encourages criminal activity.”It adds: “I believe this to be the result of poor and bad leadership from the homes as well as the system our government operates from.”Neither Mr Commissiong nor Mr Baron would comment on Mr Simpson’s candidacy. Mr DeVent could not be reached.But Mr Baron did make reference to the field he’s up against at an OBA town hall meeting last night."I'm running against, I think, thirteen and a half candidates. I'm excited."He said he has been canvassing Middletown and Curving Ave on a weekly basis and been "very well received".Mr Darrell said he did not know what to make of so many candidates.“I have been somewhat surprised at the amount of attention that been drawn to that constituency since the last election and I’m hoping it doesn’t mean that they believe Rolfe Commissiong is not a credible candidate,” he said. “Rolfe Commissiong is a hard worker, he means what he says and he says what he means. And he, like I, will serve those people well. And I believe the fundamental difference between Rolfe and the incumbent is the fact that he is a hard worker. That being said I wish Rolfe and the rest of the candidates all the best.”A spokesperson for the OBA said: “The OBA wishes all of the candidates the best of luck, and hopes they won't be bumping into each other as they canvass.”