Reform UK Councillor Departures

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Amy HunterNewcastle City Council (Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn ward)North East EnglandJul 2026ResignedResigned two months after local elections due to abruptly changed health and work commitments.Link
Leon GrahamLancashire County Council (West Lancashire West)North West EnglandJul 2026Defectedto ConservativeDefected to the Conservative party, calling Reform UK a 'party of protest'.Link
Jennifer GerrardSt Helens Borough Council (Billinge and Seneley Green)North West EnglandJul 2026ResignedResigned less than two months after being elected and holding a cabinet position.Link
Craig WilesKirklees CouncilYorkshire and the HumberJun 2026ResignedLeft Reform groupAlmondbury councillor quit the Reform UK group for medical reasons.Link
Matthew JonesNot statedUnknownMay 2026DefectedDefectedDefected from Reform after the May 2026 elections.Link
Ben RowePlymouthSouth WestMay 2026SuspendedSuspended by ReformHam ward; suspended within days of election over offensive social media history.Link
Stacy BoltonScarborough Borough CouncilYorkshire and the HumberMay 2026ResignedReform Mayoress resigned from council a year after election.Link
Susan MaxfieldKirklees CouncilYorkshire and the HumberMay 2026ResignedResigned whip just 57 days into elected role.Link
Robin PerryWalsallWest MidlandsMay 2026SuspendedSuspended by ReformSuspended by Reform after the May 2026 elections.Link
Marc StanleyThurrockEast of EnglandMay 2026ResignedResigned as councillorResigned citing 'a change in personal circumstances'.Link
Joseph SoperThurrockEast of EnglandMay 2026ResignedResigned as councillorResigned citing family illness.Link
Mick LeeSheffieldYorkshire & HumberMay 2026ResignedLeft ReformLeft over alleged arguments during Sheffield branch leadership elections.Link
Laura NewhamNot statedUnknownMay 2026SuspendedSuspended by ReformSuspended after the May 2026 elections.Link
Nathaniel MendaySheffieldYorkshire & HumberMay 2026SuspendedSuspended by ReformSuspended after sharing far-right iconography including swastikas and Mein Kampf imagery.Link
Paul HeywardNot statedUnknownMay 2026SuspendedSuspended by ReformSuspended after the May 2026 elections.Link
Glenn GibbinsSunderlandNorth EastMay 2026SuspendedSuspended by ReformHylton Castle; suspended after racism allegations and refused to sign declaration of office.Link
Mike MorrisNot statedUnknownMay 2026Lost SeatLost seatReform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections.Link
Clarence MitchellReadingSouth EastMay 2026Lost SeatLost seatReform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections.Link
Alan CookNot statedUnknownMay 2026Lost SeatLost seatReform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections.Link
Mark ShooterBarnetLondonMay 2026Lost SeatLost seat (Hendon)Reform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections.Link
Kira GabbertNot statedUnknownMay 2026Lost SeatLost seatReform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections.Link
Stuart PriorEssex & RochfordEast of EnglandMay 2026ExpelledMembership revoked; resigned both seatsHeld two seats: Rayleigh West (Essex) and Sweyne Park & Grange (Rochford). Expelled by Reform over alleged racist posts; resigned both seats.Link
Daniel DevaneyBradfordYorkshire & HumberMay 2026ResignedOut of partyClayton & Fairweather Green; had said he was no longer standing before polling day but was elected.Link
Jay CooperSeftonNorth WestMay 2026ExpelledMembership revokedBootle West; Farage said he was 'not welcome' after Holocaust-hoax claims; remains a councillor.Link
Stephen MousdellSt HelensNorth WestMay 2026ResignedResigned from party and seatHaydock; resigned days after election following reports about his adult-film history.Link
Andrew HarrisonDurhamNorth EastMay 2026ResignedIndependentSeaham; suspended, then resigned from party citing irreconcilable differences with Durham leadership.Link
Kenny HopeDurhamNorth EastMay 2026ResignedIndependentDelves Lane, Consett; suspended, then resigned from party citing bullying and harassment.Link
Danielle CavanaghGatesheadNorth EastMay 2026ResignedResigned as councillorResigned shortly after the May 2026 elections.Link
Barry MartinNot statedUnknownMay 2026ResignedResignedResigned shortly after the May 2026 elections.Link
Nick FarmerWakefieldYorkshire & HumberMay 2026DefectedOut of partyNo longer listed as a Reform councillor after May 2026.Link
Ashley MonkWorcestershireWest MidlandsMay 2026DefectedIndependentResigned to sit as an independent after public dispute on Worcestershire Council.Link
Jo MonkWorcestershireWest MidlandsMay 2026DefectedIndependentHad led Worcestershire County Council for Reform; defected amid internal dispute.Link
Caroline GladwinEssexEast of EnglandApr 2026ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpelled by Reform UK.Link
Roger TarrantCornwallSouth WestApr 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Sarah ShieldsBasildonEast of EnglandApr 2026ResignedIndependentWickford Park; quit the Reform group after alleging months of bullying by a colleague who reportedly mocked her dyslexia.Link
James ReganNorthumberlandNorth EastApr 2026ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpelled by Reform UK.Link
Aaron RoySunderlandNorth EastApr 2026ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpelled by Reform UK.Link
Edward HarrisKentSouth EastMar 2026ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpelled by Reform UK.Link
George FinchWarwickshireWest MidlandsMar 2026ResignedNo-confidence vote; under investigationTeenage council leader who faced a no-confidence vote and was found to have breached code of conduct.Link
Tony HillHertfordshireEast of EnglandMar 2026ResignedResigned the seatFlamstead End and Turnford division (Broxbourne); resigned 10 Mar 2026, just 10 months after winning the seat by a 28-vote majority (1,197 v 1,169). Notice of Casual Vacancy published; by-election to follow.Link
Jack GoncalvezEssexEast of EnglandMar 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Dean BurnsSunderlandNorth EastMar 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Joe SoperThurrock CouncilEast of EnglandMar 2026ResignedStepped down just weeks after being elected.—
John RoddyThurrockEast of EnglandMar 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Peter ColleyLincolnshireEast MidlandsMar 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Lynn DeanStaffordshireWest MidlandsMar 2026SuspendedWhip suspended pending investigationMay Bank & Wolstanton (also Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough); suspended over allegedly racist posts on an undisclosed X account flagged by Hope Not Hate.Link
Nicola BrownKentSouth EastMar 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Mark WhittingtonLincolnshireEast MidlandsMar 2026ResignedResigned as councillorResigned the seat.Link
Ian CooperKentSouth EastMar 2026ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpelled by Reform UK.Link
Owain ClatworthyBridgendWalesFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainPyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr; defected to Restore Britain.Link
Dawn SaundersLincolnshireEast MidlandsFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Andrew BarryDurhamNorth EastFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Graham EardleyStaffordshireWest MidlandsFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Alistair HendryNorthumberlandNorth EastFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Joanne BlytheDoncasterYorkshire & HumberFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Kathryn ShawLancashireNorth WestFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Kieran MishchuckDurhamNorth EastFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Scott CameronNorthumberlandNorth EastFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Luke CooperLancashireNorth WestFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Chris LargeStaffordshireWest MidlandsFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Charles WhitfordWakefieldYorkshire & HumberFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Shaun KnowlesNorthumberlandNorth EastFeb 2026ResignedResigned seat, remains party memberCramlington South West; stepped down 27 Feb 2026 citing kidney cancer diagnosis, ongoing physiotherapy and a family bereavement. Remains a Reform UK member.Link
Andrew ThorpLeicestershireEast MidlandsFeb 2026ResignedResigned the seatNarborough and Whetstone; resigned after being 'diagnosed with a condition' and citing a family member's health. By-election held 16 April 2026. Rejected suggestions that poor attendance played a part as 'fake, inaccurate and misleading'.Link
Stuart GrahamGloucestershireSouth WestFeb 2026ResignedIndependent (still party member)Mitcheldean (also Cinderford East at Forest of Dean DC); resigned Reform whip but remains party member, sits as independent at both tiers.Link
Michael RamageDurhamNorth EastFeb 2026ResignedIndependentShildon and Dene Valley; left Reform group after reportedly not attending any of four full council meetings; sits as non-aligned independent.Link
David TaylorWorcestershireWest MidlandsFeb 2026DefectedIndependentRedditch East; quit Reform live on BBC Politics Midlands over council tax rise; had been deputy council leader until August 2025.Link
Todd FergusonDerbyshireEast MidlandsFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainOne of ~17 councillors who joined Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain.Link
Cain ParkinsonLancashireNorth WestFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
Brandon DoddDoncasterYorkshire & HumberFeb 2026DefectedRestore BritainDefected to Restore Britain.Link
James PetterWest NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsJan 2026ResignedAllegedly logged into meeting while getting into bathDeputy leader accused of logging into a video meeting while getting into the bath, with footage later destroyed.Link
Andy OsbornCambridgeshireEast of EnglandJan 2026SuspendedFound guilty (election offence)Roman Bank & Peckover; found guilty of breaking election law over comments about another candidate.Link
Dan ThomasBarnetLondonDec 2025ResignedResigned council seatFinchley Church End; former Conservative leader of Barnet. Switched to Reform Jun 2025, resigned council seat end of 2025; now Reform UK Wales leader and MS for Casnewydd Islwyn.Link
Kathy GibbonBuckinghamshireSouth EastDec 2025DefectedConservativeDefected to the Conservatives.Link
Maxine FothergillKentSouth EastNov 2025ExpelledSuspended then expelledExpelled in November for failing to disclose a 'serious matter' at vetting; denies any role in the leak.Link
Linden KemkaranKentSouth East EnglandNov 2025ResignedAccused of 'treachery'Kent council leader accused of 'treachery' by dissenting colleagues.Link
Anna Thomason-KenyonCornwallSouth WestNov 2025ResignedIndependentConstantine, Mabe & Mawnan; now sits as an independent.Link
Isabella KempKentSouth EastNov 2025SuspendedSuspended by ReformSuspended by Reform UK.Link
Paul ThomasKentSouth EastOct 2025ExpelledSuspended then expelledPart of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout.Link
Oliver BradshawKentSouth EastOct 2025ExpelledSuspended then expelledPart of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout.Link
Bill BarrettKentSouth EastOct 2025ExpelledJoined ConservativesAshford Rural South; expelled for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute; later joined the Conservative group.Link
Robert FordKentSouth EastOct 2025ExpelledSuspended then expelledPart of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout.Link
Des WattCambridgeshireEast of EnglandOct 2025ResignedNon-aligned independentYaxley & Farcet; sits as a non-aligned independent.Link
Brian BlackKentSouth EastOct 2025ExpelledExpelled by ReformPart of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout.Link
Angela NashDevonSouth WestSep 2025ResignedIndependentNow sits as an independent.Link
Christopher MarriottDoncasterYorkshire & HumberSep 2025ResignedIndependentResigned from Reform to sit as an independent.Link
David KnightDoncasterYorkshire & HumberSep 2025ExpelledExpelled from groupExpelled from Reform UK council group.Link
Sam JournetBasildon Borough CouncilEast of EnglandSep 2025SuspendedArrested on suspicion of common assault, harassment, and stalking; calls for suspension.Link
Richard EverettTendringEast of EnglandAug 2025ExpelledIndependentFrinton ward; was Farage's Clacton election agent. Resigned from the group on 13 Aug 2025; Reform claims expulsion over 'inappropriate sexual behaviour' (denies). Later reported Reform to police alleging ~£9k overspend on Farage's campaign.Link
Gaynor Jean-LouisWorcestershireWest MidlandsAug 2025ResignedResigned as councillorResigned as councillor.Link
Amelia RandallKentSouth EastAug 2025DefectedSwitched to UKIPSwitched to UKIP.Link
Paul BeanDurhamNorth EastAug 2025SuspendedSuspended by ReformSuspended by Reform UK.Link
David MacleanIsle of WightSouth EastJul 2025ResignedResigned as councillorResigned as councillor.Link
Sam BoothDoncasterYorkshire & HumberJul 2025ResignedResigned as councillorBentley ward; resigned the seat.Link
Ed HillDevonSouth WestJul 2025ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpulsion confirmed by Devon Live; later associated with another party.Link
Wayne TitleyStaffordshireWest MidlandsJun 2025ExpelledResigned as councillorExpelled after Facebook posts calling for a 'volley of gun fire' to sink small boats.Link
Rob HowardWarwickshireWest MidlandsJun 2025ResignedStepped down as leader and councillorReform leader of Warwickshire County Council stepped down after six weeks citing health reasons; an 18-year-old succeeded him as leader.Link
Daniel TaylorKentSouth EastJun 2025SuspendedSuspended (police matter)Whip removed following a matter referred to police; later jailed per April 2026 reports.Link
John BaileyDurhamNorth EastJun 2025ResignedResigned as councillorResigned as councillor.Link
Mark BroadhurstDoncasterYorkshire & HumberJun 2025ExpelledExpelled by ReformExpelled after sharing a Hitler/Muslim 'extermination' meme.Link
Andrew KilburnDurhamNorth EastMay 2025ResignedResigned as councillorResigned within two weeks: employed by the same authority, against the rules.Link
Donna EdmundsShropshireWest MidlandsMay 2025SuspendedThen resigned from partySuspended one day after election after saying she'd defect to a future Lowe/Habib party; later quit membership.Link
Luke ShinglerWarwickshireWest MidlandsMay 2025ResignedIndependentLeft after realising RAF employment barred party membership.Link
Ewen SinclairLedbury TownWest Midlands—ResignedHerefordshireLink
Kate RowlandDurham CountyNorth East—ResignedWard: Shildon & Dene ValleyLink
Trevor BridgwoodLincolnshire County / West LindseyEast Midlands—ResignedWard: Cherry Willingham (held seats on both Lincolnshire County and West Lindsey District)Link
James SidlowCambridgeshire CountyEast of England—ResignedWard: Ramsey & BuryLink
Mark TuckerNorfolk CountyEast of England—ResignedWard: Old CattonLink
Alex ClarkeSouth TynesideNorth East—ResignedWard: HartonLink
Susanne DesmondeCornwall CouncilNot stated—DefectedQuit to become independentQuit to become an independent councillor.Link
Bob FordKent County CouncilSouth East England—ExpelledSuspended by Reform UK and later expelled.Link
Bill BarrattKent County CouncilSouth East England—ExpelledSuspended by Reform UK and later expelled.Link
Adam SmithWest Northamptonshire CouncilEast Midlands—ExpelledSuspended by Reform UK and then expelled.Link
John AllenNorthumberland County CouncilNorth East England—ExpelledSuspended by Reform UK, later expelled.Link
Nicole BrookeNorthumberland County CouncilNorth East England—ExpelledSuspended by Reform UK, later expelled.Link
Patrick LambertNorthumberland County CouncilNorth East England—ExpelledSuspended by Reform UK, later expelled.Link
Peter ColleyHertfordshire County CouncilEast of England—ResignedStepped down as a Reform UK councillor.Link
Andrew BarryMerthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilWales—DefectedDefected from Reform UK.Link
Jack McGlenenDurham County CouncilNorth East England—ExpelledExpelled after allegedly turning up drunk to an Armed Forces Day event.Link
Desmond ClarkeNottinghamshire County CouncilEast Midlands—ResignedResigned as a councillor.Link
Robert BloomNorth Northamptonshire CouncilEast Midlands—ResignedResigned as a councillor, later charged with harassment.Link
Rowland O'ConnorCornwall CouncilSouth West England—ResignedNow an independentResigned and is now an independent.Link
Rob ParsonageCornwall CouncilSouth West England—ResignedNow an independentResigned and is now an independent.Link
Christine ParsonageCornwall CouncilSouth West England—ResignedNow an independentResigned and is now an independent.Link
Karen KnightCornwall CouncilSouth West England—ResignedNow an independentResigned and is now an independent.Link
Jack BradleyDerbyshire County CouncilEast Midlands—ResignedResigned as a councillor.Link
Richard MorganDerbyshire County CouncilEast Midlands—ResignedResigned as a councillor.Link
Desmond WattCambridgeshire County CouncilEast of England—ResignedNow a 'non-aligned independent'Resigned and is now a 'non-aligned independent'.Link
Charlotte KellyStaffordshire CountyWest Midlands—DefectedRestore BritainWard: Leek RuralLink
Jasmine FoxDurham CountyNorth East—DefectedRestore BritainWard: Lower TeesdaleLink
Joseph BoamLeicestershire County CouncilEast Midlands—ExpelledRemoved as deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council and cabinet member for social care.Link
Jamie HanlonCornwallSouth West England—DefectedRestore BritainWard: Penwithick & BoscoppaLink
Angie NashDevonSouth West England—Resignednow an independentLink
Jason MitchellThurrockEast of England—ResignedA by-election was triggered by the resignations of two newly elected councillors, Marc Stanley (Grays Town) and Joe Soper (Grays Riverside), who stepped down just weeks after being elected.Link
Isabella Metcalfe-RienerLancasterNorth West—ResignedResigned as city councillor as she was moving away, triggering a by-election.Link
Steven LewisWakefieldYorkshire & Humber—DefectedRestore BritainWard: NormantonLink
Stephen PlaceScarboroughYorkshire and the Humber—ResignedResigned from council a year after election.Link
Tom PickupLancashire County CouncilNorth West England—SuspendedUnder investigation for allegations of harassment via social media.Link
Charlotte GatesDerbyshire County Council (Swanwick & Riddings)East Midlands—ResignedReplaced as a support cabinet member after seven weeks.Link
Mark WhittingtonShropshireWest Midlands—ResignedLink
Rowland O’ConnorCornwallSouth West England—ResignedNow an independentMentioned as resigning in a general list and now an independent.Link
Rhys CarrWakefieldYorkshire & Humber—DefectedRestore BritainWard: Ackworth, North Elmsall & UptonLink
Robbie LammasMedwaySouth East England—DefectedRestore BritainWard: Princes ParkLink
Billy BurkeTraffordNorth West England—SuspendedSuspended by ReformWard: DavyhulmeLink
Alan DennisonPembrokeshire CountyWales—SuspendedSuspended by ReformWard: Milford Haven NorthLink
Rebecca WatersBirmingham CityWest Midlands—SuspendedSuspended by ReformWard: Rubery & RednalLink
David CummingDurham CountyNorth East—ResignedWard: MurtonLink