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| Matthew Jones | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Defected | Defected | Defected from Reform after the May 2026 elections. | Link |
| Robin Perry | Walsall | West Midlands | May 2026 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Suspended by Reform after the May 2026 elections. | Link |
| Marc Stanley | Thurrock | East of England | May 2026 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned citing 'a change in personal circumstances'. | Link |
| Joseph Soper | Thurrock | East of England | May 2026 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned citing family illness. | Link |
| Mick Lee | Sheffield | Yorkshire & Humber | May 2026 | Resigned | Left Reform | Left over alleged arguments during Sheffield branch leadership elections. | Link |
| Laura Newham | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Suspended after the May 2026 elections. | Link |
| Nathaniel Menday | Sheffield | Yorkshire & Humber | May 2026 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Suspended after sharing far-right iconography including swastikas and Mein Kampf imagery. | Link |
| Paul Heyward | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Suspended after the May 2026 elections. | Link |
| Glenn Gibbins | Sunderland | North East | May 2026 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Hylton Castle; suspended after racism allegations and refused to sign declaration of office. | Link |
| Ben Rowe | Plymouth | South West | May 2026 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Ham ward; suspended within days of election over offensive social media history. | Link |
| Jo Monk | Worcestershire | West Midlands | May 2026 | Defected | Independent | Had led Worcestershire County Council for Reform; defected amid internal dispute. | Link |
| Ashley Monk | Worcestershire | West Midlands | May 2026 | Defected | Independent | Resigned to sit as an independent after public dispute on Worcestershire Council. | Link |
| Nick Farmer | Wakefield | Yorkshire & Humber | May 2026 | Defected | Out of party | No longer listed as a Reform councillor after May 2026. | Link |
| Barry Martin | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Resigned | Resigned | Resigned shortly after the May 2026 elections. | Link |
| Danielle Cavanagh | Gateshead | North East | May 2026 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned shortly after the May 2026 elections. | Link |
| Kenny Hope | Durham | North East | May 2026 | Resigned | Independent | Delves Lane, Consett; suspended, then resigned from party citing bullying and harassment. | Link |
| Andrew Harrison | Durham | North East | May 2026 | Resigned | Independent | Seaham; suspended, then resigned from party citing irreconcilable differences with Durham leadership. | Link |
| Stephen Mousdell | St Helens | North West | May 2026 | Resigned | Resigned from party and seat | Haydock; resigned days after election following reports about his adult-film history. | Link |
| Jay Cooper | Sefton | North West | May 2026 | Expelled | Membership revoked | Bootle West; Farage said he was 'not welcome' after Holocaust-hoax claims; remains a councillor. | Link |
| Daniel Devaney | Bradford | Yorkshire & Humber | May 2026 | Resigned | Out of party | Clayton & Fairweather Green; had said he was no longer standing before polling day but was elected. | Link |
| Stuart Prior | Essex & Rochford | East of England | May 2026 | Expelled | Membership revoked; resigned both seats | Held two seats: Rayleigh West (Essex) and Sweyne Park & Grange (Rochford). Expelled by Reform over alleged racist posts; resigned both seats. | Link |
| Kira Gabbert | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Lost Seat | Lost seat | Reform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections. | Link |
| Mark Shooter | Barnet | London | May 2026 | Lost Seat | Lost seat (Hendon) | Reform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections. | Link |
| Alan Cook | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Lost Seat | Lost seat | Reform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections. | Link |
| Clarence Mitchell | Reading | South East | May 2026 | Lost Seat | Lost seat | Reform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections. | Link |
| Mike Morris | Not stated | Unknown | May 2026 | Lost Seat | Lost seat | Reform lost the seat at the May 2026 local elections. | Link |
| Caroline Gladwin | Essex | East of England | Apr 2026 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled by Reform UK. | Link |
| Aaron Roy | Sunderland | North East | Apr 2026 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled by Reform UK. | Link |
| James Regan | Northumberland | North East | Apr 2026 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled by Reform UK. | Link |
| Sarah Shields | Basildon | East of England | Apr 2026 | Resigned | Independent | Wickford Park; quit the Reform group after alleging months of bullying by a colleague who reportedly mocked her dyslexia. | Link |
| Roger Tarrant | Cornwall | South West | Apr 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Susanne Desmonde | Cornwall | South West | Apr 2026 | Resigned | Independent | Quit Reform to become an independent. | Link |
| Tony Hill | Hertfordshire | East of England | Mar 2026 | Resigned | Resigned the seat | Flamstead 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 |
| Edward Harris | Kent | South East | Mar 2026 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled by Reform UK. | Link |
| Ian Cooper | Kent | South East | Mar 2026 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled by Reform UK. | Link |
| Lynn Dean | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Mar 2026 | Suspended | Whip suspended pending investigation | May Bank & Wolstanton (also Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough); suspended over allegedly racist posts on an undisclosed X account flagged by Hope Not Hate. | Link |
| Mark Whittington | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | Mar 2026 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned the seat. | Link |
| Peter Colley | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | Mar 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Nicola Brown | Kent | South East | Mar 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Jack Goncalvez | Essex | East of England | Mar 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Dean Burns | Sunderland | North East | Mar 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| John Roddy | Thurrock | East of England | Mar 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Chris Large | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Todd Ferguson | Derbyshire | East Midlands | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | One of ~17 councillors who joined Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain. | Link |
| Cain Parkinson | Lancashire | North West | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Brandon Dodd | Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Owain Clatworthy | Bridgend | Wales | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr; defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Dawn Saunders | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Graham Eardley | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Andrew Barry | Durham | North East | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Alistair Hendry | Northumberland | North East | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Joanne Blythe | Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Kathryn Shaw | Lancashire | North West | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Kieran Mishchuck | Durham | North East | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Scott Cameron | Northumberland | North East | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Luke Cooper | Lancashire | North West | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| Charles Whitford | Wakefield | Yorkshire & Humber | Feb 2026 | Defected | Restore Britain | Defected to Restore Britain. | Link |
| David Taylor | Worcestershire | West Midlands | Feb 2026 | Defected | Independent | Redditch East; quit Reform live on BBC Politics Midlands over council tax rise; had been deputy council leader until August 2025. | Link |
| Michael Ramage | Durham | North East | Feb 2026 | Resigned | Independent | Shildon and Dene Valley; left Reform group after reportedly not attending any of four full council meetings; sits as non-aligned independent. | Link |
| Stuart Graham | Gloucestershire | South West | Feb 2026 | Resigned | Independent (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 |
| Andrew Thorp | Leicestershire | East Midlands | Feb 2026 | Resigned | Resigned the seat | Narborough 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 |
| Shaun Knowles | Northumberland | North East | Feb 2026 | Resigned | Resigned seat, remains party member | Cramlington South West; stepped down 27 Feb 2026 citing kidney cancer diagnosis, ongoing physiotherapy and a family bereavement. Remains a Reform UK member. | Link |
| Andy Osborn | Cambridgeshire | East of England | Jan 2026 | Suspended | Found guilty (election offence) | Roman Bank & Peckover; found guilty of breaking election law over comments about another candidate. | Link |
| Kathy Gibbon | Buckinghamshire | South East | Dec 2025 | Defected | Conservative | Defected to the Conservatives. | Link |
| Dan Thomas | Barnet | London | Dec 2025 | Resigned | Resigned council seat | Finchley 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 |
| Anna Thomason-Kenyon | Cornwall | South West | Nov 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan; now sits as an independent. | Link |
| Maxine Fothergill | Kent | South East | Nov 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Expelled in November for failing to disclose a 'serious matter' at vetting; denies any role in the leak. | Link |
| Karen Knight | Cornwall | South West | Nov 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Now sits as an independent. | Link |
| Richard Morgan | Derbyshire | East Midlands | Nov 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned the seat. | Link |
| Rob Parsonage | Cornwall | South West | Nov 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Now sits as an independent. | Link |
| Isabella Kemp | Kent | South East | Nov 2025 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Suspended by Reform UK. | Link |
| Christine Parsonage | Cornwall | South West | Nov 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Now sits as an independent. | Link |
| Bill Barrett | Kent / Ashford | South East | Oct 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Part of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout. | Link |
| Robert Ford | Kent | South East | Oct 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Part of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout. | Link |
| Rowland O'Connor | Cornwall | South West | Oct 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Now sits as an independent. | Link |
| Bill Barrett | Kent | South East | Oct 2025 | Expelled | Joined Conservatives | Ashford Rural South; expelled for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute; later joined the Conservative group. | Link |
| Des Watt | Cambridgeshire | East of England | Oct 2025 | Resigned | Non-aligned independent | Yaxley & Farcet; sits as a non-aligned independent. | Link |
| Jack Bradley | Derbyshire | East Midlands | Oct 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned the seat. | Link |
| Brian Black | Kent | South East | Oct 2025 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Part of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout. | Link |
| Paul Thomas | Kent | South East | Oct 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Part of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout. | Link |
| Oliver Bradshaw | Kent | South East | Oct 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Part of Kent five expulsions after leaked-video fallout. | Link |
| Angela Nash | Devon | South West | Sep 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Now sits as an independent. | Link |
| Christopher Marriott | Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber | Sep 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Resigned from Reform to sit as an independent. | Link |
| Patrick Lambert | Northumberland | North East | Sep 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Suspended then expelled. | Link |
| Nicole Brooke | Northumberland | North East | Sep 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Suspended then expelled. | Link |
| David Knight | Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber | Sep 2025 | Expelled | Expelled from group | Expelled from Reform UK council group. | Link |
| Jack McGlenen | Durham | North East | Sep 2025 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled by Reform UK. | Link |
| John Allen | Northumberland | North East | Sep 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Suspended then expelled. | Link |
| Paul Bean | Durham | North East | Aug 2025 | Suspended | Suspended by Reform | Suspended by Reform UK. | Link |
| Gaynor Jean-Louis | Worcestershire | West Midlands | Aug 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned as councillor. | Link |
| Amelia Randall | Kent | South East | Aug 2025 | Defected | Switched to UKIP | Switched to UKIP. | Link |
| Robert Bloom | North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | Aug 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned; later charged with harassment. | Link |
| Richard Everett | Tendring | East of England | Aug 2025 | Expelled | Independent | Frinton 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 |
| David Maclean | Isle of Wight | South East | Jul 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned as councillor. | Link |
| Ed Hill | Devon | South West | Jul 2025 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expulsion confirmed by Devon Live; later associated with another party. | Link |
| Sam Booth | Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber | Jul 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Bentley ward; resigned the seat. | Link |
| Adam Smith | West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | Jun 2025 | Expelled | Suspended then expelled | Suspended then expelled. | Link |
| John Bailey | Durham | North East | Jun 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned as councillor. | Link |
| Wayne Titley | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Jun 2025 | Expelled | Resigned as councillor | Expelled after Facebook posts calling for a 'volley of gun fire' to sink small boats. | Link |
| Rob Howard | Warwickshire | West Midlands | Jun 2025 | Resigned | Stepped down as leader and councillor | Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council stepped down after six weeks citing health reasons; an 18-year-old succeeded him as leader. | Link |
| Desmond Clarke | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | Jun 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned the seat. | Link |
| Daniel Taylor | Kent | South East | Jun 2025 | Suspended | Suspended (police matter) | Whip removed following a matter referred to police; later jailed per April 2026 reports. | Link |
| Mark Broadhurst | Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber | Jun 2025 | Expelled | Expelled by Reform | Expelled after sharing a Hitler/Muslim 'extermination' meme. | Link |
| Andrew Kilburn | Durham | North East | May 2025 | Resigned | Resigned as councillor | Resigned within two weeks: employed by the same authority, against the rules. | Link |
| Donna Edmunds | Shropshire | West Midlands | May 2025 | Suspended | Then resigned from party | Suspended one day after election after saying she'd defect to a future Lowe/Habib party; later quit membership. | Link |
| Luke Shingler | Warwickshire | West Midlands | May 2025 | Resigned | Independent | Left after realising RAF employment barred party membership. | Link |