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AIBU to think Reform councillors don’t know what they’re doing?

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Wouldcou · 21/05/2026 19:39

Reform councillor saying that she doesn’t understand the process. This is the reality of what people voted for.
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRnRo3eg/

Also see the amount of Reform Councillors who have quit or defected.

Reform UK has shed 22 councillors and counting in the two weeks since the local council elections on 7 May, triggering a series of costly by-elections.

While Reform won over 1,400 seats in the recent local council elections, Nigel Farage’s party is also shelling councillors to defections, suspensions and lost seats.

Stuart Prior, who was elected as a Reform UK councillor for Essex County Council and for Rochford District Council resigned on Monday 11 May, just days after winning these council seats.

Before the elections, it was revealed that Prior had shared racist posts on social media referring to white people as “the master race” and suggesting white people have “larger brains”.

Less than a week after being elected, Glenn Gibbins, a Reform councillor on Sunderland City Council was also suspended for posting racist comments Gibbons said that the Nigerian population in Sunderland should be melted down to “fill in potholes”.

On the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme on 10 May, Reform’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, was asked if he was happy for someone with these views to represent Reform.

Tice refused to condemn Gibbins’ comments and instead accused the media of “smearing” and “sneering” against Reform.
Ben Rowe, who was recently elected to Plymouth City Council has also been suspended for anti-Islam and antisemitic posts.

The posts were unearthed before the local elections, prompting Reform to say it was investigating the claims.

Another Reform councillor, Barry Martin, who said that the job of a councillor was “so dull and boring” resigned just a year after taking his seat.

Reform Party UK Exposed has published the full list of Reform councillor departures so far:
Lost seats on 7 May

  • Mike Morris
  • Clarence Mitchell
  • Alan Cook
  • Mark Shooter
  • Kira Gabbert
Resigned
  • Daniel Devaney
  • Stuart Prior
  • Jay Cooper
  • Barry Martin
  • Stephen Mousdell
  • Andrew Harrison
  • Kenny Hope
  • Danielle Cavanagh
Defected
  • Nick Farmer
  • Ashley Monk
  • Jo Monk
  • Matthew Jones
Suspended
  • Ben Rowe
  • Glenn Gibbins
  • Paul Heyward
  • Nathaniel Menday
  • Laura Newham
Dr David Bull, Reform’s former party chair has also been replaced by Lee Anderson, the Reform MP for Ashfield. In a post announcing Bull’s departure on Facebook, Reform said it was “delighted” that Anderson has become the party’s new chair, adding: “David Bull has overseen unprecedented growth in his time as Chairman and will still remain heavily involved in the party”.

Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 (@reformexposed) on X

Reform UK Gone Since the Local Elections Dr David Bull has been sacked as Chair.

https://x.com/reformexposed/status/2056603510729220401

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goodpeardays · 21/05/2026 21:41

@AnnieBond yes that is true. reform sunderland also have a convicted domestic abuser in their ranks

goodpeardays · 21/05/2026 19:49

my local council run by Reform have just voted for 3/4 million to be spent on ‘political advisors’ for their councillors as they can’t get their head around reading papers and minutes and preparing speeches. An independent absolutely trashed them for the proposal stating he went into it knowing what was expected of him, put the hours in to learn how to navigate council business and looked to his fellow independent councillors for support.
it was voted through regardless due to their dominant numbers and it’s the is the council tax payers financing people to essentially do a Biff, Chip and Kipper and teach them how to read and write.

AnnieBond · 21/05/2026 19:44

I'm not one bit surprised. If people are actually paying attention we may not end up with a Reform Govt 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

Less than a week after being elected, Glenn Gibbins, a Reform councillor on Sunderland City Council was also suspended for posting racist comments Gibbons said that the Nigerian population in Sunderland should be melted down to “fill in potholes”.

JFC this did surprise me though. Are we sure it's true?? That seems beyond even a reform dicksplash.