Anna Thomason-Kenyon

'Dysfunctional': Reform loses 10% of its councillors elected in May 2025

An analysis of Reform UK's local government performance found the party had lost roughly 10% of its elected councillors through resignations, defections and expulsions within a year of the May 2025 elections, including departures to Restore Britain, Advance UK, Labour and the Conservatives.

thelondoneconomic.com

How many councillors has Reform UK lost since May?

A running tracker listing all 73+ Reform UK councillors who had left the party since the May 2025 local elections, covering resignations, expulsions, defections to other parties, and suspensions across England.

markpack.org.uk

1 in 18 Reform councillors suspended, expelled, or resigned since May

Some 38 Reform councillors had been suspended, expelled, or resigned since being elected in May, meaning more than 1 in 18 locally elected politicians acting on behalf of Nigel Farage's party had left their positions, citing a range of different reasons and scandals.

thelondoneconomic.com

New political group is formed after yet more Reform resignations in Cornwall

Five Reform UK councillors — Rob Parsonage, Christine Parsonage, Anna Thomason-Kenyon, Rowland O'Connor and Karen Knight — resigned from the party and formed the new Cornish Independent Nonaligned Group, citing Reform's focus on national issues like immigration over local priorities.

cornish-times.co.uk