Councillor profile

Christine Parsonage

Defected
Council
Cornwall
Ward
St Columb Minor & Colan
Next Election
3 May 2029

Timeline

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

Sacked, Expelled, or in the Dock: All the Reform UK Councillors Nigel Farage Has Lost in Just Four Months

A comprehensive round-up of Reform UK councillors who had resigned, been expelled, suspended, defected or faced criminal investigation within four months of May 2025's local elections, including 30 named cases across England.

bylinetimes.com

Defected

Left Reform UK, now independent

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