Christopher Marriott

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

Former Reform councillor in Doncaster defects to Advance UK citing 'instability' and 'infighting'

Christopher Marriott, who had left Reform UK in October 2025 to sit as an independent, joined Ben Habib's Advance UK party in January 2026, becoming the second Doncaster Reform councillor to defect to the new party after Nicola Brown.

leftfootforward.org

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