Nicola Brown

Dozens of councillors have left Reform over the past year. They tell us why

Former Reform UK councillors from across England explained their reasons for leaving the party, citing leadership pressures, conflicts between local governance and national directives, and concerns the party had abandoned its core principles in favour of culture-war politics over local issues.

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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.

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Reform in chaos: Councillor quits party for second time in 2 weeks

Nicola Brown, a Reform UK councillor in Doncaster, defected to Ben Habib's newly formed Advance UK party after quitting Reform twice in two weeks, triggered by the party whipping members to vote for £57m borrowing for Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

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