Councillor profile

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Dean Burns

Defected
Council
Kent
Ward
Ashford East
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.

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Expelled Kent County Council Reform UK councillors join up with Rupert Lowe's new Restore Britain party

Seven expelled Reform UK Kent county councillors — Isabella Kemp, Maxine Fothergill, Brian Black, Paul Thomas, Oliver Bradshaw, Robert Ford and Dean Burns — joined Rupert Lowe's newly launched Restore Britain party, forming an official group on Kent County Council.

kentonline.co.uk

Expelled Kent County Council Reform UK councillors join up with Rupert Lowe's new Restore Britain party

Seven Kent County Councillors — including expelled members Paul Thomas, Oliver Bradshaw, Robert Ford, Isabella Kemp, Maxine Fothergill and Brian Black, plus Dean Burns who had left his deputy cabinet role — defected to Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party, instantly making it the third largest group on Kent County Council.

kentonline.co.uk

Defected

Departed deputy cabinet role, joined Restore Britain

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