Councillor profile
Isabella Kemp
Defected- Council
- Kent
- Ward
- Sheppey
- 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
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
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
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
Suspended Reform UK councillors Izzy Kemp and Maxine Fothergill expelled from the party
Two Reform UK Kent county councillors were formally expelled following internal investigations: Isabella Kemp for allegedly leaking confidential information linked to a Guardian news article, and Maxine Fothergill for failing to disclose a 2017 defamation lawsuit during vetting.
kentonline.co.uk
Reform in chaos after losing 9 councillors on key council in just 6 months
Left Foot Forward reported on the growing crisis in Reform UK's Kent County Council group, where nine councillors had left the party through suspensions and expulsions within six months, as expelled members prepared to form a rival council group.
leftfootforward.org
Defected
Suspended, joined Restore Britain
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