Councillor profile
Robert Ford
Defected- Council
- Kent
- Ward
- Maidstone Rural West
- 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
Three Reform councillors in Kent expelled for 'dishonest and deceptive' behaviour
Three Reform UK councillors at Kent County Council have been expelled for 'dishonest and deceptive' behaviour connected to the leaking of footage from an internal party meeting.
itv.com
Reform UK expelled Kent county councillors Bill Barrett and Robert Ford following a week of controversy over the leaked video of council leader Linden Kemkaran, with Barrett accused of leaking the footage while Ford faced unspecified complaints from female colleagues; both men alleged the leadership was 'toxic' and engaged in bullying.
kentonline.co.uk
Four Reform councillors suspended after footage of tense meeting leaked
Reform UK suspended four Kent County Council members after footage emerged of a tense online meeting in which council leader Linden Kemkaran was heard swearing at colleagues and telling them to 'f****** suck it up'.
itv.com
Kent Reform UK councillor suspended after allegations of misconduct from several women
Robert Ford, a Reform UK county councillor elected for Maidstone Rural West in May 2025, was suspended following 'unofficial complaints' of misconduct from several women, weeks before the Kent meeting leak scandal led to further suspensions.
itv.com
Defected
Suspended, expelled, joined Restore Britain
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