Councillor profile

Andrew Thorp

Resigned
Council
Leicestershire
Ward
Narborough & Whetstone
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

By-election triggered as Reform councillor resigns

Andrew Thorp, elected in May 2025 to represent Narborough and Whetstone on Leicestershire County Council, resigned on 18 February after a health diagnosis made it impossible for him to give the role the time it required.

leicester.news

Reform UK councillor defects to Restore Britain

Leicestershire county councillor Charles Whitford defected to Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party, while Reform UK colleague Andrew Thorp resigned his seat shortly afterwards.

aol.com

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