Nicole Brooke

Reform UK divisions exposed at Northumberland meeting

Reform UK's group leader Mark Peart was humiliated at Northumberland County Council's AGM when he received just five votes for a community partnership role, with fellow Reform members voting against their own leadership's nominees, exposing deep internal divisions in the group.

hexham-courant.co.uk

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

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

Chaos engulfs Reform UK in Northumberland

October has been chaotic for Reform UK in Northumberland, with three councillors expelled amid infighting, controversy, and scandal. The expulsions reveal internal tensions within the party at a time when Reform leads national opinion polls.

northeastbylines.co.uk

Down but not out; North Northumberland Councillors Expelled from Reform UK

Nicole Brooke (Berwick North) and Patrick Lambert (Norham and Islandshires) were expelled from Reform UK after attempting to organise a leadership challenge against their group leader, with Brooke contending the expulsion resulted from a technicality involving party rules that were never distributed to councillors.

thebridgeberwick.co.uk

Reform UK suspends councillors on Northumberland County Council as investigations launched

Two Reform UK councillors, Nicole Brooke (Berwick North) and Patrick Lambert (Norham and Islandshires), were stripped of the party whip and suspended pending investigation after allegedly breaching council group rules in connection with a leadership challenge, reducing the Reform group on Northumberland County Council to 20.

hellorayo.co.uk