Quitters, Defectors
and Leavers

Ashley Monk

Ashley Monk left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Bella Simon

Bella Simon left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Cameron Emery

Cameron Emery defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Ian Catchpole

Ian Catchpole left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Rebecca Waters

Rebecca Waters was expelled from Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Alex Barr

Alex Barr left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Alex Clarke

Alex Clarke left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Amy Hunter

Amy Hunter resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Andrew Harrison

Andrew Harrison left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Barry Martin

Barry Martin resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Billy Burke

Billy Burke was suspended by Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Bruce Craze

Bruce Craze defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Carol Ney

Carol Ney left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Christine Duffy

Christine Duffy resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Craig Wiles

Craig Wiles resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Dan Glover

Dan Glover defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Daniel Bleeze

Daniel Bleeze left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Daniel Devaney

Daniel Devaney left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Danielle Cavanagh

Danielle Cavanagh resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

David Hoey

David Hoey defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

David Hughes

David Hughes resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Senedd. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

David Rowan

David Rowan was suspended by Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Glenn Gibbins

Glenn Gibbins was suspended by Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Helen Butler

Helen Butler resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

James Fletcher

James Fletcher left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

James Sidlow

James Sidlow resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jamie Hanlon

Jamie Hanlon left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jasmine Fox

Jasmine Fox left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jay Cooper

Jay Cooper left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jennifer Gerrard

Jennifer Gerrard resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jo Monk

Jo Monk was suspended by Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Joe Garner

Joe Garner left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

John Bell

John Bell left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Joseph Soper

Joseph Soper resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Karl Perks

Karl Perks defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Kate Rowland

Kate Rowland left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Kay Hughes

Kay Hughes resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Kenny Hope

Kenny Hope left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Leon Graham

Leon Graham defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Marc Stanley

Marc Stanley resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Mark Tucker

Mark Tucker resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Matthew Elder

Matthew Elder left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Matthew Jones

Matthew Jones left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Mick Lee

Mick Lee left Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Nathaniel Menday

Nathaniel Menday was suspended by Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Nick Farmer

Nick Farmer left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Rhys Carr

Rhys Carr defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is SDP. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Rob Aitkenhead

Rob Aitkenhead defected from Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Robert Hanson

Robert Hanson left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Robin Perry

Robin Perry was suspended by Reform on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Stacy Bolton

Stacy Bolton resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Stephen Mousdell

Stephen Mousdell resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Steve Lewis

Steve Lewis left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Steven Deakin

Steven Deakin left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Susan Maxfield

Susan Maxfield left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Tony Nelson

Tony Nelson resigned the elected seat on 30 August 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Trevor Bridgwood

Trevor Bridgwood left Reform on 30 August 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Robbie Lammas

Robbie Lammas left Reform on 16 June 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

I’m going to leave Reform, I’ve had enough, it’s not what I signed up to, and I feel I’ve been misled.

Charlotte Kelly

Charlotte Kelly defected from Reform on 8 June 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

I have experienced bullying and sexism on a regular basis.

Ross Thomson

Ross Thomson left Reform on 25 May 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Stuart Prior

Stuart Prior was expelled from Reform on 11 May 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Aaron Roy

Aaron Roy left Labour and joined Reform UK in late March 2026. A few weeks later Reform expelled him after reported leaked messages about the St George’s Cross and the display of flags. Roy remained a Hartlepool councillor and is now listed by Hartlepool Borough Council as Independent.

For me, politics is not about control, it’s about service. It’s not about protecting positions, it’s about empowering people, and that’s why today I’m joining Reform.

Andrew Barry

Andrew Barry left Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

David Taylor

David Taylor left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Lynn Dean

Lynn Dean was suspended by Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Nick Brown

Nick Brown resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Adam Smith

Adam Smith was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Alistair Hendry

Alistair Hendry left Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Amelia Randall

Amelia Randall left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Other. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Andrew Kilburn

Andrew Kilburn resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Andrew Thorp

Andrew Thorp resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Andy Osborn

Andy Osborn was disqualified on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Angela Nash

Angela Nash left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Advance UK. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Anna Thomason-Kenyon

Anna Thomason-Kenyon left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Bill Barrett

Bill Barrett was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Brandon Dodd

Brandon Dodd defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Brian Black

Brian Black was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Cain Parkinson

Cain Parkinson defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Caroline Gladwin

Caroline Gladwin left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Charles Whitford

Charles Whitford defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Chris Large

Chris Large left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Christine Parsonage

Christine Parsonage resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Christopher Marriott

Christopher Marriott left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Daniel Taylor

Daniel Taylor was suspended by Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Darren Rance

Darren Rance defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

David Cumming

David Cumming resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

David Maclean

David Maclean resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Dean Burns

Dean Burns defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Des Watt

Des Watt left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Desmond Clarke

Desmond Clarke resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Donna Edmunds

Donna Edmunds left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Advance UK. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Ed Hill

Ed Hill was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Advance UK. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Edward Harris

Edward Harris left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Gaynor Jean-Louis

Gaynor Jean-Louis resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Graham Eardley

Graham Eardley was suspended by Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Ian Cooper

Ian Cooper was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Ian McKinley

Ian McKinley left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Isabella Kemp

Isabella Kemp left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jack Bradley

Jack Bradley resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jack Goncalvez

Jack Goncalvez defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Jack McGlenen

Jack McGlenen was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

James McMurdock

James McMurdock left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Joanne Blythe

Joanne Blythe defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

John Allen

John Allen was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

John Bailey

John Bailey resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

John Roddy

John Roddy defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Karen Knight

Karen Knight left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Kathryn Shaw

Kathryn Shaw left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Kathy Gibbon

Kathy Gibbon defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Kieran Mishchuk

Kieran Mishchuk defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Luke Cooper

Luke Cooper defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Luke Shingler

Luke Shingler left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Maria Bowtell

Maria Bowtell defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Mark Broadhurst

Mark Broadhurst was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Mark Whittington

Mark Whittington left Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Maxine Fothergill

Maxine Fothergill left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Michael Ramage

Michael Ramage left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Nicola Brown

Nicola Brown left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Advance UK. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Nicole Brooke

Nicole Brooke was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Oliver Bradshaw

Oliver Bradshaw was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Owain Clatworthy

Owain Clatworthy defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Patrick Lambert

Patrick Lambert was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Paul Bean

Paul Bean was suspended by Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Advance UK. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Peter Colley

Peter Colley defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Richard Everett

Richard Everett left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Richard Morgan

Richard Morgan resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Rob Parsonage

Rob Parsonage left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Robert Bloom

Robert Bloom resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Robert Ford

Robert Ford was expelled from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Roger Tarrant

Roger Tarrant defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Rowland O’Connor

Rowland O’Connor left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Sam Booth

Sam Booth resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Scott Cameron

Scott Cameron defected from Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Restore Britain. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Stuart Graham

Stuart Graham left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Susanne Desmonde

Susanne Desmonde left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Todd Ferguson

Todd Ferguson left Reform on 30 April 2026. The current recorded affiliation is Independent. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Tony Hill

Tony Hill resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

Wayne Titley

Wayne Titley resigned the elected seat on 30 April 2026. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

James Buchan

James Buchan defected from Reform on 1 November 2025. The current recorded affiliation is Conservative. The sources below are retained so this record can be checked and expanded as further reporting is added.

The more I saw of Reform UK, the more uncomfortable I felt to be part of it.

Rupert Lowe

Rupert Lowe lost the Reform UK whip on 7 March 2025 after a bitter public dispute with the party leadership. Reform said it had received complaints about bullying in his offices and alleged that Lowe had made threats of physical violence towards party chairman Zia Yusuf, which were referred to police. Lowe denied the allegations and said the action followed his public criticism of Nigel Farage and was politically motivated.

For the good of our country, Nigel Farage must never be prime minister.