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Second Reform councillor quits party
Key takeaways
- Tony Gardner Local Democracy Reporting Service LDRSCouncillor Steve Lewis (centre) has resigned from Reform UK but will continue to represent Normanton as an independent councillor, Wakefield Council says.
- Steve Lewis was elected on 7 May when Reform UK won 58 of the 63 seats on the authority, which had been run by Labour since the council was formed in 1974.
- A spokesperson said the council had been told that despite his resignation from the party he would continue to serve as an independent member for the Normanton ward.
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Tony Gardner Local Democracy Reporting Service LDRSCouncillor Steve Lewis (centre) has resigned from Reform UK but will continue to represent Normanton as an independent councillor, Wakefield Council says. A second Reform UK councillor in Wakefield has quit less than two months after the party gained control of the authority.
Steve Lewis was elected on 7 May when Reform UK won 58 of the 63 seats on the authority, which had been run by Labour since the council was formed in 1974.
A spokesperson said the council had been told that despite his resignation from the party he would continue to serve as an independent member for the Normanton ward.
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