Councillor profile

John Roddy

Defected
Council
Warrington
Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Next Election
4 May 2028

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.

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Reform councillor defects to Tories to help challenge council's financial crisis

John Roddy, Warrington's only Reform councillor, defected to the Conservative Group citing the council's worsening financial position and a lack of serious engagement from Reform UK on local issues. Reform subsequently said he had been expelled from the party.

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Defected

Elected in by-election August 2025, joined Conservatives

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