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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