A Reform UK Councillor Has Resigned Less Than A Week After Being Elected

Signage for the Reform UK party.A Reform UK councillor has resigned just a week after being elected.Des Clarke said he was unable to represent voters “in the way they deserve”.Clarke was one of 40 Reform UK candidates elected to Nottinghamshire County Council last Thursday as the right-wing party seized control of the local authority.He received 909 votes to win in the Newark West ward, more than 100 votes clear of his Tory rival.But in a statement days later, the party said Clarke was “not in a position to represent the people of Newark West in the way they deserve, while at the same time continuing his career in social care, about which he is very passionate.”A Reform UK spokesperson told HuffPost UK it was “a personal decision”.He added: “We wish him the best. We’re now preparing to stand and win the by-election.”Reform gained a total of 677 councillors across England as Labour and the Tories endured a miserable local elections.Clarke’s resignation comes after the party suspended one of its new councillors just three days after she was elected.It emerged that Donna Edmunds had previously vowed to defect to another right-wing party in the future.Related...Farage Accused Of 'Playing Victim' After Urging Reform Councillors Not To Join Diversity TrainingReform UK Accused Of 'Sucking Up To Moscow' Over Flag BanA Reform UK Councillor Has Been Suspended By The Party 3 Days After Being Elected

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