{"id":5494,"date":"2026-05-08T16:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5494"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:53:53","slug":"ukips-here-reform-councillor-forgets-the-party-he-represents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5494","title":{"rendered":"\u2018UKIP\u2019s here!\u2019 \u2013 Reform councillor forgets the party he represents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>A Freudian slip there&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>There was an awkward moment for one new Reform councillor overnight after he had to be corrected on which party he was representing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As results continue to come in from across England in the local elections, it\u2019s clear predictions of sweeping Reform gains weren\u2019t wide of the mark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>At the time of writing, Nigel Farage\u2019s party have gained 382 seats and won control of two councils.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The party seem to be the main beneficiaries of a pretty awful night for Labour, who have lost control of eight councils and seen their councillor numbers slashed by more than half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>So, over the coming days, weeks and months, there\u2019ll be hundreds of new Reform councillors looking after things like adult social care, bin collections and council tax across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Some of them might want to remember which Nigel Farage-led party they\u2019re actually representing though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Speaking in Peterborough, councillor Peter Reeve told ITV Anglia: \u201cOur message is UKIP\u2019s here!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>After he was corrected by reporter Emma Volney, Reeve said: \u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for the last 15 years, from the UKIP days all the way through to Reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Reform won four seats on Peterborough council, taking them to five overall and meaning they remain the smallest party on the council, which remained under no overall control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#UKIPs #Reform #councillor #forgets #party #represents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Freudian slip there&#8230; There was an awkward moment for one new Reform councillor overnight after he had to be corrected on which party he was representing. As results continue to come in from across England in the local elections, it\u2019s clear predictions of sweeping Reform gains weren\u2019t wide of the mark. 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