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Second Wakefield Reform UK councillor quits just weeks after being elected

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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.

His resignation follows Rhys Carr who quit as a Reform UK councillor two weeks ago to represent Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton war as an independent.

Lewis was elected to serve a two-year term after receiving the second highest number of votes in Normanton.

Lewis and Reform UK have been contacted for comment, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

Labour was left with just once councillor on Wakefield Council after Reform UK won 58 out of 63 seats in the 7 May election.


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