UK Reform

Rochdale, Greater Manchester – Reform UK has welcomed former Conservative leader Councillor John Taylor to its ranks, marking a significant development in the party's expansion within Greater Manchester. Since leaving the Conservative party last summer, Taylor has served as an independent councillor, but officially made the transition to Reform UK this July, voicing his disappointment with established political parties. Councillor Taylor represents the Wardle Shore and West Littleborough constituency and becomes the third councillor from Reform UK in the Greater Manchester region, joining Rochdale's Jordan Tarrant-Short and Tameside's Allan Hopwood. This move is seen by Reform UK as indicative of a growing trend in political defections, which, according to party officials, highlights an urgent demand for substantial reform in both local and national governance. In his statement regarding the shift, Taylor expressed that his decision was not merely a reaction to his rec...