Campaign Manager & County Organiser (Cornwall), Reform UK
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Andrea Lovett is Reform UK's Campaign Manager and County Organiser in Cornwall, the party official who built the 28-seat May 2025 breakthrough and now presides over the group's collapse to 20 seats. She is not an elected councillor but wields significant influence from her dual role, sitting beneath South West Regional Director Paul Mills in the party's Cornwall chain of command. Since the May 2025 election, the party she helped build has collapsed amid internal infighting in which she was directly involved. Roger Tarrant's April 2026 resignation speech singled out volunteer county organisers acting “without consulting elected Reform councillors” as a cause of members' disillusionment and departure.
| Full Name | Andrea Karen Lovett |
| Role | Campaign Manager & County Organiser (Cornwall), Reform UK |
| Status | Party Official (Not Elected) |
| Location | St. Austell, Cornwall |
| Date of Birth | July 1968 (per Companies House) |
| [email protected] |
28
Seats won (May 2025)
20
Seats now (July 2026)
2
Active companies
0
Elections contested
In September 2025, Lovett lodged a formal application to review the licence of Boardmasters Festival, citing "safety risks" associated with the booking of punk duo Bob Vylan. She claimed the band's inclusion "undermined the licensing objectives" and cited a crowd surge in 2024 as context, though her objection focused on the band's political content. The move was widely interpreted as a culture-war tactic using statutory licensing powers.
“The inclusion of the musical act Bob Vylan in the Boardmasters Festival 2025 line-up undermines the licensing objectives... [Boardmasters] has a history of safety and crowd management challenges.”— Andrea Lovett, licensing review complaint
The complaint generated significant press coverage from BBC News, NME, and Falmouth Packet. Lovett withdrew the complaint before the hearing, confirming the action was a political protest using administrative processes rather than a genuine safety concern.
“My sole intention was to protest about Bob Vylan performing, and I had no desire to stop the 2026 festival.”— Andrea Lovett, on withdrawing the complaint
A major internal confrontation occurred during a Reform UK social event at The Highwayman pub in Dobwalls. A leaked audio recording captured a heated exchange between Alison Groves (County Organiser West), Cllr Rob Parsonage (then Reform leader), and supporters. Lovett was a central figure in the factional dispute — a Reform supporter publicly defended her and Groves during the confrontation.
“People like you should be ashamed of yourselves for speaking to Alison and Andrea (Lovett, the county organiser east) like that, it is disgusting.”— Reform UK supporter, addressing Cllr Rob Parsonage
“Horrible, odious, odious little man.”— Reform UK supporter, describing Cllr Rob Parsonage
Listen to the full recording and read the transcript on the Reform UK in Cornwall investigation page.
Companies House records reveal two active directorships under the name Andrea Karen Lovett.
| Company No. | 13995444 |
| Role | Director and company secretary |
| Appointed | 22 March 2022 |
| SIC Code | 47910 (Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet) |
Menopause health and education business with an online community of 55,600+ members on the Skool platform. Voluntary strike-off proceedings were filed on 22 April 2026 (DS01), the first Gazette notice was published on 5 May 2026, and the company was DISSOLVED on 21 July 2026. Its last accounts were dormant, made up to 31 March 2025.
| Company No. | 15937511 |
| Role | Director |
| Appointed | 5 September 2024 |
| SIC Code | 98000 (Residents property management) |
Property management company for a residential development. Incorporated as Pearson Road (Plymouth) Management Company Limited and renamed on 19 May 2026 — this dossier used the old name until 29 August 2026. Active, filing dormant accounts made up to 30 September 2025, nothing overdue.
The party Lovett helped build to 28 seats — the largest single group on Cornwall Council — has haemorrhaged members since the October 2025 Dobwalls incident. Reform UK Cornwall now sits at 20 seats, behind the Liberal Democrats on 26.
May 2025
28
Reform UK seats
Leader: Rob Parsonage
July 2026
20
Reform UK seats
Leader: Paul Ashton
| Name | Former Role | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland O'Connor | Deputy Leader | Resigned from Reform entirely, now CING | October 2025 |
| Rob Parsonage | Group Leader | Resigned, then defected to Conservative Party | February 2026 |
| Anna Thomason-Kenyon | Councillor | Resigned to CING | October 2025 |
| Karen Knight | Councillor | Resigned to CING | October 2025 |
| Christine Parsonage | Councillor | Resigned (health grounds) | October 2025 |
| Roger Tarrant | Group Deputy Leader | Defected to Restore Britain — Cornwall's first | 21 April 2026 |
| Susanne Desmonde | Councillor | Left Reform; sits as Independent Non-Aligned | 22–23 April 2026 |
| Bruce Craze | Councillor | Defected to Restore Britain — Cornwall's second | 29 July 2026 |
Appointed Reform UK County Organiser (East Cornwall)
Reform UK wins 28 seats in Cornwall Council elections — Lovett served as Campaign Manager
Defends Reform UK's "county flags only" policy in media, attacking Lib Dems as "whipping up total twaddle"
Lodges formal licensing review against Boardmasters Festival over Bob Vylan booking
Withdraws Boardmasters complaint after significant press backlash
Pub row at The Highwayman, Dobwalls — confrontation with Cllr Rob Parsonage during Ann Widdecombe event
A social-media post read out on the Highwayman recording accuses the party of removing branch chairmen and closing the Cornwall constituency Facebook pages
Cllr Rob Parsonage resigns as Reform leader; Paul Ashton elected new leader
Reform UK loses 5 councillors; drops from 28 to 23 seats
Reform UK group votes against Cornwall Council budget
Cllr Rob Parsonage defects to Conservative Party
Group deputy leader Roger Tarrant defects to Restore Britain — Cornwall's first Restore Britain councillor
Cllr Susanne Desmonde leaves Reform UK; Reform group on Cornwall Council falls to 22
Cllr Jamie Hanlon (Penwithick & Boscoppa) leaves Reform UK to sit as a Stand Alone Independent; Reform group falls to 21
Cllr Bruce Craze (Four Lanes, Beacon and Troon) leaves Reform UK for Restore Britain — Cornwall's second Restore Britain councillor; Reform group falls to 20
For more on Reform UK's internal crisis in Cornwall, see the Dobwalls incident section on the main Reform UK investigation page.
Recent coverage of the Reform UK Cornwall group — by-elections, defections, leadership changes — that frames the period during which Andrea Lovett has been Campaign Manager and County Organiser.
cornwalllive.com
Reform UK accused of 'doing nothing' at Cornwall Council by other councillors - Cornwall Live
Opposition councillors accuse Cornwall Council's Reform UK group of inactivity after failing to fully form a shadow cabinet eighteen months post-election, which leader Paul Ashton denies.
cornwalllive.com
Mylor harbour 'illegal migrants' boat - MP and councillors react - Cornwall Live
Devon and Cornwall Police and the Home Office arrested several individuals, including two Albanian men, after a boat reportedly carrying migrants landed at Mylor Harbour.
cornwalllive.com
'Wind your necks in' councillors told over Reform UK resignations - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated repeated reallocations of committee seats after several Reform UK councillors defected to other political groups, prompting a heated exchange between members.
cornwalllive.com
Reform UK councillor defends Facebook posts following complaints - Cornwall Live
Reform UK councillor Steve Trevelyan has defended controversial Facebook posts, including calling police "piggy bank" and using crude insults, after multiple complaints.
cornwalllive.com
By-election demand after Cornwall councillor jumps ship from Reform to Restore Britain - Cornwall Live
A Cornwall councillor's defection from Reform UK to Restore Britain has prompted a rival councillor to demand he resign and trigger a by-election.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council is now £1.5 billion in debt - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council faces £1.5 billion debt and a £22 million budget shortfall, prompting managers to find savings ahead of next year's budget.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
This investigation draws on publicly available records including BBC News, NME, Cornwall Live, The Guardian, Falmouth Packet, Companies House filings, and Cornwall Council licensing records. No private or restricted databases were accessed.
| Source | Detail |
|---|---|
| Companies House | Andrea Karen LOVETT — personal appointments (March 2026) |
| NME | "Boardmasters' licence is at risk over Bob Vylan's performance" (September 2025) |
| BBC News | "Boardmasters licence at risk over Bob Vylan set at festival" (September 2025) |
| Cornwall Live | "Reform responds to concerns about future of Cornish flag" (May 2025) |
| Cornwall Live | "The Cornwall Reform pub row in front of families" (October 2025) |
| The Guardian | "When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall" (November 2025) |
| Cornwall Live | "Former Reform UK leader jumps ship to the Tories" (February 2026) |
| Cornwall Council | Contact details for local political groups |
| Falmouth Packet | Review of Boardmasters' licence after Bob Vylan appearance (September 2025) |
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