Reform UK Cornwall defections
Cornwall councillors who have left the Reform UK group since the May 2025 elections, in chronological order. Reform won 28 seats on Cornwall Council on 1 May 2025; by 23 April 2026 the group stood at 22 — eight councillors gone (one died in office), partly offset by two by-election gains.
Related coverage
- Full investigation: Reform UK in Cornwall: The Twelve-Month Collapse
- Command chain & Highwayman recording: Reform UK in Cornwall — investigation
Departures in chronological order
| Date | Councillor | Ward | Outgoing role | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2025 | St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn | Group deputy leader | Independent → CING founder | |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Torpoint | Group leader | Stayed Reform briefly, then CING | |
| Mid-Oct 2025 | Camborne West & Treswithian | Backbencher | CING | |
| 25–26 Oct 2025 | Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan | Backbencher | CING | |
| 25–26 Oct 2025 | Torpoint | Reform party | CING (deputy leader)(second move) | |
| Oct 2025 |  | St Columb Minor & Colan | Backbencher | Resigned council seat (medical) |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Torpoint | CING | Conservatives(third party in nine months) | |
| 21 April 2026 | Redruth North | Group deputy leader | Restore Britain | |
| 22–23 April 2026 | Pool & Tehidy | Backbencher | Independent Non-Aligned |
Some councillors appear more than once — e.g. Rob Parsonage left Reform, joined CING, then defected to the Conservatives, three parties in nine months. The table records each move separately so the chronology stays intact.
Source
Each defection is independently sourced — see the full collapse investigation at /reform-uk/collapse for inline citations. Updated as new defections occur.