Reform Derby

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Reform Derby is a British political party based in Derby, Derbyshire. It was founded in 2020, by a group of five Brexit Party councillors on Derby City Council. Although it serves as the local affiliate of Reform UK, it is a separate entity.^[1][2]

The party has faced criticism regarding its inflammatory language, and misleading statements about immigrants.^[3]

History

In the 2023 Derby City Council election, the party elected 6 councillors.^[4] Its candidates were the only Reform councillors to be elected in the entire country in that years local elections.^[5]

In May 2023, the party's leader, Alan Graves, was elected Mayor of Derby, beating the Labour Party candidate by 1 vote. Labour councillors proceeded to walk out of the council chamber in protest.^[6]

Policies

Reform Derby advocates for a mixture of local and national policies.

Its local policies include:

• Supporting mandatory voter ID for Derby
• Changing Derby City Council from a cabinet system to a committee system
• Keeping council tax "as low as possible"

Its national policies are in sync with Reform UK. It wants to:

• Reduce immigration through a points-based system
• Reverse the "PFI scandal" in the NHS
• Abolish the House of Lords
• Change the electoral system for local and national elections
• Overhaul the postal voting system
• Abolish the TV licence^[7]

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