It means Ashfield District Council is now without a single group of opposition councillors
A second Nottinghamshire council now has a member of Nigel Farage's Reform UK on its benches after another local defection to the party. Councillor Dawn Justice, formerly a Conservative councillor who was first elected to represent Underwood on Ashfield District Council in 2023, has jumped ship to join Reform.
Councillor Justice said: "I am greatly looking forward to working with Lee again and with the Reform Party. I see joining Reform UK as an exciting opportunity to make a real difference locally, where a fresh approach is needed to deliver the level of services local people deserve." “Reform are scraping underneath the bottom of the barrel with Dawn Justice because they are desperate for candidates for next year's county council elections. Everybody knows that in May, the fight for a better Selston Parish will be between popular Chairman of Selston Parish Council, David Martin, and Labour. The Ashfield Independents will continue to put residents first and will not lose a single wink of sleep over people who jump ship for what they believe is their own ends.
Local elections are taking place across the country in May 2025 and in Nottinghamshire, the county council is the only authority where voting will take place. Nigel Farage recently said he had written to every Conservative councillor seeking re-election in May, urging them to join Reform UK instead.
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