Daniel Taylor
Former Reform UK KCC councillor for Cliftonville; jailed March 2026 for controlling and coercive behaviour, vacating the seat that triggered the 9 April by-election.
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How did Taylor's conviction lead to Reform UK losing its first 2025-won council seat at the ballot box?
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Jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour, vacating the Cliftonville seat
UK Local Elections 2026: Greens flip Kent seat from Reform UK- Why was the Cliftonville by-election called in April 2026?
- The by-election was triggered by the conviction and jailing of Reform UK councillor Daniel Taylor for controlling and coercive behaviour in March 2026, vacating his Cliftonville KCC seat.Source: ITV News Meridian / Searchlight Magazine
- What did Daniel Taylor the Reform councillor do?
- Daniel Taylor, the Reform UK councillor for Cliftonville on Kent County Council elected in May 2025, was convicted and jailed in March 2026 for controlling and coercive behaviour.Source: ITV News Meridian
Background
Daniel Taylor was the Reform UK councillor elected for Cliftonville ward on Kent County Council in May 2025. In March 2026 Taylor was convicted and jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour, a criminal offence under the Serious Crime Act 2015. His conviction vacated the Cliftonville ward seat.
The vacancy triggered a by-election held on 9 April 2026, which the Green Party won with a 26.7-point swing from Reform UK. The result reduced Reform's Kent County Council group from 57 seats (won at the May 2025 landslide) to 47 following a series of departures by resignation, expulsion and this defeat. Taylor's is one of a number of Reform UK councillor departures tracked nationally since the 2025 elections.