Nicole Brown
Independent Durham County councillor for Aycliffe South, elected for Reform UK in 2025.
Nicole Brown, Durham County councillor for Aycliffe South, resigned from Reform UK on 15 September 2026 with Lyndsey Fox and Paul Sexton; by 7 October Reform held 50 of the council's 98 seats.
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Resigned from Reform UK
UK Local Elections 2026: Reform down to 50 of 98 Durham seatsBackground
Nicole Brown is the Durham County councillor for Aycliffe South. She won the division for Reform UK on 1 May 2025, when the party took 65 of Durham's 98 seats.
On 15 September 2026 she resigned from Reform with two other councillors, Lyndsey Fox and Paul Sexton. Durham's published member list records her as an unaligned independent.
The three resignations left Reform with 51 seats. After Aaron Hillam left later in September, the council's own list, checked on 7 October, showed Reform on 50 of 98 with 97 councillors sitting. Should another member leave, Reform drops to 49 of 98, precisely half, which remains a narrow majority of the 97 now sitting while one seat stays vacant.
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