Paul Sexton
Independent Durham County councillor for Chester-le-Street South since 2017.
Paul Sexton, Durham County councillor for Chester-le-Street South since 2017, resigned from Reform UK on 15 September 2026 with Lyndsey Fox and Nicole Brown, and now sits as an Independent.
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Timeline for Paul Sexton
Resigned from Reform UK
UK Local Elections 2026: Reform down to 50 of 98 Durham seatsBackground
Paul Sexton is a Durham County councillor for Chester-le-Street South. He has held the division since 2017, standing as an Independent each time; Democracy Club records him topping the poll in 2017, 2021 and 2025.
He later joined Reform UK's group on the council. On 15 September 2026 he resigned from Reform with fellow councillors Lyndsey Fox and Nicole Brown, and the council's member list now shows him as an independent not aligned to any group.
The three resignations cut Reform to 51 seats on the 98-member council. After a fourth departure later in September, the list showed Reform on 50 of 98 by 7 October, one seat above the level at which it would hold no more seats than every other councillor combined.
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