Raymond Dunning
Tameside councillor who left the Reform UK group in October 2026.
Raymond Dunning represents Ashton Waterloo on Tameside Council as an Independent, having won the ward for Reform UK on 7 May 2026.
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UK Local Elections 2026Background
Raymond Dunning was elected to Tameside Council for Ashton Waterloo on 7 May 2026. Standing for Reform UK, he received 1,672 votes, or 40 per cent, in a four-candidate contest. Council records list him on both the Children's Services Scrutiny Panel and the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel.
Dunning left Reform's council group in October 2026 and now sits as an independent. He kept the mandate he won in Ashton Waterloo, so the change reduced Reform's group without creating a vacancy or by-election. His committee work covers scrutiny of children's services, health and adult social care alongside his ward representation.
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