Russell Quirk
Deputy Leader of Reform UK's Essex County Council group; property businessman and media commentator.
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Timeline for Russell Quirk
Elected deputy Reform UK group leader at Essex County Council
UK Local Elections 2026: Essex Reform elects Harris, AGM 28 May- Who is Russell Quirk the Reform UK councillor?
- Russell Quirk is the deputy leader of the Reform UK group on Essex County Council, elected 11 May 2026. He is also the founder of eMoov online estate agency and a media commentator on property and politics.Source: Essex County Council
- What happened when Reform UK won Essex County Council?
- Reform UK won 53 of 78 seats at Essex County Council on 7 May 2026, taking it from the Conservatives who had held it for 25 years. Peter Harris was elected group leader and Russell Quirk deputy leader on 11 May.Source: Essex County Council
Background
Russell Quirk was elected Deputy Leader of the Reform UK group at Essex County Council on 11 May 2026, two days after Reform won 53 of 78 Essex seats — taking the council from the Conservatives for the first time in 25 years. He serves alongside group Leader Peter Harris, who is due to be formally confirmed as Council Leader at the Annual General Meeting on 28 May 2026.
Quirk is the founder of eMoov, an online estate agency he built and sold, and has been a regular media commentator on property markets and politics, frequently appearing on Sky News and GB News. His election to the deputy leadership of Essex's Reform group brings a media-trained profile to a council group which otherwise has limited local government experience.
