Samantha Hoy
Candidate connected to Westminster Magistrates' Court Section 106 proceedings during the 2026 election.
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UK Local Elections 2026: Section 106 conviction vacates Reform seat- Who is Samantha Hoy in the 2026 election legal cases?
- Samantha Hoy is a candidate linked to Section 106 RPA 1983 proceedings at Westminster Magistrates' Court during the 2026 election campaign.Source: Lowdown
- Who is Samantha Hoy and why was she involved in the Section 106 case?
- Samantha Hoy is a Conservative councillor for Wisbech East on Cambridgeshire County Council. Reform UK's Andy Osborn published a false claim that she had been sacked for fraud in the care sector, leading to his prosecution and conviction under Section 106 RPA 1983.Source: Lowdown
- What false statement was made about Samantha Hoy?
- A post on a Reform UK Facebook forum in April 2025 claimed Samantha Hoy had worked in care but "was sacked for fraud." The claim was false. District Judge Nina Tempia found Reform UK's Andy Osborn guilty of making or publishing it under Section 106 RPA 1983.Source: Lowdown
Background
Samantha Hoy is a Conservative Party politician elected to Cambridgeshire County Council representing Wisbech East in the May 2025 elections. She became the central figure in the Section 106 RPA 1983 prosecution against Reform UK councillor Andy Osborn after a post on a Reform UK Facebook forum falsely claimed she had worked in the care industry and "was sacked for fraud." District Judge Nina Tempia found Osborn guilty of publishing a false statement about Hoy's personal character with intent to affect the election result.
Hoy has stated that she intends to represent residents "from every walk of life" in Wisbech East. Wisbech is a market town in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire where Reform UK has built a significant local presence. The false statement about Hoy appeared days before the May 2025 poll and, according to the prosecution, was designed to damage her chances.
The conviction of her opponent under Section 106 confirms that the false statement reached the criminal threshold. The case is the first local government Section 106 prosecution to succeed since the Phil Woolas precedent of 2010 and arrives during the 2026 national campaign cycle.
