Ex-MP Jonathan Gullis to stand in election for Reform UKThe former Stoke-on-Trent North MP will be standing in the Newcastle Borough Council elections in MayView Image Former Stoke-on-Trent North MP Jonathan Gullis (Image: Getty)Former Stoke-on-Trent MP Jonathan Gullis has announced he will be standing for election as a councillor. After losing his seat in the 2024 General Election, Mr Gullis was co-opted onto Kidsgrove Town Council, and served as town mayor. ‌In December he defected to Reform UK, saying that he believed the Conservatives had lost the trust of the British people. Mr Gullis' announcement came just days after Reform UK suspended its one elected member on the borough council following the latest racism scandal to hit the party. Reform UK said former Knutton councillor Lynn Dean had the whip suspended after she made 'unacceptable' comments on social media, and she has since resigned from the authority, although she remains a county councillor.

Source: Daily Mirror April 01, 2026 22:26 UTC