Chris Whelan - Councillor for Castle Bromwich | Reform Watch
Profile and accountability tracker for Chris Whelan, Councillor for Castle Bromwich. Independent.
Role: Councillor for Castle Bromwich
Party: Independent
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Chris Whelan quits council after being filmed making racist and misogynistic remarks
Category: sexism
ITV undercover filming showed Chris Whelan making racist remarks and sexual comments about a fellow female Reform candidate. He had left Reform on 12 October citing "personal and health grounds" before the footage aired, and resigned as a Solihull councillor on 15 October.
Sources: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/former-reform-uk-councillor-quits-34770238 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/14/reform-uk-councillors-and-candidates-filmed-making-racist-and-extreme-comments
Chris Whelan filmed using racist and misogynistic language and resigned
Category: racism
Chris Whelan was filmed using racist and misogynistic language in an undercover ITV investigation and has since resigned. The footage formed part of a wider probe that captured multiple Reform-linked figures making offensive remarks. The ITV reporting identified Whelan among those filmed and said he had resigned, while Reform UK said there was no room for racism and that investigations had begun and some individuals had been suspended or left. Andy Burnham called for immediate action; Nigel Farage defended the party's vetting processes; ITV and local reporting recorded that Whelan gave personal and health reasons for his departure, and one local report said he had left the party group and would sit as an independent.
Sources: https://www.itv.com/news/central/2026-10-16/councillors-resign-after-itv-exposes-racist-and-sexually-explicit-remarks https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/everything-learned-bombshell-itv-documentary-34785425