Bradley Thompson - Councillor for West Clacton & Jaywick Sands | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Bradley Thompson, Councillor for West Clacton & Jaywick Sands. Independent.

Role: Councillor for West Clacton & Jaywick Sands

Party: Independent

Bradley Thompson is a councillor for West Clacton & Jaywick Sands on Tendring District Council and for Clacton West and St Osyth on Essex County Council, elected to the county seat for Reform UK in May 2026. He was reported to be a prominent Reform UK figure in Essex and was pictured with party leader Nigel Farage at a Jaywick polling station on polling day. On 23 September 2026 Reform UK said he had been suspended "following several serious and well-documented allegations of misconduct". The details of the allegations have not been disclosed, he had been approached for comment, and a suspension is not a finding of wrongdoing. He is reported to no longer represent Reform UK on either council.

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Suspended by Reform UK over undisclosed misconduct allegations

Category: party management issue

Location: Clacton, Essex

Reform UK confirmed on 23 September 2026 that Cllr Bradley Thompson had been suspended from the party "following several serious and well-documented allegations of misconduct". He represents Clacton West and St Osyth on Essex County Council and West Clacton & Jaywick Sands on Tendring District Council, and is reported to no longer represent Reform UK on either council. The nature of the allegations has not been disclosed and Cllr Thompson had been approached for comment at the time of reporting. A suspension is not a finding of wrongdoing. He was the second Essex Reform UK councillor suspended within six days, following Cllr Christopher Perera.

Sources: https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/second-essex-reform-uk-councillor-11167839 https://opencouncil.network/people/bradley-thompson

Bradley Thompson suspended by Reform UK after allegations of misconduct

Category: inappropriate behaviour

Bradley Thompson, a Reform UK councillor who represents the Clacton West and St Osyth division on Essex County Council and the West Clacton & Jaywick Sands ward on Tendring District Council, has been suspended from Reform UK following several serious and well-documented allegations of misconduct. He no longer represents Reform UK on Essex County Council or Tendring District Council. A Reform UK spokesman said Thompson had been suspended by the party in response to the allegations. He had been a high-profile member in Essex, having been congratulated on his election by Peter Harris and photographed at a polling station with Nigel Farage. Another Essex councillor, Chris Perera, was also suspended by the party after it was found he had damaged the party's interests and now sits as an independent.