James Grainger - Councillor for Okehampton Rural | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for James Grainger, Councillor for Okehampton Rural. Reform UK.

Role: Councillor for Okehampton Rural

Party: Reform UK

Reform UK councillor representing Okehampton Rural ward in Devon.

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Recorded incident

Category: discriminatory remark

James Grainger, a Reform UK councillor for the Okehampton Rural division on Devon County Council, has posted Islamophobic and pro-Putin commentary online. A HOPE not Hate investigation published on 2026-04-23 identified posts on his public Facebook profile and comments under an anonymous YouTube pseudonym, including statements that he would “rather fight for Vladimir Putin than our elected government” and that Reform should “win power and then turn against Islam.” The investigation also reproduces a post in which Grainger welcomed the resignation of then‑Reform Chair Zia Yusuf with the comment “So happy to see Zia gone. He was a muslim and definitely against the values and direction of reform.” The article links these screenshots to an account using the name “ILikeLampshades6.”