Paul Taylor - Councillor for Waterhead | Reform Watch
Profile and accountability tracker for Paul Taylor, Councillor for Waterhead. Reform UK.
Role: Councillor for Waterhead
Party: Reform UK
Recorded incidents (showing 1-2 of 2)
Paul Taylor served as leader of another registered political party while a Reform UK member
Category: undisclosed interest
Paul Taylor was listed by the Electoral Commission as leader of Northern Heart while he remained a member of Reform UK. He declared Northern Heart on his register of interests after standing as a Reform candidate and has previously stood for Northern Heart and for UKIP. Reform UK’s rules state membership is not open to current members of other GB-registered political parties, and the party described Taylor’s membership of Northern Heart as an "oversight" and said he was in the process of resigning. The Electoral Commission record names him as leader, Anne Taylor is listed as Northern Heart’s treasurer, and Paul Taylor said Reform had been aware of the situation.
Taylor posted "Great Britain not an Islamic colony" and endorsed rejecting non-"British to the bone" candidates
Category: offensive
Paul Taylor, a Reform UK candidate, posted anti-Muslim content on Facebook, including a statement declaring "Great Britain not an Islamic colony". Beneath a public advert for a Muslim candidate he endorsed a comment reading "would never vote for anyone who is not British to the bone", explicitly applying a racial/religious loyalty test to who is entitled to seek office. The posts were surfaced in HOPE not hate's 30 April 2026 report "60 Reasons (and Counting) to Not Vote Reform on May 7th". Reform UK stood him for the 7 May 2026 elections despite claiming its vetting was "the best in the country".