Janine Crook - Councillor for Darwen West | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Janine Crook, Councillor for Darwen West. Reform UK.

Role: Councillor for Darwen West

Party: Reform UK

Reform UK councillor representing Darwen West, Blackburn with Darwen. Elected at the May 2026 Local Elections on 7 May 2026 for Darwen West.

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Crook posted "Muslims are destroying Europe" and welcomed release of Patriotic Alternative activist

Category: offensive

Janine Crook, a Reform UK candidate in Blackburn, wrote that "Muslims are destroying Europe", described Enoch Powell as "prophetic", welcomed the release of Patriotic Alternative activist Sam Melia, and used strongly derogatory language about the town of Blackburn itself. Patriotic Alternative is a far-right activist group whose members have repeatedly been prosecuted for hate offences. 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 her for the 7 May 2026 elections despite claiming its vetting was "the best in the country".