Paul Bean - Councillor for Crook | Reform Watch
Profile and accountability tracker for Paul Bean, Councillor for Crook. Independent.
Role: Councillor for Crook
Party: Independent
Reform UK councillor representing Crook ward in Durham.
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Paul Bean suspended by Reform UK over social media comments about asylum seekers
Category: social media conduct
Location: Durham
Paul Bean, a Reform UK councillor for Crook in Durham who also works as a civil servant processing asylum claims, was suspended by the party on 19 August 2025 pending an investigation into social media comments criticising asylum seekers. Campaigners said the comments breached civil service impartiality rules. He later joined Advance UK and is listed on the council website under that party or as not aligned to a group. Reform UK has not published the outcome of its investigation.