Bob Lomas - Former Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Barnsley North | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Bob Lomas, Former Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Barnsley North. Reform UK.

Role: Former Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Barnsley North

Party: Reform UK

Contested Barnsley North at the 2024 general election, finishing second with 10,799 votes behind Labour's Dan Jarvis. He was dropped by Reform UK before polling day following reports of racist comments, though his name remained on the ballot paper as the nomination deadline had passed. He also stood in the Rockingham ward at the 2024 Barnsley local elections, receiving 457 votes.

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Bob Lomas apologises for racist social media comment after being sacked by Reform

Category: racism

Bob Lomas, a former Reform UK candidate, posted an apology on Instagram on 13 March 2026 for a racist Facebook comment he made in 2024 in which he said "Black people should get off their lazy arses" and "stop acting like savages." The apology came after he appeared on Channel 4’s Handcuffed, where he spent time chained to youth worker Chris Preddie who challenged his views. Lomas was dropped as Reform’s candidate for Barnsley North and disowned by party leader Nigel Farage in June 2024 after the social media remarks were publicised. He initially defended his wording but said in the Instagram post that he "vehemently apologises" and acknowledged he had made a mistake; he remains a former member of the party.