Mark Butcher - Reform UK candidate for Claremont ward, Blackpool Council | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Mark Butcher, Reform UK candidate for Claremont ward, Blackpool Council. Reform UK.

Role: Reform UK candidate for Claremont ward, Blackpool Council

Party: Reform UK

Mark Butcher was a Reform UK candidate for Blackpool South at the 2024 general election and stood unsuccessfully for the Claremont ward seat on Blackpool Council in October 2026.

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Mark Butcher called Claremont 'the worst ward in the whole country'

Category: inflammatory language

Mark Butcher called Claremont ward "the worst ward in the whole country" while campaigning in Blackpool. He compared the area to the Bronx and said people cannot walk down the street there after nine or ten o'clock. The remarks were made in an interview with an independent YouTuber. The remarks drew criticism from Labour leaders and local residents who said they unfairly damaged the area's reputation. Labour argued that certain locations such as the train station and nightclubs overinflate crime figures and that the Bronx comparison was hyperbolic. Neither Butcher nor Reform responded to a request for comment.