steven gray

Can we just be clear about George Madgwick please. His offences were committed 2008-2021. George Madgwick was not a Reform UK councillor (or any kind of councillor) in 2008. The alleged offences cover the period 2008–2021, but his involvement with Reform UK came much later. whocanivotefor.co.uk Key timeline from election records and reporting: • He was first elected as a councillor in May 2021, standing as an Independent for the Paulsgrove ward on Portsmouth City Council (he founded the Portsmouth Independents Party). hantsandsolent-ca.gov.uk • He had previously stood unsuccessfully for UKIP in a 2019 Portsmouth local election and as an Independent in the 2019 general election. whocanivotefor.co.uk • He joined Reform UK around July 2025 (he posted in July 2026 that he had joined “one year ago this week”). @georgedmadgwick • He was elected to Hampshire County Council (North East Havant) as a Reform UK candidate in the May 2026 elections and became the party’s group leader there. portsmouth.co.uk Reform UK itself only came into existence in 2021 (as a rebrand of the Brexit Party, which was founded in 2018–19). Madgwick therefore had no connection to the party in 2008.