00:00A second Reform UK councillor in Wakefield has quit the party less than two months after it gained control of
00:07the local authority.
00:08Steve Lewis has resigned, but will continue to serve as an independent member for the Normanton Ward.
00:15Reform took control of the local authority from Labour after winning 58 out of 63 seats following the election on
00:23the 7th of May.
00:24Labour was left with just one councillor after losing control of the authority for the first time.
00:31Councillor Lewis was elected to serve a two-year term after receiving the second highest number of votes in Normanton.
00:38The announcement comes two weeks after Rhys Carr also left Reform to serve as an independent.
