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Reform UK Scotland
Reform UK Alba
LeaderMalcolm Offord
Deputy LeaderThomas Kerr[1]
Founders
Founded11 January 2021;
5 years ago (2021-01-11)
Headquarters180 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 4RW
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
National affiliationReform UK
Colours  Turquoise   White
SloganScotland needs Reform
House of Commons
0 / 57
(Scottish seats)
Scottish Parliament
17 / 129
Local government in Scotland
23 / 1,226
Councils led in Scotland
0 / 32
Website
reformuk.scot

Reform UK Scotland,[a][b] is the Scottish branch of Reform UK active in Scotland. It holds 17 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, 0 of 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons, and 23 of the 1,226 local councillors across Scotland. The Reform UK Scotland party has no separate Chief Whip at Westminster. It was founded on 11 January 2021. It is currently led by Malcolm Offord, who was elected as a regional MSP for West Scotland at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

History

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Reform Scotland was founded on 11 January 2021, shortly following the rebranding of the UK Brexit Party to Reform UK.[2] In December 2025, Scottish Conservative politician Malcolm Offord defected to Reform.[3] Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made Offord leader of the Scottish Reform wing on 15 January 2026.[4] On 6 March, it was announced that he was contesting a seat in the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Inverclyde.[5]

Reform won their first council seat in Scotland on 12 December 2025.[6][7][8]

At the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, the party won 17 seats, tying with Scottish Labour for second place at Holyrood.[9] Offord failed to win the Inverclyde constituency,[10] but was elected to Holyrood via the West Scotland regional list.[9] Following the election, the party's Holyrood group elected Thomas Kerr as its deputy leader. Kerr, a former Scottish Conservative councillor for Shettleston who defected to Reform UK in January 2025, was elected as a Glasgow regional list MSP.[11][12] The party campaigned on anti-immigrant rhetoric during the election.[13] The Reform Party Scotland manifesto, released in March 2026, outlines plans to fix the NHS, give local councils more power, parliamentary reform, and changing the housing system to focus more on local residents.[14]

Election results

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Scottish Parliament

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Election Leader Constituency Regional Total seats +/– Pos. Government
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2021 Michelle Ballantyne Did not contest 5,793 0.21
0 / 56
0 / 129
 N/A N/A Extraparliamentary
2026 Malcolm Offord 361,994 15.76
0 / 73
 365,415 16.65
17 / 56
17 / 129
 Increase 17 Increase 2nd[c] Opposition

Notes

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  1. ↑ Scottish Gaelic: Reform UK Alba
  2. ↑ Alternatively Reform Party Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Ath-leasachaidh Alba)
  3. ↑ Joint with Scottish Labour

References

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  1. ↑ Meighan, Craig (9 May 2026). "Reform UK Scotland MSPs elect leader and deputy leader". The Independent. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Stephen, Phyllis (11 January 2021). "Reform UK launches in Scotland with Michelle Ballantyne appointed leader". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Millionaire Tory donor Malcolm Offord defects to Reform". The Herald. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nigel Farage names Lord Offord as Reform UK's Scottish leader". BBC News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  5. ↑ McCall, Chris (6 March 2026). "Millionaire Reform leader Malcolm Offord launches MSP bid by slating Glasgow". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "The 'fed up' Scottish town that voted for Reform UK". www.bbc.com. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Reform wins first by-election in Scotland". www.bbc.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Could Reform UK trigger a seismic shift in the Scottish election?". www.thetimes.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Reform wins first seats at Holyrood". BBC News. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "2026 Scottish Parliamentary Election result". Inverclyde Council. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Reform UK Scotland MSPs elect leader and deputy leader". Yahoo News. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Scottish Conservative councillor Thomas Kerr defects to Reform". BBC News. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Ducourtieux, Cécile (6 May 2026). "Scottish elections: Reform UK capitalizes on anti-migrant protests in Falkirk". Le Monde. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Reform UK Scotland manifesto 2026: Key policies analysed". www.bbc.com. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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