- Reform UK councillor Ryan Coogan, who leads the party's group on Huntingdonshire District Council, has been arrested by Cambridgeshire Police on suspicion of making false statements on his nomination papers.
- The 42-year-old politician from Waterbeach was arrested on 24 September following an investigation into election paperwork from May, and has since been released on bail until 22 December.
- Speaking to the BBC , Coogan maintained that he is willing to assist police with their inquiries, but claimed he has not been informed of the specific details regarding the alleged offence.
- Coogan won his council seat during the local elections in May as part of a nationwide surge for Nigel Farage 's party, having previously finished second in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral race.
- Under guidelines set by the Electoral Commission , knowingly making a false statement on official candidate nomination forms is a criminal offence punishable by up to a year in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.
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