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“Reform UK in Leicestershire has invested £270 million into roads.”

The evidence does not support a £270 million roads investment by Reform UK in Leicestershire. Reliable sources in the record show a far smaller £2.5 million roads boost and broader council funding pressures, but no official budget line, capital programme, or independently verified document matching £270 million. The figure appears to come from partisan social-media messaging rather than substantiated public records.

“After Reform UK was elected to run Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire County Council sent in auditors.”

The evidence shows Reform UK took charge of the council, but it does not show that Leicestershire County Council had already "sent in auditors." Contemporary reporting said the additional audit Reform promised was still being arranged and had not yet begun, while the council’s regular external auditor was already appointed before Reform took office. The claim turns a planned review into a completed event.

“Reform UK councillors at Leicestershire County Council secured £29 million in ring-fenced funding for pothole repairs.”

The evidence does not support the claim as stated. Official sources describe a near-£29 million highways maintenance programme that covers multiple types of road work, not a pothole-only ring-fenced fund. Separately, the independently reported ring-fenced pothole allocation was about £19 million from central government, so the claim conflates different pots of money and overstates Reform councillors’ role in obtaining them.

“Leicestershire County Council is investing £30 million into special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services because of a Reform UK policy or proposal.”

The evidence does not support the claim that Leicestershire’s £30 million SEND investment happened because of a Reform UK policy or proposal. Authoritative council, government, and independent sources attribute SEND spending to legal duties, rising need, funding pressures, and national reform and grant arrangements. No reliable document shows Reform UK originated or required this £30 million commitment.

“In the May 2026 United Kingdom local council elections, two Reform UK local council candidates died before election day but still appeared on the ballot as candidates.”

The evidence does not support the claim as stated. Although Reform UK appears to have had two local council candidates die before the May 2026 polling date, UK local-election rules require the ward poll to be postponed or countermanded when that happens. So the May election did not proceed with deceased candidates still printed on a live ballot.

“In the May 2026 United Kingdom local council elections, at least one Reform UK council candidate listed on an official ballot paper was a fictitious person who did not exist.”

The evidence does not support this allegation. The best-documented supposed example was investigated and debunked, and another prominent Reform UK identity rumor involved a fake photo, not a fake person. No authoritative source in the record confirms any fictitious Reform UK candidate on an official May 2026 local-election ballot.

“Reform UK wants to abolish the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.”

The evidence does not support the claim that Reform UK wants to abolish the NHS. Reform UK's own policy documents say the service would remain free at the point of use, while independent fact-checking and major news coverage describe its plans as radical reform, not abolition. Claims to the contrary mainly rely on partisan interpretations or confusion between the NHS and NHS England.