Signage for the Reform UK party.Another Reform UK councillor has resigned shortly after taking up his seat.Wayne Titley, who was elected to represent the Eccleshall and Gnosall ward on Staffordshire County Council two weeks ago, announced that he was standing down for “personal reasons”.It comes just a week after another newly-elected Reform UK councillor, Des Clarke, quit Nottinghamshire County Council.He said he was unable to represent voters “in the way they deserve”.Both men were among the 677 Reform candidates who won a seat at the local elections in England on May 1 as the party thrashed the Tories and Labour.In a statement, a spokesman for the party said Titley had faced abuse from members of the public since his election victory.He said: “It’s disappointing that the level of abuse Wayne and his family have been receiving has meant that he is no longer able to carry on as a councillor.“Wayne would have made an excellent champion for the people of Eccleshall and Gnosall and we wish him well for the future.“We are now getting ready to contest the by-election and ensure local people have a strong Reform voice to represent them.”
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