A Reform UK member of Hertfordshire County Council has hit back at allegations made against him on social media.
Cllr Anthony Owen said that all the claims were false and had been investigated by the authority and party officials.
He vowed not to be pushed out of the council or the party as a result of what he described as a “witch hunt”.
“I have never experienced bullying before,” said retired engineer Cllr Owen, 61. “It’s a witch hunt and they want to get rid of me. But I’m sticking with Reform.”
The allegations against Cllr Owen, who represents the Goffs Oak and Bury Green division in the Broxbourne district, have been circulating informally for some time.
They have been previously reported to Hertfordshire County Council, Reform and Hertfordshire Constabulary, all of which found no evidence of wrongdoing. They came to the fore earlier in March when they were published on X, formerly Twitter.
The online post alleged Cllr Owen had “forged” fellow Broxbourne Reform UK councillor Tony Hill’s signature on an electoral nomination form. Mr Hill resigned earlier this month, less than a year after he won the Flamstead End and Turnford division in last May’s election by 28 votes.
It claimed that following last May’s elections, he had been posing as Mr Hill by using his council computer. It also alleged that he had held a fundraiser for Reform UK but had not handed over the funds to the local Broxbourne branch.
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