- 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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