改革党议员退出党团 以独立议员身份任职 威廉·肖 威廉·肖仍是一名议员，并未辞去该职位 哈里·哈里森 地方民主报道服务 2026年10月14日 唐卡斯特一名改革英国党议员宣布，他已退出该党，将以独立议员身份任职。
Reform councillor quits party to sit as independent William Shaw William Shaw remains a councillor and and has not resigned from that position Harry Harrison Local Democracy Reporting Service 14 October 2026 A Reform UK councillor in Doncaster has announced he has quit the party to sit as an independent.
威廉·肖自2026年5月当选以来，一直代表唐卡斯特市议会的康斯伯勒选区担任改革党议员，但现已退党。
William Shaw has represented the Conisbrough ward on City of Doncaster Council as a Reform councillor since his election in May 2026, but has now left the party.
在给该议会改革党领袖霍华德·里默的一封信中，肖写道：“通过我的议员工作，我现在持有政治中立的立场。”里默表示，他的党对肖的决定“极为失望”。
In a letter to the authority's Reform leader Howard Rimmer, Shaw wrote: "Through my councillor work, I now hold positions that are politically neutral." Rimmer said his party was "extremely disappointed" by Shaw's decision.
“我们尊重他做出自己决定的权利，但我们认为重要的是要认识到，选民是在他身披改革英国党旗帜下选举他的，我们对他选择退出该党感到失望，”里默说。
"While we respect his right to make his own decision, we believe it is important to recognise that residents elected him under the Reform UK banner, and we are disappointed he has chosen to step away from the party," Rimmer said.
他补充说，他认为成为政党成员“不会妨碍议员公正履行职责或建设性合作”。
He added that he believed being a member of a political party "does not prevent councillors from carrying out their responsibilities impartially or working constructively".
今年早些时候，肖被唐卡斯特市长罗斯·琼斯任命为唐卡斯特市议会的“农业与自然恢复倡导者”。
Earlier this year, Shaw was appointed as Doncaster Council's "farming and nature recovery champion" by Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones.
身为农民的肖表示，在获任命时，农业部门与公共部门之间存在“真正的脱节”，他致力于改善地方政府与自治区内农场之间的关系。
A farmer himself, Shaw said there was a "real disconnect" between the farming and public sectors when he was appointed and was committed to improving the relationship between local authorities and farms across the borough.
他还担任康斯伯勒北区“自豪社区”委员会成员，该委员会将决定未来十年内2000万英镑在该社区的投资支出。
He also sits on the Pride in Place board for Conisbrough North, which will determine how a £20m investment in that community will be spent over the next decade.
康斯伯勒选区还有另外两名议员代表该地区在议会任职——蕾切尔·里德和杰森·慈善，两人均为改革英国党成员。
The Conisbrough ward has two other councillors representing the area on the authority - Rachel Reed and Jason Charity, both of whom are Reform UK members.