Ex-Big Brother Star Alex Sibley Elected Reform UK Councillor

Former Big Brother contestant Alex Sibley has been elected as a Reform UK councillor in the Emerson Park ward of Havering, east London, in the local elections, securing 1,255 votes in results announced Friday.

Sibley, 47, finished just behind his fellow Reform UK candidate David Johnson, who received 1,306 votes. The pair outperformed competitors including Ghazala Ansari of the Green Party, Balwinder Singh Khaira of Labour, and a joint Conservative ticket from Bernice Robinson and Dominic Noel Swan. Days before polling, Sibley posted a photo on Instagram alongside Johnson, both wearing blue rosettes. The caption read: "Its Official. 7th May 2026. With a combined age of 126 years old and no degree from Oxford or Cambridge in Politics, we are Emerson Park candidates for Havering and Reform UK."

The victory forms part of broader gains for Reform UK across Britain, with party leader Nigel Farage addressing supporters in Havering. "I can honestly say you are witnessing an historic shift in British politics. This Reform UK is now the most national of all parties," Farage said. He described the results as leaving Labour and the Conservatives diminished, though Prime Minister Sir Keir...