Leader of Reform UK Scotland

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Leader of Reform UK Scotland
Official portrait of Lord Offord of Garvel crop 2, 2025.jpg
Incumbent
Malcolm Offord
since 15 January 2026
Style Party Leader
Formation11 January 2021 (original)
15 January 2026 (current)
First holder Michelle Ballantyne

The Leader of Reform UK Scotland is the most senior position within the Scottish wing of Reform UK. The current holder is Malcolm Offord, who became leader on 15 January 2026. [1]

From 11 January 2021 to 16 February 2022, the office was first held by Michelle Ballantyne, who had resigned from the Scottish Conservatives in November 2020 before sitting as an independent MSP. [2] [3] She then lost her seat in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. From 2022 until 2026, the Leader of Reform UK Scotland remained vacant with the Leader of Reform UK acting as the party's leader nationwide.

List

LeaderPortraitTook officeLeft office Reform UK Leader
Michelle Ballantyne Michelle Ballantyne.png 11 January 202116 February 2022 Nigel Farage
Richard Tice
Malcolm Offord Official portrait of Lord Offord of Garvel crop 2, 2025.jpg 15 January 2026IncumbentNigel Farage

References

  1. "Nigel Farage names Lord Offord as Reform UK's Scottish leader". BBC News. 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  2. "MSP Michelle Ballantyne quits Scottish Tories". BBC News. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  3. "Former Tory MSP to lead Scots wing of rebranded Brexit Party". BBC News. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-16.