Jay Cooper, a newly elected councillor for Sefton Council, resigns from the Reform party days after winning a seat. Multiple reports say Cooper was elected as a Reform candidate to represent the Bootle West ward on Sefton Council in Merseyside, with the election taking place less than a week before his resignation. Both outlets also reference prior comments by Cooper in which he described the Holocaust as a “hoax.” The reports state that Cooper’s resignation follows shortly after the election and that he is no longer a member of the party. The accounts do not provide additional details about his future plans or whether he remains a councillor independent of the party. They also do not specify the circumstances or timing of any party disciplinary process, focusing instead on the sequence: election victory, the previously reported remarks, and a rapid departure from Reform shortly after taking office.