Marsden Reform UK posters ‘removed’ as party says ‘it’s an offence’

Footage allegedly caught a man and woman removing Refrom UK posters from lampposts Marsden

19:28, 03 May 2026Updated 19:44, 03 May 2026

Footage taken in Marsden has surfaced on social media “after ‘Vote Reform UK’ signs from the area were removed”.

The video – posted publicly to Reform UK Colne Valley Branch – appeared to capture a man and a woman on camera removing ‘Vote Reform’ posters from lampposts, it has been reported.

The clip, posted on Saturday (May 2), was captioned: “Yet again, more Reform UK electoral signage being illegally removed in the Colne Valley constituency. It’s an offence to remove electoral posters.”

Prior to the incident , Reform UK Colne Valley Branch predicted they had lost “over 250” signs from lampposts across all five Colne Valley Wards in a previous Facebook post. In the UK, it is a criminal offence to remove or damage legitimate election posters.

West Yorkshire Police have been contacted for more information regarding the alleged incident.

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