Overview
- Jay Leslie Cooper won a Sefton Council seat for Bootle West on Friday with 705 votes.
- Posts attributed to him on social media call the Holocaust a hoax and promote 9/11 and Titan submersible conspiracies.
- Nigel Farage told the Liverpool Echo on Friday that the councillor is not welcome in Reform UK.
- Reform UK said it is looking into the posts, and reporters have received no update or direct comment from Cooper.
- Cooper will serve with two Labour councillors in the three-member ward, focusing local attention on trust in representatives and on how Reform UK screens candidates.