Edward Dillingham

Deputy Leader - Barnsley Council

Councillor - Stairfoot, Barnsley

Reform UK Branch Chairman - Barnsley, Penistone & Stocksbridge

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

I am devastated to read the horrific details emerging in court regarding the death of a newborn baby in Sheffield.

The victim - referred to as Baby S in court - suffered 33 wounds from 15 separate stabbings

Four Slovakian nationals have appeared in court charged with murder.

I cannot express how angry I am.

[Lee Anderson MP @LeeAndersonMP_]

So the left are in complete meltdown over our new social housing policy.

@reformparty_uk want to allocate at least 50% of all social housing to British born workers and veterans. After 5 years these people will then be allowed to purchase their home through right to buy.

So desperate are the left that our policy is very popular that they’re now making nonsense up!

The summer heat has got to them!

We are not removing single mothers, gay people, victims of domestic violence or those who've lost their jobs. We are being fair.

Read the policy document!

https://t.co/3LQqYThqMk

[Lee Anderson MP @LeeAndersonMP_]

I literally did not say this.

Here's what I really said.

In 1940s post war Britain a Labour Government made sure that council houses were allocated on suitability.

I then went on to say that tenants would be visited by council officers to ensure their houses were being looked after and maintained properly.

I also said that it was not fair on working British people who live on new estates after buying their first home have to live next door to someone in social housing, gets their rent paid, doesn't look after the property, has weeds 4 foot tall in the garden and the whole property stinks of weed.

For clarity, these people who have no intention of working or contributing towards society should not expect to live in free social housing at the expense of hardworking taxpayers!

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

It is possible to lie by omission, and that’s what Guido Fawkes has done today.

The Tory Labour establishment is terrified of my social media platform. 

My accounts do over 200 million organic views a month.

Which is why establishment media is hell bent on trying to censor me.

Lee was asked by one ‘journalist’ if I “post too much”.

Lee responded:

“Zia is one of our best communicators in Reform UK, very popular with the membership. A little advice for anybody: if you don’t like what Zia says just scroll by”.

Guido reported it with the headline:

“Lee Anderson advises people to scroll past Zia’s posts”.

I will let you draw your own conclusions.

Remember, the things the establishment media write about Reform are not only lies, they are the *opposite* of the truth.

[Nigel Farage @Nigel_Farage]

Those with EU settled status account for 58% of foreign welfare claimants.

Reform will ban them from Britain's welfare state.

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🇬🇧 100 DAYS IN: THE OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS IS OVER

After 52 years of Labour control, Reform UK Barnsley has spent its first 100 days delivering on our promise to put residents first, and proving that change is possible.

✅ WE DECLARED WAR ON WOKE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
We declared an end to woke politics at Barnsley Town Hall, introduced a clear, common-sense approach to flag flying and returned the St George's Flag to the Town Hall alongside the Union Flag and Barnsley Council flag as standard.

✅ £10 MILLION INVESTMENT BROUGHT FORWARD TO FIX THE ROADS
We brought forward a £10 million Highways Delivery Plan to tackle deliver long-lasting repairs across the borough.

✅ FIGHTING FOR BARNSLEY'S COUNTRYSIDE
We stood firm against plans for a vast solar farm covering the equivalent of more than 130 football pitches.

✅ WE’RE ENDING NET ZERO MADNESS
We’ve ordered a review of climate and net-zero activities and reaffirmed our intention to withdraw Barnsley's Climate Emergency declaration. Programmes lacking clear resident benefit, cost savings or statutory requirement will end.

✅ BIN COLLECTIONS BACK ON TRACK
After years of disruption, we spent time with our frontline crews, exploring practical ways to support a more reliable service for residents.

100 DAYS DOWN.
We've shown that Barnsley Council can be run differently. 💪🏼

The old political free-for-all is over. This is only the beginning. 🇬🇧

@reformparty_uk

[Matt Goodwin @GoodwinMJ]

None of this is normal.

What they are doing to our country is extreme.

It is not right.

It has no democratic mandate.

And it must end.

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🤣

[Cllr Jaymey McIvor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @McivorJaymey]

Asking for a friend 💅

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🚨 Barnsley - Penistone East – Only Reform Will Protect Our Green Belt.

Labour 🥀 and the Liberal Democrats 🥜 voted to approve a solar farm covering an area larger than 130 football pitches of our countryside.

Thanks to the votes of Reform UK councillors on the Planning Board, the application was rejected, protecting valuable farmland and preserving our rural landscape.

We will continue to stand up for local communities and protect Barnsley’s Green Belt.

🗳️ On Thursday 20 August, vote Reform UK to continue protecting our countryside and putting local people first.

@reformparty_uk
@Nigel_Farage
@ZiaYusufUK
@LeeAndersonMP_
@TiceRichard

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

So, the rules are if you have right wing views and post incitement to violence to almost no followers you go to jail instantly.

If you do so as the leader of a left wing party with one of the biggest social followings in the UK, you don’t even have to apologise.

Britain, 2026.

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

There goes her no claims bonus! Ouch

[Nigel Farage @Nigel_Farage]

This lady shouted abuse at me and then crashed her own car.

That’s what you might call instant karma!

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🚨 SOLAR FARM REJECTED 🚨

We at @reformparty_uk Barnsley fully supports the decision to reject the proposed solar farm development, which was planned for farmland between Grimethorpe, Cudworth and Brierley.

This scheme was put into motion before our administration took office, and there are planning processes and legal stages that we cannot simply override. However, our position is clear: we do not want this development in our borough.

🗳️ We can confirm that ALL REFORM UK members of the planning board voted against the plan.

Those who voted TO PASS the planning include:

Andy Wray — Independent
Francis Nixon — Labour
Leyla Neyari — Liberal Democrats
Phillip Lofts — Labour
David Greenhough — Liberal Democrat’s

🥀 The scheme was submitted and progressed while Labour controlled the council and would have covered an area larger than *130 football pitches*, taking agricultural land out of use and transforming the character of our countryside.
Local residents have spent years fighting against a development they believe would damage the landscape, reduce productive farmland, and industrialise the rural environment.

🚨 The wider push for large-scale solar developments has been driven by Labour’s Net Zero policies under Ed Miliband, which risk sacrificing productive farmland and local communities in pursuit of unrealistic targets.

Britain needs secure, reliable and affordable energy, but covering vast areas of farmland with solar installations while ignoring local concerns is not the answer.

🇬🇧 Reform will continue to stand up for Barnsley, protect our countryside and farmland, and put common sense and energy security first.

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🇬🇧 WE PROMISED TO END WOKE POLITICS.

🗳️ Yesterday, we delivered.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 From now on, the Town Hall will fly the Union Flag, the St George's Cross and the Barnsley Council flag as standard, with recognised commemorative flags, such as those honouring our Armed Forces, flown at appropriate times.

💬 Cllr Edward Dillingham, Deputy Leader of Reform Barnsley, said:

“This is not a trivial debate about bits of coloured cloth it is about whether Barnsley Town Hall is to be treated with the dignity and consistency it deserves.

Or whether it will remain a political free-for-all where the loudest ideology or fad wins.

There will be no more ad-hoc decisions, turning our town hall into a billboard about whatever cause a minority shouts about that month.

It simply says our town hall is not a free advertising space for every pressure group or is to be used to draw attention to whatever woke, special interest is being pushed on us at that time.”

This is about restoring consistency, fairness and common sense to how our civic buildings are used.

Reform UK ➡️ Barnsley is delivering on our promises. 🇬🇧

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

My maiden speech 🗣️ in Barnsley Council this week.

This is the first time I’ve given a speech in the chamber since Reform UK were elected in May, and I wanted to set out clearly why this motion on the Town Hall flag policy matters 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

🩵 Proud to be standing up for common sense, British values, and putting the people of Barnsley first. ➡️

@reformparty_uk

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🇬🇧 WE PROMISED TO END WOKE POLITICS.

🗳️ Yesterday, we delivered.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 From now on, the Town Hall will fly the Union Flag, the St George's Cross and the Barnsley Council flag as standard, with recognised commemorative flags, such as those honouring our Armed Forces, flown at appropriate times.

💬 Cllr Edward Dillingham, Deputy Leader of Reform Barnsley, said:

“This is not a trivial debate about bits of coloured cloth it is about whether Barnsley Town Hall is to be treated with the dignity and consistency it deserves.

Or whether it will remain a political free-for-all where the loudest ideology or fad wins.

There will be no more ad-hoc decisions, turning our town hall into a billboard about whatever cause a minority shouts about that month.

It simply says our town hall is not a free advertising space for every pressure group or is to be used to draw attention to whatever woke, special interest is being pushed on us at that time.”

This is about restoring consistency, fairness and common sense to how our civic buildings are used.

Reform UK ➡️ Barnsley is delivering on our promises. 🇬🇧

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🚨 SOLAR FARM REJECTED 🚨

We at @reformparty_uk Barnsley fully supports the decision to reject the proposed solar farm development, which was planned for farmland between Grimethorpe, Cudworth and Brierley.

This scheme was put into motion before our administration took office, and there are planning processes and legal stages that we cannot simply override. However, our position is clear: we do not want this development in our borough.

🗳️ We can confirm that ALL REFORM UK members of the planning board voted against the plan.

Those who voted TO PASS the planning include:

Andy Wray — Independent
Francis Nixon — Labour
Leyla Neyari — Liberal Democrats
Phillip Lofts — Labour
David Greenhough — Liberal Democrat’s

🥀 The scheme was submitted and progressed while Labour controlled the council and would have covered an area larger than *130 football pitches*, taking agricultural land out of use and transforming the character of our countryside.
Local residents have spent years fighting against a development they believe would damage the landscape, reduce productive farmland, and industrialise the rural environment.

🚨 The wider push for large-scale solar developments has been driven by Labour’s Net Zero policies under Ed Miliband, which risk sacrificing productive farmland and local communities in pursuit of unrealistic targets.

Britain needs secure, reliable and affordable energy, but covering vast areas of farmland with solar installations while ignoring local concerns is not the answer.

🇬🇧 Reform will continue to stand up for Barnsley, protect our countryside and farmland, and put common sense and energy security first.

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

The Reform family stands together.

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

🎉Happy Birthday, England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

While some people love spending whole months celebrating grievance and identity politics, today we celebrate something real and truly amazing: England's Birthday.

On this day in 927 AD, King Athelstan👑united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms near Eamont, marking the birth of England as a single nation.
From that moment onward, England has given the world innovation, literature, science, parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, and a relentless drive for progress and freedom. 1,099 years of substance.

🍻Here’s to real history and real achievement.
What’s your favourite English contribution to the world? Drop it below! 👇

#EnglandBirthday #ProudToBeEnglish #CelebrateRealHistory
@reformparty_uk

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

These new £250,000 houses will soon be home to those who broke into Britain illegally.

We cannot take any more of this.

[Edward Dillingham @EdwardDReformUK]

Today I attended the Reform UK Grooming Gangs Conference today at Lancashire County Council.

There I had the privilege of meeting Ellie Reynolds (@EllieAnnRe71927) a grooming gang survivor and Reform UK member, along with her dad, Ian.

Both were genuinely lovely people. It was inspiring to hear Ellie speak so passionately about ensuring no child has to suffer what she and so many others have endured.

A key focus of the conference was discussing what councils can do to better protect boys and girls from exploitation and abuse. While many feel that national government continues to overlook this issue, we at @reformparty_uk are committed to looking at practical measures that can be implemented locally to strengthen safeguarding and support for victims.

We will be discussing these ideas soon and looking at how we can put effective protections in place as quickly as possible.

Protecting children should never be a political issue. It should always be a priority.