George Finch: Key moments in teenage Reform council leader’s first year in office
A look back at the Warwickshire County Council leader’s controversial first year
- 13 July 2025: George Finch, just 18-years old at the time, is selected by Reform UK to lead Warwickshire County Council after the previous leader resigns.
- 22 July 2025: Mr Finch, now 19-years-old, is officially voted in as council leader, overseeing hundreds of millions of pounds of public spending. Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, Preet Gill, says the people of Warwickshire “frankly deserve better”.
- 6 August 2025: Warwickshire Police hit back at claims made by Mr Finch that police had held back information about the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
- 13 October 2025: Mr Finch reports being assaulted in Nuneaton town centre, saying his alleged attacker called him a “racist” and a “fascist.” He attributes the incident to “dangerous rhetoric” from Labour and the Greens.
- 10 March 2026: Mr Finch faces a vote of no confidence, initiated by Green Party group leader Jonathan Chilvers, alleging that Finch had “abused the office of leader” and brought the council into “disrepute”. He narrowly survives and stays in post.
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