MEET THE CANDIDATES · SUSSEX MAYOR

Paul Linehan

Reform UK

Previously announced; current campaign status unconfirmed

Candidate status and source dates

Campaign subpages returned a notice saying the site was inactive after the election moved to 2028. The priorities below summarise the 2025 announcement, not a newly confirmed 2028 platform. Website inactivity alone does not establish that he has withdrawn.

Checked 1 September 2026. No official nomination is confirmed by this profile.

Who they are

Reform UK introduced Linehan as its mayoral candidate in 2025. Contemporary reporting described previous service in the armed forces and Surrey Police, and identified him as a West Sussex county councillor at that time. This profile records that announcement and background; it does not establish his present council membership or a renewed 2028 nomination.

Photograph

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Published priorities

WATCH’s summary of the linked campaign material. These are stated aims, not endorsements, verified outcomes or answers supplied to WATCH.

Public safety: make safety a central part of local leadership.
Housing and growth: plan development around the needs of people living and working in Sussex.
Skills and opportunity: align training and employment opportunities with local needs.

Answers to WATCH’s questions

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Specific first-year commitments, costings, trade-offs and the powers needed to deliver them remain to be checked through the common questions.

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Sources and campaign information

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Profile established and checked 1 September 2026. Corrections: watchsussex@proton.me.

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