Biography

Simon G Evans is the Reform Deputy Leader of Lancashire County Council. He is the elected Councillor for Central Skelmersdale and serves as Cabinet Lead for Children and Families.

Simon has over 30 years’ experience working in the Children and Families sector, as well as in Community Safety, where he developed and implemented innovative practices. He joined Reform in 2022 and went on to lead the party’s work supporting victims of grooming gangs.

Simon’s political principles:

  • A strong, independent Britain
  • Protecting and defending freedom of speech
  • Small local and national government
  • Challenging and ending woke culture
  • A return to common-sense policies and practical problem-solving
  • Reducing regulation and bureaucracy to help businesses flourish
  • Britain and British people first
  • Low tax, high growth, enabled by government rather than hindered by it
  • A “hands-off” approach from government in people’s lives and businesses
  • Protecting the British countryside and its way of life
  • SMART immigration
  • Ending Net Zero policy and practice
  • Developing a strong, growth-focused economy
Skelmersdale Central

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February 7, 2025
Councillors agree to freeze their allowances

Reform-led Lancashire County Council has voted to freeze councillor allowances, rejecting an increase and saving £92,000 for local taxpayers.

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December 16, 2025
Lancashire County Council Civic Buildings to Proudly Fly National, County and Armed Forces Flags

Reform-led Lancashire County Council has introduced a clear and consistent flag policy for civic buildings, focusing on shared national and county identity

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January 7, 2026
Tree Planting Visit Highlights – Live Simply Project

County Councillor Ella Worthington visited the school to plant a tree as part of the Live Simply Project. The initiative has already seen 200 trees planted, generously funded by the Woodland Trust.

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February 19, 2026
Half a Million Lancashire Voters Get Democracy Back After Election U-Turn

Lancashire voters will now be able to cast their ballots after the government abandoned plans to cancel local elections in May, following a legal challenge by Reform UK. Approximately half a million eligible voters in Lancashire across six councils: Preston, West Lancashire, Chorley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen, will now have their say.