Darren Grimes

Darren Grimes
Deputy Leader of Durham County Council
Assumed office
14 May 2025
Member of Durham County Council
for Annfield Plain and Tanfield
Assumed office
2 May 2025
Preceded byChristine Bell
Personal details
Born (1993-07-22) 22 July 1993
Consett, County Durham, England
Political partyReform UK
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democrats (until 2016)
EducationTanfield School
Alma materUniversity of Brighton
Occupation
  • Politician
  • digital manager
Websitedarrengrimes.com

Darren Grimes (born 22 July 1993) is a British Reform UK politician and political commentator. A Liberal Democrat activist before dropping out of university, he then worked for a number of Brexit campaigns. He set up the website Reasoned in May 2020. He currently serves as the Deputy Leader of Durham County Council and as a Reform UK councillor in Durham County Council, having been elected in the 2025 local elections.