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 by | Christine Bell | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1993 Consett, County Durham, England | 
| Political party | Reform UK | 
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democrats (until 2016) | 
| Education | Tanfield School | 
| Alma mater | University of Brighton | 
| Occupation | 
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| Website | darrengrimes | 
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.