Locals have voiced their outrage over the social media posts made by Reform UK councillor Nathaniel Menday. 

Menday was elected to represent the Woodhouse area on Sheffield City Council in last week’s local elections. He received 1,987 votes; winning by more than 1,000 votes.

He is now currently suspended by Reform UK after his posts on X resurfaced, where he posted photos of a nazi flag and an image of Hitler’s Mein Kampf. In a recent statement a spokesperson for Reform UK said Menday had been suspended for not declaring these social media posts, which has now brought the party into ‘disrepute’.

Woodhouse residents are shocked that the person they elected could’ve made such comments. Caroline Forsyth, 45, and a resident of the Woodhouse area said: “It’s absolutely abhorrent. It’s shocking that kind of behaviour and beliefs still exist today let alone projected by someone elected to represent the people. Whilst I didn’t vote for him I can confidently say the people in this area support those kinds of views, despite voting for him.

“Reform definitely should’ve done more due diligence before allowing someone like that to represent them. It is a complete blunder on their part to allow him to run.

“I hope he does have his seat officially removed by the city council, I think it would be pretty scandalous if they didn’t.”

The Woodhouse area is part of 13 constituencies to vote in a Reform UK councillor; 12 of which were voted in as of the most recent local election, the biggest increase out of any political party.

However, other Sheffield City Council members have called for Menday’s official resignation. Minesh Parekh, a member of the Labour party and councillor for the Crookes and Crosspool area, in a statement issued to the Audit and Standards Committee, said: “I have been deeply concerned by the recent revelations relating to Nathaniel Menday.

“Councillor Menday’s use of white supremacist symbols and attacks on Jewish people fall far short of the standards expected.”

Despite the backlash, there has not yet been any announcement from Sheffield City Council on whether Menday will have his council seat removed.